Apple is rumored to be working on a newsmart homedevice, and a new leak reveals crucial details about this upcoming piece of tech.
While Apple is busy prepping for the upcomingiPhone 16launch, the company is also working on a mysterious smart home accessory.
According to a report byMacRumors, this device will blend an iPad and a HomePod speaker. Details about this device were found in the code references with a device identifier “HomeAccessory17,1.”
Based on ourknowledge, this code reference suggests that this device will have the A18 Bionic chipset under the hood.
Interestingly, this is the same chipset likely to power the entire iPhone 16 lineup. The code reference also suggests this smart display will run a fork of Apple’s tvOS.
This new version of the operating system has beenspotted already. It will likely be called homeOS and may debut with this new device.
We’vealready heardthat Apple is readying a new AI-powered smart robot-like device. In one of thereportsby Bloomberg’s Apple analyst Mark Gurman, he said Apple is preparing an Amazon Echo Show-like smart speaker with an iPad-like display attached to it.
Gurman mentioned that this device will have a camera for FaceTime calls and work like a hub for smart home product.
While the above leaks corroborate, the most exciting part is the presence of the A18 bionic chipset. Though such a powerful chip would be overkill for a smart home display cum speaker, unless Apple wants to add Apple Intelligence features to this device.
Even the MacRumors report says that this, “ HomeAccessory device would have the power for Apple Intelligence.”
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That said, we’ll have to wait till Apple’s fall event to get official details about these new devices.
Jitendra Soni was a Tech Writer on Dexerto’s UK Team. An expert in tech, especially smartphones, he has almost 10 years of experience. He spearheaded the TechRadar India editorial operations and has written for TechRadar, TechRadar Pro, Free Press Journal, Mobile Scout, IB Times Singapore, Indulge Express, and more.
