Apple Working on All-New Operating System

[MacRumors]

Apple is developing an all-new operating system codenamed "Charismatic," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

This is likely Apple's long-rumored "homeOS" operating system.

In a report this week, Gurman said both Apple's rumored smart home hub in 2026 and tabletop robot in 2027 will run the new operating system. He said the software platform will blend elements of tvOS and watchOS. For example, he expects there to be a hexagonal grid of apps, just like on the Apple Watch.

The platform largely revolves around clock faces and widgets, and it will have multi-user support, Gurman said. Users will primarily interact with it using Siri voice commands, but touch will also be an option, he said. Some of the preinstalled apps from Apple will apparently include Calendar, Camera, Music, Reminders, and Notes.

Here is what he said about multi-user support:

The devices are meant to be easily shared: They include a front-facing camera that can scan users' faces as they walk toward it and then automatically change the layout, features and content to the preferences of that person.

We should learn more about the new operating system over the coming months.

Article Link: Apple Working on All-New Operating System

 

[turbineseaplane]

Oh great ..
This should help with juggling all the balls in the air already.

 

[woolypants]

Somebody at MacRumors is having a bad day. This is the second attempt at posting this I've seen. Unless I have developed psychic powers.

Anyway, my thoughts are that this isn't a new operating system. It's a new UI. It'll all still be based on Apple's Darwin/mach kernel (ah, how we used to talk endlessly about that in the olds days). I'm sure Apple will do a great job, though. That's what they do.

 

[ps3zocker]

The hexagon grid of apps on the Watch was always a bad idea. Please do not repeat it here.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

To be expected for such devices. Think it more as a home-oriented iPadOS.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

The hexagon grid of apps on the Watch was always a bad idea. Please do not repeat it here.

Apple will want it to stand out as "different" for marketing and customer communication purposes. Yeah, sure, the UX may suffer, but hey, it's new! 😉

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Apple is developing an all-new operating system codenamed "Charismatic," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

I don't know where to begin with this sentence...

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Somebody at MacRumors is having a bad day. This is the second attempt at posting this I've seen. Unless I have developed psychic powers.

They may be retuning to you from your birth trauma. Tell us how many GB it will have.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

I don't know where to begin with this sentence...

You can try, "let's wait and see what happens".

 

[gleepskip]

I don't envision a broad use case for this. It will be expensive, sit in one place instead of on your arm or in your pocket, and will have the worst voice assistant in the industry.

 

[ps3zocker]

It's time for one Apple OS. Same architecture, unified UI. They're really spreading themselves too thin. Yes, they already kind of have the same base, but you can see with visionOS how far behind that is with missing features, etc. We're closer to 10 operating systems than 1 at this point.

 

[ignatius345]

Very much overdue. I find AirPlay and HomeKit pretty damn clunky to manage. I just hope the Mac doesn't get shortchanged in all this. Too many features seem to interface primarily with iOS but the Mac gets sloppy seconds in the form of ported iOS apps.

 

[Donkey Man]

Oh great ..
This should help with juggling all the balls in the air already.

So how many OSs do we have now? Five? Six?
That’s Tim Spindler surpassing even Mike Spindler’s most convoluted, disastrous times.

 

[ignatius345]

So how many OSs do we have now? Five? Six?
That’s Tim Spindler surpassing even Mike Spindler’s most convoluted, disastrous times.

You want the Apple Watch to run the same OS as an Apple TV? How's that going to work?

 

[McScooby]

I just wish they'd introduce something, stick to it & throw the metaphorical kitchen sink at it.

I want a new home os, I want Apple cameras, I want a Time Machine replacement, I want at least one Apple doorbell, I want lights, I want uwb put in everything so when I ask Siri it's locationally aware, I want things I can't think of that only apple can deliver, I just want a cohesive strategy - cash waiting.

To have HomeKit & nothing or very little in the Apple Store, relying on the matter thing that's rolling out glacially is a dereliction of duties.

 

[Donkey Man]

I don't envision a broad use case for this. It will be expensive, sit in one place instead of on your arm or in your pocket, and will have the worst voice assistant in the industry.

But hey, on official update day you can have as many as, what, eight devices downloading eight different core rot OSs!

 

[Donkey Man]

You want the Apple Watch to run the same OS as an Apple TV? How's that going to work?

No; I don’t want Apple “taking care” of twenty different device families, each with their own focusless, bug-ridden OS version.

 

[Donkey Man]

Very much overdue. I find AirPlay and HomeKit pretty damn clunky to manage. I just hope the Mac doesn't get shortchanged in all this. Too many features seem to interface primarily with iOS but the Mac gets sloppy seconds in the form of ported iOS apps.

Yet you think another completely different OS family will take care of that clunkiness, instead of adding to it - just amazing.

 

[ignatius345]

No; I don’t want Apple “taking care” of twenty different device families, each with their own focusless, bug-ridden OS version.

So, what's your solution? So interested to hear about it!

 

[iPay]

Still waiting for my iClothOS Pro update! They really have a passion for segmentation

 

[canadianreader]

iRobot running RobotOS

 

[The Game 161]

and are waiting for new siri to power it from the sounds

 

[bumblebritches5]

That’s not an “all new” OS.

It’s still based on XNU/Darwin.

The same old Mach kernel with Mach-O binaries, etc.

 

[Donkey Man]

So, what's your solution? So interested to hear about it!

Shut down device lines and focus on what you do best, which is NOT Apple Vision, NOT gaming, and NOT home appliances.

 

[CyberDavis]

I can potentially see a use case, for people to manage their HomeKit and maybe have a device easier to share.
Hopefully they can keep cost down by having a decent but not too high resolution.

Anyway, my thoughts are that this isn't a new operating system. It's a new UI.

I would imagine there will be a core that is the same, but this device will have specific features to suit its functionality.
It makes sense to have common areas and bolt on the extra specific modules.

I don't envision a broad use case for this. It will be expensive, sit in one place instead of on your arm or in your pocket, and will have the worst voice assistant in the industry.

I imagine for families that maybe don’t want or need an iPad but want a family device this may fit the bill for some tasks.
I see using it to look at recipes whilst cooking and managing the music I’m listening to.
Whilst they may struggle it would seem to be the Amazon devices are what they want to compete with.