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Apple's Long-Rumored 'homeOS' Possibly Trademarked Ahead of WWDC

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Apple's long-rumored "homeOS" operating system might finally be on the horizon, based on recent trademark activity reviewed by MacRumors.

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An apparent shell company known as Home Operations Suite LLC has submitted trademark applications for "HOMEOS" in a handful of countries in recent months. A priority filing was made in Liechtenstein in October 2024, and additional filings were made in the United States, Argentina, Peru, and a few other countries in April this year.

The trademark is now registered in Liechtenstein, but the applications are still pending elsewhere.

The trademark filing in the U.S. was first spotted by Parker Ortolani and reported by 9to5Mac.

There is no definitive proof that Apple owns the shell company, but it has a history of creating limited-liability companies with generic names in order to discreetly move to protect its intellectual property related to unannounced products.

For example, in May 2023, MacRumors uncovered a "VisionOS" trademark application filed by another secretive LLC shell company. A month later, at WWDC, Apple announced its Vision Pro headset and its visionOS operating system.

"homeOS" has been referenced in various other places in the past, including in Apple job listings, and in tvOS 17.4 code discovered by MacRumors. It could end up being the name of the software platform that powers Apple's long-rumored smart home hub, which has been described as a HomePod with a screen. The device will reportedly have a square iPad-like screen that can be attached to a speaker base or mounted on a wall.

The hub would allow users to control smart home accessories, make FaceTime video calls, use Apple's intercom feature between rooms in a house, and more. It might even double as a home security system with an Apple-designed smart home camera.

In March, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the HomePod with a screen would enter mass production in the third quarter of 2025, but it is unclear if it will ship to customers this year or next year. Apple delayed the personalized Siri features that are expected to be at the core of the device, so perhaps next year is a safer bet at this point. However, Apple could still provide an early preview of the home hub at any point now, and its WWDC 2025 keynote just so happens to be coming up next week. Stay tuned!

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Wooo, it's time to get stoked for the biggest advancement to the home since the Home app and original HomePod revolutionized the the Home control space. Apple can't wait to see the incredible things customers do with the ALL NEW HomeOS '26, powered by the best-in-class, privacy protecting Apple Intelligence. Apple thinks you're gonna love it!
 
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SeaFox said:
"Apple's Long-Rumored 'homeOS' Possibly Trademarked Ahead of WWDC"

It's not "possibly trademarked", this stuff is public records.
It either is trademarked or not. Perhaps the editor meant to say:

"'homeOS' Possibly Trademarked by Apple Ahead of WWDC"
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HOMEOS is trademarked, yes.

Apple's long-rumored 'homeOS' operating system, however, is only possibly trademarked until there is definitive proof that the filings are in fact related to the operating system.
 
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sniffies said:
They really should bring back the iPhoneOS name.

iOS alongside iPadOS
is like
fruit alongside banana

Why not:
tvOS
macOS
homeOS
watchOS
visionOS
iPadOS (or padOS)
iPhoneOS (or phoneOS)
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I completely agree. I would not be surprised that iOS changes back to iPhoneOS and iPadOS has its own unique features, especially for the iPad Air and iPad Pro models.
 
Frosties said:
You mean like the iPod or with iWork etc. Who knows it was just the new thing. At a time it meant internet.
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There were some other meanings too: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/iphone-apple-name-imac-i-internet-phone-handset-a6881701.html

“Even though this is a full-blooded Macintosh, we are targeting this for the number one use that consumers tell us they want a computer for, which is to get on the Internet -- simply, and fast,” he said at the time. “And that is what this product is targeted for.”

But that was far from the only meaning of the “i”, Mr Jobs said. During the launch, he showed a slide with a number of different headings: internet, individual, instruct, inform, inspire.

“’i' also means some other things to us,” he said. “We are a personal computer company, and although this product is born to network, it also is a beautiful stand-alone product. We are targeting it also for education. They want to buy these. And it is perfect for most of the things they do in instruction.”
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The "i" was also used to mean "interim" when Jobs came back as the interim CEO - the iCEO.
 
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goonie4life9 said:
Wooo, it's time to get stoked for the biggest advancement to the home since the Home app and original HomePod revolutionized the the Home control space. Apple can't wait to see the incredible things customers do with the ALL NEW HomeOS '26, powered by the best-in-class, privacy protecting Apple Intelligence. Apple thinks you're gonna love it!
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Can Apple do nothing right in your eyes?
 
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sniffies said:
They really should bring back the iPhoneOS name.

iOS alongside iPadOS
is like
fruit alongside banana

Why not:
tvOS
macOS
homeOS
watchOS
visionOS
iPadOS (or padOS)
iPhoneOS (or phoneOS)
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iPhoneOS is a mouthful compared to all the others and especially compared to iOS which flows off the tongue. I think it's as simple as that.
 
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