HomePod with screen is coming (and gets Apple Intelligence)

Apple is working on a new HomePod with a screen that will support Apple Intelligence. This is when the HomePod appears!

New HomePod gets screen

It has been known for some time that Apple is working on a new speaker. The next generation of the HomePod will look very different, because the device will have a screen for the first time. The device reportedly has an 8.3-inch display, which is the same size as the iPad mini 2021. Apple is rumored to be working on two versions of the HomePod, with the more expensive version having a larger screen.

While the display in the cheaper version is placed directly on the HomePod, the screen in the high-end version works with a robot arm. This allows the screen to move, which is not possible with the cheaper version of the HomePod. The speaker will therefore have a completely new design, but that is not all. Major changes are also being made under the hood.

Support for Apple Intelligence

According to the usually reliable Apple expert Mark Gurman, the HomePod with screen runs on homeOS. This is a new operating system that is being specially developed for the HomePod. It is expected that tvOS will become the basis for homeOS, with apps such as Calendar, Notes and Home being the most important. These apps are shown via widgets on the display of the new HomePod.

The device reportedly runs on the A18 chip, giving the HomePod support for Apple Intelligence for the first time. This has many advantages, including how the updated version of Siri works with the next HomePod. With homeOS and Apple Intelligence, the HomePod with screen should become the center of your smart home. Controlling smart lamps and other devices is then much easier.

HomePod is coming in 2025

Other changes expected with the HomePod include a camera for FaceTime and control via hand gestures. According to Gurman, the cheaper version of the HomePod with a screen will be available in 2025. This is the version without a robot arm, it is as yet unknown when that version will appear. Little is known about the price, the current HomePod costs € 328.95.

Gurman expects the HomePod with robot arm to cost more than $1,000. In Europe, Apple’s prices are often even higher, so it is almost certain that you will pay more than 1000 euros for the high-end HomePod. Don’t want to wait that long for the HomePod with a screen? Or do you think the next HomePod is too expensive? Then view the best prices for the HomePod and the HomePod mini here, so that you never pay too much: