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Home LivingSmart HomeApple might be launching a HomePod smart display next year, claims reportNew Apple rumours suggest a HomePod with display could be coming in 2024When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
New Apple rumours suggest a HomePod with display could be coming in 2024
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Despite therelaunch of the Apple HomePodearlier this year, the rumour mill is churning with new reports suggesting thatApplecould be launching a HomePod with a smart display in 2024.
It wasn’t too long ago that Apple released its all-new second generation of theApple HomePodin early 2023. Despite discontinuing the original HomePod in 2021 and replacing it with the HomePod Mini, Apple has since brought the Apple HomePod back with a vengeance, making it one of thebest smart speakerson the market.
Apple analyst,Ming-Chi Kuo recently posted predictions on Mediumand stated the following: “I predict that Apple will unveil a redesigned HomePod featuring a 7-inch panel in 1H24, with Tianma as the exclusive panel supplier.” Kuo goes on to say that the HomePod equipped with a panel “could enable tighter integration with Apple’s other hardware products, marking a significant shift in the company’s smart home strategy.”
While Kuo doesn’t go into too much detail about Apple’s smart home strategy, we’ve already seen big improvements with the current Apple HomePod. In our 5-starApple HomePod (2nd generation) review, we commented that its smart home functionality has been improved and expanded, and it’s now able to offer a more pivotal role in a smart home environment.
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(Image credit: Future)
Other than its HomePod, HomePod Mini andApple TV4K devices, Apple doesn’t have many smart home products under its belt. But, according to this new rumour and other media outlets, Apple could be planning to expand its smart home line to rival that ofGoogleandAmazon.
ABloomberg reportpublished in January 2023 claimed that “Apple is working on a slate of devices in the smart home market, including new displays and a faster TV set-top box.” The report goes on to state that the display will start with a tablet-like product that controls smart home devices, likesmart thermostatsandsmart bulbs, while also handling video and FaceTime chats – could this be the HomePod with display? Potentially…
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Building off Kuo’s predictions, the HomePod with 7-inch display sounds like it would be able to communicate with Apple products and smart home devices, via Apple HomeKit and Matter connections. While we still don’t know if this device will be made or released on the market, we’d expect this HomePod display would be able to make voice and video calls, and maybe even stream Apple TV+ content.
But as of now, we’ll just have to wait and see… and since it’s unlikely to be confirmed or announced until 2024, we better get comfortable!
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