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Here's Why Apple's All-New Home Hub is Delayed
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Just admit that they plateaued in tech and they know it’s gonna be an overpriced dust collector
Yeah, since this is a fan site, this is the stuff we get. good the worst.
I own many Amazon devices, they all have their purpose in a use them. But some are just redundant of others.
That would be one rather expensive hub. You would have to leave the iPad plugged in and at one location "forever". Remember that a home hub is also a Thread Border Router, and it pretty much needs to stay put and always in WiFi range and Thread range at the same time. Today a the mini speaker and the ATV can both do this, and they are $100 devices. Using an iPad Pro for this is overkill, and people just would not pay for it.
I’ve already got the iPad Pro. And it does stay put. If it’s technically capable- why not?
As long as we're making up features for a product that doesn't officially exist and hasn't been announced, wouldn't it be interesting if this "Home Hub" actually contained a more avant-garde feature like true wireless power? A hub that could charge new Apple devices within a given radius, regardless of where they were placed...been a lot of research over the last decade (more?) on how to accomplish this, and it feels like the sort of thing Apple might want to explore.
Lots to work out for safety and useful power delivery, and probably wouldn't be fast, but, would open up a lot of possibilities for low-and-slow trickle charging without people having to think about plugging something in or putting it on a MagSafe/Qi/whatever specific charging point.
Lots to work out for safety and useful power delivery, and probably wouldn't be fast, but, would open up a lot of possibilities for low-and-slow trickle charging without people having to think about plugging something in or putting it on a MagSafe/Qi/whatever specific charging point.
Macrumors and everyone else, for the last time, an UNannounced product can not possibly be delayed.
This is especially true if the original rumor and the delay come from the same person that wants you to buy and sell stock.
Just tonight at dinner: “Siri, volume 22”. “You want me to play music at 100%?” Oh my God, please KILL Siri!
Apple's smart home hub will likely launch in 2026, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
HomePod with a screen (concept)
In a report last week, Gurman said that Apple originally planned to announce the home hub in March this year, but he said that the device was delayed indefinitely due to its reliance on the personalized Siri features that were postponed.
In that report, he said the home hub may now arrive in the first half of next year.
Gurman revealed another related reason for the delay in his Power On newsletter today. Specifically, he said that the home hub is dependent on a new version of App Intents, which would allow Siri to more precisely control apps via voice commands. That is something that is also held up, and the home hub is in a holding pattern as a result.
Often referred to as a HomePod with a screen, Apple's home hub is rumored to feature a 6-inch to 7-inch square display, and an A18 chip for Apple Intelligence support. The device can reportedly be attached to a speaker base, or mounted on a wall, and it would allow users to control smart home accessories, make FaceTime video calls, and more. It might even double as a home security system with an optional Apple-designed smart home camera.
In March, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that a HomePod with a screen would enter mass production in the third quarter of 2025. However, given the personalized Siri features have yet to launch, it is unclear if that timeframe remains accurate.
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because they do not have enough engineeers to work on this... They are all at iphone division on how to make next generation emojis...
I use Apple computers for at least 40 years, and these have never been more reliable than today.
Apple can't guarantee that every person using an iPad as a hub will leave it at home and connected all the time; thats why hubs need to be things which are always on and connected at home.
I don’t know. I think you are giving Apple credit for more altruism than it has. It is putting out this device and keeping us from using our iPads as Home hubs as we used to be able to do simply to sell another device. The same reason it took away the headphone jack in order to bring out AirPods. It’s all about their courage to commandeer your wallet.
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The iPad is a large screen that's become relatively inexpensive. A lot of my fam and friends have ipads that just sit on their kitchen counters- no matter if it's checking their security cameras, facetiming or browsing web. Why not just allow those people to use their ipad as such?
If it's technically capable- why not?
All these losers ever had to do was update the current HomePod to have a MagSafe connection on the top to magnetically clip an old iMac style arm that pairs an iPad or iPhone - and they could even rip us off on the price. All the other crap has been released or announced via software updates or features for other reasons. Sometimes I wonder what Apple actually spends the billions of R&D on nowadays. As both a shareholder and a long standing fan, my patience is running thin. Yes the stock is great but no that's not sustainable if they don't actually innovate in ways outside of what is deemed 'safe'.
Additionally, I miss my Apple ecosystem that included Airport. Why haven't they thought of making these HomePods into a mesh system that both delivers music + Siri but also quality wifi and the option to make home stations out of the above mentioned device pairing.
Additionally, I miss my Apple ecosystem that included Airport. Why haven't they thought of making these HomePods into a mesh system that both delivers music + Siri but also quality wifi and the option to make home stations out of the above mentioned device pairing.
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The main problem is network, we need them to stop making wifi problems a problem, it seems that thread is a good idea but still is not good enough for thinks like music, faster voice commands, or wifi accessories.
I know they know that's a problem for a high % of their users, I'm hoping the next generation of Home devices (HomePod, AppleTV and this new device) have a "Wi-Fi EasyMesh" o similar solution. They are so big perhaps they are working with the WiFi Alliance on WiFi 8 to have something better (like they did with Wireless Power Consortium with MagSafe and Qi2).
I know they know that's a problem for a high % of their users, I'm hoping the next generation of Home devices (HomePod, AppleTV and this new device) have a "Wi-Fi EasyMesh" o similar solution. They are so big perhaps they are working with the WiFi Alliance on WiFi 8 to have something better (like they did with Wireless Power Consortium with MagSafe and Qi2).
The AppleTV doesn’t have a screen on it. And I already have multiple iPads…
The hub doesn't have to have a screen; you can control the hub with one of your iPads.
Of course it’s technically capable. For a brief while Apple allowed iPads to be home hubs. Then suddenly they took that function away from iPads. The cynic in me knows it was in order to sell an upcoming device.
You need a separate hub; that's your answer.
Honestly, people who are upset about losing that functionality need to call apple and tie up their tech support lines.
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