Apple is reportedly working on a new home accessory with identifier 'HomeAccessory17,1'.
Apple's previous smart home device, HomePod, did not gain significant market share compared to competitors.
The device may incorporate Apple's upcoming A18 chip.
The home accessory is expected to run a variant of tvOS.
Two new Apple TV models have been discovered: 'AppleTV14,4' and 'AppleTV14,5'.
Apple, the tech giant known for its innovative products, is reportedly working on a new home accessory. According to multiple sources, this device goes by the identifier 'HomeAccessory17,1' in Apple's backend code. The name suggests it may incorporate Apple's upcoming A18 chip.
The home accessory is not the only unreleased Apple product that has been identified recently. Two new Apple TV models have been discovered with identifiers 'AppleTV14,4' and 'AppleTV14,5'. Rumors suggest an updated Apple TV could launch in 2024.
The home accessory is expected to run a variant of tvOS, similar to the HomePod. The A18 chip would provide the device with advanced capabilities for Apple Intelligence features.
Apple's previous attempts at smart home devices, such as the HomePod, have not gained significant market share compared to competitors like Amazon Echo and Google Nest. However, this new home accessory could potentially change that trend by offering unique features and seamless integration with other Apple devices.
The smart home industry is complex and interoperability issues have been a challenge for even giants like Amazon and Google. Apple's entry into the market with a new device could bring about exciting advancements in this field.
Stay tuned for more updates on these upcoming Apple products.
Apple is working on a new home accessory with the identifier 'HomeAccessory17,1', that may include the A18 chip.
The iPhone 16 will have improved video playback features.
A new feature for iPhone and Apple TV (iOS 18 and tvOS 18 respectively) allows subtitles to automatically appear when muting video playback. This feature will also be available on iPad and Mac.
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Apple is working on a new home accessory with the identifier 'HomeAccessory17,1'
The new HomePod is expected to be based on the A18 chip
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The author makes an appeal to the reader's emotions by describing how Apple introduces features that seem brilliant after they are introduced (informal fallacy: appeal to novelty). The author also makes a statement about the future capabilities of a new device without providing any evidence (formal fallacy: hasty generalization).
>It's a good description of what's coming soon for both iPhone 16, earlier iPhones and Apple TV. It's a subtle update to the mute button.<br>Apple has a history of intriguing innovations on Apple TV.<br>Now, I can see some drawbacks to this: if you've muted the TV, or iPhone or whatever, so you can take a call or listen to your significant other across the living room, say, and you continue to focus on the screen because you can still see the words, instead of listening to your interlocutor, you may come a cropper.<br>Only Apple.
The report says, <br>The code references a device with the identifier ‘HomeAccessory17,1’, which is a new identifier category. The name is similar to the ‘HomePod’s ‘AudioAccessory’ identifier.<br>ForbesApple To Upgrade iPhone 16 Design In Important Way, New Leak Claims<br>That identifier is especially intriguing because it suggests by mentioning 17,1 that it may include the same processor that is expected in the Apple iPhone 16, the A18 chip.<br>Could it be the rumored hybrid of Apple TV with display? That would be innovative.
Apple is developing a new HomePod with a display and graphical interface.
,Code references have been discovered for an unreleased Apple product identified as 'HomeAccessory17,1'.
The new HomePod is expected to be based on the A18 chip.
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The device runs tvOS-based software like current HomePods.
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The article contains a few informal fallacies and an appeal to authority. It also uses inflammatory rhetoric by referring to 'rumors' and 'evidence' without providing concrete examples or evidence for the claims made.
. . . code references have revealed a new Apple product identified as “HomeAccessory” which could be this new HomePod.
Earlier this year, 9to5Mac found references to an unknown Apple device identified as “Z314” which also runs tvOS, but with the A15 Bionic chip.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported in February that Apple has been exploring different ideas for a new smart home device.
Apple has been rumored to be developing a smart display for some time.
Apple's HomePod, their first smart speaker, did not gain significant market share compared to competitors like Amazon Echo and Google Nest.
Apple has been working on a HomePod with an iPad-like display but it is not yet available for purchase.
The smart home industry is complex and interoperability issues have been a challenge for even giants like Amazon and Google.
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Apple is working on a new home accessory.
The device is said to be a low-end iPad designed for wall mounting and handling smart home controls.
Apple is developing a new HomePod with a display and graphical interface.
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The article contains editorializing and selective reporting. The author expresses their opinion that Apple's smart home products have not been successful and that a new product, a smart display, may not change this. They also only report details about the potential new product that support their opinion of Apple's past failures in the smart home market. No deception was found regarding facts or sources.
It hasn’t been adopted at anywhere near the same rate as the iPhone and continues to linger in the ‘hobby’ portion of Apple’s portfolio.
Given Apple’s reluctance to really go after Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Nest smart home platforms with its own HomeKit system, it seems unlikely that the iPhone maker will conquer the smart home market, or that it even wants to.
