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New Apple TV 4K and HomePod Likely Won't Launch Until New Siri is Ready

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Apple has a new version of the HomePod and a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, but the devices may be tied to the Siri update that's been continually postponed, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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In a report on a planned September launch for new Siri capabilities and the home hub that's reliant on the revamped version of Siri, Gurman says the updated Apple TV and HomePod are both linked to "new artificial intelligence features."

We've been hearing rumors about a new HomePod mini and a refreshed Apple TV 4K since 2024. Gurman said several times in 2025 that Apple was aiming for a launch before the end of the year, but no new Apple TV or HomePod materialized. We also didn't hear a word about the devices at Apple's early 2026 launch event last week, which saw the introduction of the iPhone 17e, MacBook Neo, and more.

At this point, it seems like Apple may not introduce the new Apple TV 4K and HomePod until the new version of Siri is ready. Apple was planning to debut the Apple Intelligence version of Siri in iOS 26.4, but the revamp has been pushed back because Siri still isn't working reliably. Apple is now aiming to launch all of the new Siri features in iOS 27 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, though it's possible we could see some of the capabilities before September as part of an iOS 26.5 update.

Gurman's wording today mentions a "HomePod" rather than a HomePod mini specifically, but in past reports, he has claimed that Apple has a new version of the HomePod mini ready to go. It's not clear if the larger HomePod is also getting refreshed, or if Apple is only planning to update its smaller speaker.

The Apple TV 4K hasn't been refreshed since 2022. Rumors suggest that it will get an A17 Pro chip and Apple's N1 networking chip, but no major design updates. The A17 Pro chip is capable of supporting Apple Intelligence features, and it was previously used in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPad mini.

The HomePod mini is expected to get a newer Apple Watch chip and it could also adopt the N1 and an updated UWB chip.

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If they're going to use Gemini, and are looking into also using Google's servers, why is this still taking so long? Just let Google be the default search engine for free in exchange for renaming Gemini to Siri at this point lol or buy Anthropic idk
 
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As I expected. Though when the new Siri is ready is the great mystery. 2026? 2027? 2028? Never?
 
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Apple said More Personal Siri by the end of 2026, so expecting any new Siri hardware before 27.2 or so is just getting your hopes up. Apple has not announced these products, but Gurman would have you believe the boxes are already covered in dust as the project has been done and warehoused for a year.
 
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HouseLannister said:
Apple said More Personal Siri by the end of 2026, so expecting any new Siri hardware before 27.2 or so is just getting your hopes up. Apple has not announced these products, but Gurman would have you believe the boxes are already covered in dust as the project has been done and warehoused for a year.
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And why complain? Whenever AppleTV is released, it will have even BETTER internals than it would have had if another iteration had been released in 2023. Heck, look at the MacBook Neo… would anyone wanting an AppleTV really rather have had it released BEFORE something like the CPU in THAT was available?
 
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Apple said More Personal Siri by the end of 2026, so expecting any new Siri hardware before 27.2 or so is just getting your hopes up. Apple has not announced these products, but Gurman would have you believe the boxes are already covered in dust as the project has been done and warehoused for a year.
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This. People are acting like Apple’s pushed back publicly made deadlines here, they havent. And no one who doesnt read MR cares about this right now, and aTVs and HPs being sold right now still work just fine as they are intended to. Especially aTVs, the current 4k iteration is still faster and smoother than any of its competition, even things released later. They have some runway on this
 
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My A12 Apple TV still works perfectly so there’s no rush for me to upgrade. It’s one of those devices that is good for years. One thing that’d get me though is if they add native AV1 support since my plex server can’t manage it.
 
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Apple has a new version of the HomePod and a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, but the devices may be tied to the Siri update that's been continually postponed, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

HomePod-mini-and-Apple-TV-Sage.jpg

In a report on a planned September launch for new Siri capabilities and the home hub that's reliant on the revamped version of Siri, Gurman says the updated Apple TV and HomePod are both linked to "new artificial intelligence features."

We've been hearing rumors about a new HomePod mini and a refreshed Apple TV 4K since 2024. Gurman said several times in 2025 that Apple was aiming for a launch before the end of the year, but no new Apple TV or HomePod materialized. We also didn't hear a word about the devices at Apple's early 2026 launch event last week, which saw the introduction of the iPhone 17e, MacBook Neo, and more.

At this point, it seems like Apple may not introduce the new Apple TV 4K and HomePod until the new version of Siri is ready. Apple was planning to debut the Apple Intelligence version of Siri in iOS 26.4, but the revamp has been pushed back because Siri still isn't working reliably. Apple is now aiming to launch all of the new Siri features in iOS 27 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, though it's possible we could see some of the capabilities before September as part of an iOS 26.5 update.

Gurman's wording today mentions a "HomePod" rather than a HomePod mini specifically, but in past reports, he has claimed that Apple has a new version of the HomePod mini ready to go. It's not clear if the larger HomePod is also getting refreshed, or if Apple is only planning to update its smaller speaker.

The Apple TV 4K hasn't been refreshed since 2022. Rumors suggest that it will get an A17 Pro chip and Apple's N1 networking chip, but no major design updates. The A17 Pro chip is capable of supporting Apple Intelligence features, and it was previously used in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPad mini.

The HomePod mini is expected to get a newer Apple Watch chip and it could also adopt the N1 and an updated UWB chip.

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Steve Jobs would have totally canned the entire Siri team by now, and it would have been the right call. Siri is such a %$^$*& joke. And that's me being polite.
 
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Such a made-up excuses for the rumor guys trying to explain why it hasn't come along despite their claims. It's not as if some small change to Apple Intelligence is going to completely change what chip and hardware they go with. If that were true, we'd be required to upgrade our MacBook Pros and other hardware to be compatible.

Reality is they haven't been updated because they don't really have much to update at this point. Current Apple TV runs everything it needs to, as does the HomePod. What'd be the benefit of updating any of them now? The current Apple TV runs all the current standards and more. 8K content is pretty much DOA, as are the TVs that support such, so no need there. Other additions are too niche to bother inclusion.
 
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The Apple TV and HomePod updates are long overdue. Why hold them up for AI and Siri? I just don't get it; just release them if they're ready to go, and we can live like we are right now with devices that are supposed to be upgraded and ready for the new version of Siri and AI. Bad business decision.
 
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PhilaScott said:
The Apple TV and HomePod updates are long overdue. Why hold them up for AI and Siri? I just don't get it; just release them if they're ready to go, and we can live like we are right now with devices that are supposed to be upgraded and ready for the new version of Siri and AI. Bad business decision.
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You don't understand why a product (HomePod), whose entire user interface is Siri, is being held up by a massive Siri rewrite/overhaul?

I don't know if there is anything I could say that would help solve that.
 
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