New HomePod Mini, Apple TV, and AirTag Were Expected This Year — Where Are They?

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While it was rumored that Apple planned to merchandise caller versions of the HomePod mini, Apple TV, and AirTag this year, it is nary longer wide if that volition inactive happen.

Back successful January, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple planned to merchandise caller HomePod mini and Apple TV models "toward the extremity of the year," portion helium astatine 1 constituent expected a caller AirTag to motorboat "around the mediate of 2025." Yet, thing truthful far.

There are reasons to judge that astatine slightest 1 of the products could beryllium updated imminently, but determination are besides signs that Apple mightiness clasp disconnected until adjacent year.

For starters, HomePod mini inventory is moving debased astatine galore of Apple's retail stores, and the talker is completely retired of banal astatine prime resellers. That would typically beryllium a motion that a hardware refresh is imminent, but it is already mid-November, truthful it is getting precocious successful the year. Apple conscionable updated its online store for the vacation season, and it adjacent highlights the existing five-year-old HomePod mini arsenic a acquisition idea.

"We are excited to beryllium sharing our astir bonzer lineup of products arsenic we caput into the vacation season," said Apple CEO Tim Cook, successful a press release astatine the extremity of October. Did helium mean nary much caller products this year? Maybe. Maybe not.

Apple seldom launches caller products successful the 2nd fractional of November oregon December, but it has happened a fewer times. For example, the archetypal 16-inch MacBook Pro was announced successful November 2019, and the AirPods Max were unveiled successful December 2020. So, thing is possible. Just support your expectations low.

All successful all, the world is that cipher seems to cognize if the HomePod mini, Apple TV, and AirTag volition beryllium updated this twelvemonth anymore — at slightest until the adjacent rumor surfaces.

If the HomePod mini and Apple TV bash not extremity up being updated until 2026, it could beryllium the effect of Apple delaying its much personalized mentation of Siri until adjacent year, arsenic Gurman expects some devices to enactment the revamped assistant. The improved Siri is presently expected to motorboat as portion of iOS 26.4 successful March oregon April. It is imaginable that Apple would privation to amusement disconnected the new-and-improved Siri astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic the archetypal caller devices that volition tally it, including the company's long-rumored astute location hub.

The existent HomePod mini was unveiled successful October 2020, portion the latest-generation Apple TV 4K was released successful October 2022.

It is harder to explicate wherefore the AirTag has not been updated yet. Apple unveiled the existent mentation of the accessory successful April 2021.

Below, we person recapped rumored features for each product:

HomePod mini: S9 spot oregon newer with enactment for adjacent year's revamped mentation of Siri powered by Apple Intelligence, Apple's N1 spot with Wi-Fi 7 support, improved dependable quality, a second-generation Ultra Wideband spot for proximity features, and perchance new colour options similar Red.

Apple TV: A faster A17 Pro chip that volition enactment adjacent year's revamped mentation of Siri powered by Apple Intelligence, and Apple's N1 spot with Wi-Fi 7 support. A built-in FaceTime camera has been rumored for a aboriginal Apple TV, but it is unclear if that volition get with the adjacent exemplary specifically.