Apple HomeView coming tomorrow, more details emerge

We’re one day away from Apple’s smart-home focused product launch event and the latest PowerOn newsletter from Bloomberg’s Mike Gurman shines more light on what to expect.

Apple’s long-awaited smart home control hub, which will allegedly be called HomeView, will come in two designs. The standard “countertop” model will feature a metal speaker base and four-color options - space gray, silver, starlight, and pink. Apple is also bringing a wall-mounted version, which will be available in space gray and silver.

Both HomeView models will feature the Apple A18 chip – the same SoC used in the iPhone 16, 16 Plus and 16e. Previous rumors suggest the HomeView will get a 6-inch touchscreen display. It will reportedly have a limited selection of Apple first-party apps and no App Store to download additional apps. Apple is expected to ship the HomeView in mid-November.

Alongside the HomeView, Apple is expected to launch a new HomePod mini with the S10 chip, which was used in the Apple Watch Series 10, Series 11, Watch SE 3 and Watch Ultra 3. It will reportedly come in pink, white, green, blue and midnight colors.

Apple is also bringing an updated Apple TV streaming box with the A19 chip, an updated remote featuring a built-in speaker. The new HomePod mini and Apple TV box are expected to ship from October 30.