Apple appears to be accelerating its smart home refresh, introducing a redesigned Siri, a display-equipped HomePod, and a suite of new hardware including Apple TV 4K, a security camera, and a robotic hub, signalling a significant ecosystem upgrade.
Apple’s smart home line-up may finally be moving after years of little visible change, with reports pointing to a broader refresh built around a redesigned Siri and a new wave of Home hardware. According to Mashable, the company has been holding back several products until its updated assistant is ready, while 9to5Mac reports that the next Siri version, tied to Apple Intelligence, is expected to arrive with iOS 27 this autumn.
The clearest sign of Apple’s plans is the repeated reporting around a HomePod with a screen. MacRumors has tracked the project for more than a year, citing analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s claim that the device would use a 7-inch display and that the software base has shifted towards tvOS, suggesting Apple has been laying groundwork for a screen-equipped speaker rather than improvising a new product category. Engadget’s examination of Apple beta code adds another layer, pointing to an internal “HomeAccessory” device and a user interface centred on “Faces” and a “Face Gallery”, which would make the unit feel closer to an Apple Watch-style control surface scaled up for a kitchen or living-room hub.
The broader Home roadmap now appears to include more than one hardware update. 9to5Mac says Apple is preparing a new Apple TV 4K, a refreshed HomePod mini, a third-generation full-size HomePod, a security camera, a video doorbell and a tabletop robotic home hub. The same report suggests the HomePad-style display model, Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini could arrive first, with the larger HomePod and camera following later. That timing fits with earlier reporting from Tom’s Guide, which said the display-equipped HomePod had slipped to the third quarter of 2025 because of Apple Intelligence-related delays.
Apple’s AI platform matters here because current HomePods are unlikely to support the most advanced Siri features. As 9to5Mac reported in 2024, Apple Intelligence requires an A17 Pro chip or newer, which leaves existing HomePod hardware at a disadvantage. That helps explain why the company appears to have kept its home products in reserve while it finishes the assistant overhaul. Recent software changes also show Apple still investing in the category: a HomePod update late last year improved Siri’s handling of Apple Music requests, and Apple’s own earlier HomePod launch added temperature and humidity sensing, along with Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The result is a platform that has remained modest in public, but may now be approaching its most substantial reset yet.
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