Apple’s new ‘HomePad’ is in the works with these five features

Apple is launching a brand new Home product in the coming year. I’ve been calling it ‘HomePad,’ and these are five of the core features it will bring with it. 7-inch square display Originally, Mark Gurman reported that the HomePad would have “a roughly 6-inch screen.” More recently though, in his big overview of 2025 products, Gurman bumped the expected size to 7 inches. The device reportedly looks a lot like a square iPad, and is somewhat equivalent to two iPhone 16 Pro Max models placed side by side. Smaller than some might want, but that should help keep the cost lower. Brand new OS Apple’s HomePad will come with a brand new operating system, likely dubbed ‘homeOS.’ Gurman says the interface “looks like a blend of the Apple Watch operating system and the iPhone’s recently launched StandBy mode.” It will also dynamically adjust based on how close or far away you are. For example, from far away it might display status update-type info, but if you get close it would change to o ... Read full article.