Code found on Apple’s backend by MacRumors confirms Apple is certainly engaged on a long-rumored residence accent along with the HomePod and Apple TV.
The code references a tool with the identifier “HomeAccessory17,1,” which is a brand new identifier class. The identify is much like the HomePod’s “AudioAccessory” identifier.
Curiously, the 17,1 within the identifier identify means that this gadget might obtain Apple’s upcoming A18 chip, which can be utilized in all 4 iPhone 16 fashions later this yr. With the A18 chip, the HomeAccessory gadget would have the facility for Apple Intelligence.
The code additionally signifies that this “residence accent” can be working a software program variant of tvOS, very like the HomePod. Earlier this yr, MacRumors discovered proof of Apple’s work on homeOS, which might be the firmware working on this gadget.
On the same be aware, the code additionally references two unreleased Apple TV fashions with the identifiers AppleTV14,4 and AppleTV14,5. Rumors recommend that an up to date Apple TV might launch in 2024.
Apple is predicted to announce new iPhones, iPads, and probably different merchandise in September.
(Thanks Nicolás Alvarez!)
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