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Apple HomePad faces another delay over Siri struggles — but this upgrade could be worth the wait
- Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports Apple is postponing the smart home hub's debut until September 2026 because the new Siri is absent from the iOS 26.4 beta.
- Initially Apple planned a spring 2025 launch but pushed back the hub multiple times to spring 2026 due to accuracy and reliability issues with the revamped assistant.
- Finished hardware has sat ready for several months, featuring a 7-inch square display with wall attachment or half-domed speaker base, facial recognition, round app icons, and tvOS 27.
- The delay ties the device to iOS 27, meaning the revamped assistant's new capabilities will likely arrive then and stall Apple's smart home hub competing with Amazon Echo Show.
- Last week leaker Kosutami signalled a fall launch while Apple expects some assistant upgrades by iOS 26.5 possibly next month and will reveal iOS 27 at WWDC in June.
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Apple smart home display rumors now point to a fall launch with iOS 27
The rumored "HomePod with a screen" we've heard so much about was reportedly lined up for launch in 2025, and then this spring, and now, according to the latest updates, it's on the shelf until this fall. Leaker Kosutami posted as much on X last week, and today, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman followed up with similar information, saying its robot arm-equipped cousin is now planned for launch in 2027. According to Gurman, the J490 smart home disp…
Apple's Smart Home Hub Won't Launch Until September as Siri Remains Unfinished
Apple is postponing the launch of its planned smart home hub until September 2026, reports Bloomberg. Apple has pushed back the debut of the home hub multiple times due to ongoing issues with the revamped version of Siri. The hub has a heavy AI focus and it is tied to the more intelligent Siri that Apple has in the works. Prior to realizing the Apple Intelligence version of Siri would not be ready until 2026, Apple planned to launch the home…
HomePad reportedly delayed (again), and it's all Siri's fault (again)
Macworld Apple’s first-ever smart home display, which the company hoped to launch this spring, has reportedly hit another development snag. It now won’t appear until the fall, according to the latest rumors, and you guessed it, it’s all Siri’s fault. Writing for Bloomberg, analyst Mark Gurman claims Apple had previously planned for its first wave of smart home devices to run a “variation” of tvOS 26, the current Apple TV operating system, but h…
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