
AI-generated summary
Apple has previously struggled to gain traction in the smart home market with its HomeKit software framework and HomePod smart speaker.
Apple will announce a new smart home hub on Tuesday called the HomeView, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen There have been multiple reports that Apple was working on a new smart home product, but now it seems the product has a name and a launch date. Gurman described the HomeView as a Siri-powered device with a display and an A18 chip, allowing customers to control their other smart home devices.
The HomeView will reportedly be available in two models — one designed for countertops and the other to be mounted on walls.
This would be Apple’s most serious bet on the smart home to date, after it failed to get much traction for its HomeKit software framework or its HomePod smart speaker.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Apple will begin accepting pre-orders for the HomeView within one week of the announcement
Likely · Within days
The HomeView will receive mixed reviews initially due to Apple's past smart home struggles
Possible · Within weeks

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