So they'd rather release something like this instead of a new AirPort base station?
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iOS 26 Code Leak Reveals Apple Smart Home Hub Details
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the Home app doesn’t work well enough in the first place. Why would anyone want that buggy app in hardware form that doesn’t move. I have that “functionality” in my pocket already lol
Why does no one understand it’s not the resolution of the sensor, but the quality of the sensor, and the lens? You could have a 720p camera that smokes a 4K version when you’re doing things like FaceTime.
Correct? They will never enter that market again. Far too many variables in regards to LAN, it was an AppleCare nightmare and it took ages to ween off of it until all hardware was obsolete.
Hear me out... we need another mobile/limited OS fork:
Already have:
1. iPhoneOS for iPhone
2. iPadOS for iPad
3. TVOS for iTV
Needed:
4. iHomeOS for iHome
Already have:
1. iPhoneOS for iPhone
2. iPadOS for iPad
3. TVOS for iTV
Needed:
4. iHomeOS for iHome
You bet!
Tell me about a new iPhone Mini or iPad Mini with OLED & ProMotion and I'll be over the moon! 🌙
It's a forum tradition. Apple never knows what it's doing when it develops and releases new products.
iPod (who asked for a thousand songs in your pocket?).
iPhone (who asked for a non-mechanical keyboard?).
iPad (it's just a big iPhone).
Watch (if I need to know the time I'll just look at my iPhone).
Etc...
this is the #1 reason I have google homes/amazon echos in my house, they are the perfect digital frames. Super easy to upload and display albums.
And that says it all really. Doesn’t even generate much enthusiasm on a website specifically for Apple fans. I think anything that mentions Siri is an instant downer. It’s just so bad. Hopefully the new version will do what’s promised but we shall see.
It's amazing how reliable leaks and rumours about Apple are. What would happen if this information didn't exist? There would be less talk about Apple, which leads one to suspect that this is all part of Apple's marketing strategy and is intentional, especially at a time when Apple isn't really doing anything groundbreaking and probably never will again. Marketing can be so cheap when you do it with rumours.
Google had smart speakers well before the Home Hub with a screen connected to a speaker base. Then Google introduced a similar screened hub allowing you to remove the screen from the speaker base and use it as a tablet. This is where Apple is headed.
The Nest Home Hub in our house is on the kitchen counter displaying photos, playing music and playing any video/audio streaming content asked of it. Asking for and following a food prep recipe on-screen is very cool. It'll pause and ask when you're ready for the next step.
I'll probably buy the Apple Home Hub day one.
The Nest Home Hub in our house is on the kitchen counter displaying photos, playing music and playing any video/audio streaming content asked of it. Asking for and following a food prep recipe on-screen is very cool. It'll pause and ask when you're ready for the next step.
I'll probably buy the Apple Home Hub day one.
To me the Siri brand is very very dead. And has been for many many years. How can the Siri team still have so much sway with Apple top management?
Their performance has been abysmal for over a decade.
I’m not buying anything where Siri is one the main features.
Their performance has been abysmal for over a decade.
I’m not buying anything where Siri is one the main features.
The competition is releases ai-glasses. Regardless of how useful you think such are, clearly it is more cutting edge than a screen attached to a hump. This home hub looks like it comes straight from the early 2000s. Ugly and about as useful as a Vision Pro.
More importantly; why release an iPad fused to a hump when the customer could just get an iPad that they can take with them anywhere.
Dumbest thing I’ve seen this year.
More importantly; why release an iPad fused to a hump when the customer could just get an iPad that they can take with them anywhere.
Dumbest thing I’ve seen this year.
I am not sure how I would use this in my home. Do I use the phone in my pocket, reach for the iPad on the coffee table, or walk to whatever sideboard I have put this 'home hub' onto and awkwardly stand there for however long it takes me to use this device?
It's not as if I have any sideboard or kitchen counter space spare for this... thing.
Just get on and release an Apple TV refresh and let that be my 'hub'.
It's not as if I have any sideboard or kitchen counter space spare for this... thing.
Just get on and release an Apple TV refresh and let that be my 'hub'.