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Apple confirmed its updated Siri Remote, which adds Find My support and a built-in speaker, is compatible with every Apple TV released since the Apple TV HD, not just the new fourth-generation Apple TV 4K. The remote sells standalone for $59 and ships November 13th alongside the new Apple TV 4K.
Apple revealed the second-generation HomePod mini at its Welcome Home event, alongside new Apple TV 4K, a HomeView smart-home hub, and Apple Home smart accessories. The speaker keeps a similar design to its predecessor but adds a new lighting feature called Sound Glow and will later gain an upgraded Siri AI via software update in eight countries including the US and UK. It can function alone or link with up to three other units for multi-room audio, and works with Apple Intelligence-enabled devices to handle simple contextual tasks.
Apple is developing a smart home tablet called HomeView, reportedly overseen by hardware engineering chief John Ternus. The device is positioned as part of Apple's push into the smart home category, an area seen as ready for a fresh approach.
Apple introduced the HomeView smart display, a new Apple TV 4K with an A19 chip, and an updated Siri Remote, all now available for pre-order on Amazon ahead of their November 13 release. HomeView is a 7-inch touchscreen with facial recognition, Siri AI, and a Center Stage camera, priced at $299, matching the new Apple TV 4K's price, while the redesigned Siri Remote sells separately for $59.
Apple unveiled a new line of smart home hardware called the Apple Home Collection at its 'Welcome Home' event in New York. The lineup, built with LG and Schneider Electric, includes indoor and outdoor cameras, a video doorbell, thermostats, and a smart deadbolt lock, alongside a new HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K, and the HomeView smart display and hub.
Apple has released the fourth developer beta of macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, resuming its weekly beta cadence after a two-week gap. The update's main feature is expanded Siri AI language support, adding French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish following the English-only launch with macOS 27.
Apple has released the fourth developer beta of iOS 27.2, which follows the public iOS 27 release and bypasses iOS 27.1, a version reserved for the iPhone Duo foldable. The beta brings the redesigned Health app shown at the iPhone 18 Pro event, dual capture for Group FaceTime, expanded Siri language support, Apple TV profiles on iPhone, and Apple Podcasts interface tweaks.
Apple's updated Apple TV 4K adds far-field microphones for hands-free Siri commands and uses AI to pull context from apps like Messages, letting users ask it to play shows mentioned in texts. Siri can also answer trivia about on-screen content, displaying text-only responses in a corner of the screen rather than speaking over audio. The new Siri Remote can also emit a sound to help users locate it, similar to the AirPods 'find' feature.
Apple's new HomeView smart display can recognize up to six people, but John Gruber reports that recognition requires a paired Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, not an Apple Watch. That device must be connected to the home's Wi-Fi network and have been recently unlocked for HomeView to identify a user by face or voice. HomeView costs $299, is available for pre-order now, and ships November 13.
Apple launched its Siri AI-powered HomeView smart display for pre-order, but excluded the European Union from sale. The company says this is because Siri AI is not yet available on iOS in the EU, and it is 'working constructively' with regulators to find a path forward.
Apple's new HomePod mini 2 replaces the 2019 model's S5 chip with the more powerful S10, enabling Siri AI capabilities such as natural conversation and more accurate general knowledge answers, though this won't be available at launch. The speaker also gains a visual feature called Sound Glow, which syncs its touch-surface lighting with music and album artwork, and supports multi-speaker surround sound setups with other HomePod units via Apple TV.
Apple has released a new Apple TV 4K featuring the A19 chip, up from the A15 Bionic used in the 2022 third-generation model. The new box adds a built-in three-microphone array for hands-free 'Siri' voice activation, an updated Siri Remote with Precision Finding support, and the new Siri AI assistant, which Apple says will also reach second- and third-generation Apple TV models.