New Apple TV 4K and HomePod Likely Won't Launch Until New Siri is Ready

Apple has a caller mentation of the HomePod and a caller Apple TV 4K acceptable to go, but the devices whitethorn beryllium tied to the Siri update that's been continually postponed, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


In a report connected a planned September launch for caller ‌Siri‌ capabilities and the location hub that's reliant connected the revamped mentation of ‌Siri‌, Gurman says the updated ‌Apple TV‌ and ‌HomePod‌ are some linked to "new artificial quality features."

We've been proceeding rumors astir a caller HomePod mini and a refreshed ‌Apple TV‌ 4K since 2024. Gurman said respective times successful 2025 that Apple was aiming for a motorboat earlier the extremity of the year, but no caller Apple TV oregon HomePod materialized. We besides didn't perceive a connection astir the devices astatine Apple's aboriginal 2026 motorboat lawsuit past week, which saw the instauration of the iPhone 17e, MacBook Neo, and more.

At this point, it seems similar Apple whitethorn not present the caller ‌Apple TV‌ 4K and ‌HomePod‌ until the caller mentation of ‌Siri‌ is ready. Apple was readying to debut the Apple Intelligence mentation of ‌Siri‌ successful iOS 26.4, but the revamp has been pushed backmost due to the fact that ‌Siri‌ inactive isn't moving reliably. Apple is present aiming to motorboat each of the caller ‌Siri‌ features successful iOS 27 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, though it's imaginable we could spot immoderate of the capabilities earlier September arsenic portion of an iOS 26.5 update.

Gurman's wording contiguous mentions a "‌HomePod‌" alternatively than a ‌HomePod mini‌ specifically, but successful past reports, helium has claimed that Apple has a caller mentation of the ‌HomePod mini‌ acceptable to go. It's not wide if the larger ‌HomePod‌ is besides getting refreshed, oregon if Apple is lone readying to update its smaller speaker.

The ‌Apple TV‌ 4K hasn't been refreshed since 2022. Rumors suggest that it volition get an A17 Pro spot and Apple's N1 networking chip, but nary large plan updates. The A17 Pro spot is susceptible of supporting ‌Apple Intelligence‌ features, and it was antecedently utilized successful the iPhone 15 Pro and iPad mini.

The ‌HomePod mini‌ is expected to get a newer Apple Watch spot and it could besides follow the N1 and an updated UWB chip.
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