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Setback for Apple Smart Home Hub: Rumors Hit a Roadblock | Updatix News
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In his Power On newsletter this week, Gurman stated, “I’ve been informed that Apple has removed some more daring features from the device that may resurface in later models.” He did not, however, disclose any of the particular elements that were removed.
In order to have the smart home hub “ready faster,” Apple took this choice, Gurman said. According to his earlier research, Apple had already delayed the launch of the device by delaying its personalized Siri functions, which are anticipated to be a key component of the hub. The device should be released “by the end of this year at the earliest,” he stated in his newsletter this week, although the precise date “remains up in the air.”
Naturally, this is not an official delay as Apple has not yet confirmed the existence of such a device.
The home hub is “Apple’s most significant release” of 2025, according to Gurman, who had previously stated that it is the company’s “first step toward a bigger role in the smart home.” According to him, the gadget will function similarly to a “smaller and cheaper iPad” and allow users to “control appliances, conduct FaceTime chats, and handle other tasks.”
With a 6-inch or 7-inch touchscreen, an A18 chip, and compatibility for Apple Intelligence, the device is anticipated to resemble a HomePod with a screen. According to Gurman, it can be fixed on a wall or connected to a tabletop base with a speaker.
Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple supply chain researcher, stated in March that the device would go into commercial production after WWDC 2025, which starts on June 9.