Apple will launch a redesigned HomePod with a 7-inch display in the first half of 2024, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.


In short post on MediumKuo wrote that the next-generation ‌HomePod‌’s screen could facilitate deeper integration with Apple’s other hardware products.

Tianma will apparently be a beneficiary of Apple’s “revamped smart home strategy”, becoming the sole supplier of the ‌HomePod‌’s redesigned display. If its participation in the manufacturing of the new ‌HomePod‌ goes well, Tianma could be entrusted with the supply of iPad panels in the future.

In 2021, BloombergMark Gurman was the first to suggest that Apple is working on new ‌HomePod‌ models with displays and cameras. He also reported that Apple was working on multi-touch functionality for the ‌HomePod‌. In the long term, Apple is said to be rethinking its smart home strategy and working on a combination Apple TV and HomePod device, as well as a HomePod with a screen mounted on a robotic arm. The ‌HomePod‌ already runs a variant of tvOS, but there are indications that Apple is working on a new “homeOS” platform.

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