iOS 26 Code Leak Reveals Apple Smart Home Hub Details

[H.E. Pennypacker]

This sounds cool in theory, but HomeKit is still the weak link. Random No Response devices, fragile automations, laggy HKSV, and Siri can’t reliably handle basic commands. Building Face ID profile switching and AI on top of that feels premature. Fix HomeKit reliability first.

 

[Jason2000]

This thing is gonna cost an arm and both legs with that feature set

FaceID is the only thing that would increase the price. The rest is normal stuff any of these devices have.

 

[Jason2000]

This resonates. My wife has been waiting to replace the ad riddled Echo Show in the kitchen with something more privacy focused that works with our growing HomeKit system.

Depends on whether they get the new Siri right. The new Alexa is excellent.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Depends on whether they get the new Siri right. The new Alexa is excellent.

Why do none of these screen-assistants have a way to show recipes?!!

The kitchen is the only location we've ever had a smart speaker.

 

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[Neil Harrison]

it makes my laugh. It’s not even been released and people are moaning/criticising.

If they get this right this will be a great device. If they smash it out the park I will probably get 3!!

 

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[digimc]

Category: things, no one asked for

So people want more innovation from Apple but only when they ask for it. But then no one seems to know what they want Apple to create.

People can’t scream that Apple doesn’t innovate or never brings anything new to the market and then turn around and say that nobody asked for this.

 

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[iPopHeaps]

Apple is clearly prepping lots of hardware that depends on the new smart/AI version of SIRI. I will be amazed if this version of SIRI gets buried in the iOS 26.4 release. Surely it’s more likely they will delay it again and have it be the primary new feature of iOS 27 even though they will get more brickbats for yet another delay.

 

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[jonnysods]

May as well just make some type of NFC magnet appliance you attach on a wall and throw your ipad onto and it becomes the hub for your home, no room in our lives at home for another apple device.

 

[Onelifenofear]

Dead on arrival if using a 1080p camera… Ready for HomeKit the refresh.

Distance is the thing you are not understanding.

Reverse: You know cinema screens are only 2k

 

[citysnaps]

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.

I use Siri many times a day, every day of the week. Zero issues.