TechAudioApple’s 3rd generation HomePod with built-in display has leakedApple’s best smart speaker is getting a little smart screen but the rest of the design appears to be unchangedWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechAudioApple’s 3rd generation HomePod with built-in display has leakedApple’s best smart speaker is getting a little smart screen but the rest of the design appears to be unchangedWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Apple’s best smart speaker is getting a little smart screen but the rest of the design appears to be unchanged
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Kosutami / X)
(Image credit: Kosutami / X)
The first thing you’ll notice about the leaked image is that the display is much bigger than the 3.5-inch touch panel (it’s not a touchscreen; it’s a panel with a few LEDs beneath it) in the current HomePod. It’s hard to tell from the image but it’s clearly significantly bigger; previous rumours suggested a seven-inch display and unless the new HomePod is absolutely massive this looks closer to five than the current three and a half.
Of all the things I’d like a new HomePod to include – more reliable streaming over AirPlay, less confusing multi-room controls and so on – a display is way down the list. So what will this touchscreen actually do?
What will the HomePod display do?
This clearly isn’t the rumoured HomePod/Apple TV4K mashup that has been previously predicted; the screen isn’t big enough for that. But a display with some basic smart home hub controls is a likely bet, as Apple is reportedly refocusing on its smart home tech.
I do hope that in addition to sticking displays into speakers, Apple is also working on making its home tech work better. Siri remains slow and often terrible at voice recognition, and my HomePods andHomePods miniare still buggy, prone to dropped AirPlay connections and mysterious huffs when playing some songs directly from Apple Music. In my experience at least, Apple’s famous “it just works” tagline doesn’t always apply to its smart home kit.
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