The foreign media reported on the 6th (local time) that a reference to the unpublished HomePod was found in the iOS 16 developer beta released by Apple.
According to reports, Apple is known to internally call the unreleased HomePod ‘AudioAccessory6’. The original HomePod released earlier ▲AudioAccessory1 HomePod Mini ▲Considering that it is marked as AudioAccessory5, the foreign media reported that the ‘AudioAccessory6’ discovered this time is likely to be the next HomePod that is being circulated.
Apple’s new HomePod is believed to be between the original HomePod and HomePod Mini. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted that the new HomePod will be released in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of 2023.
Meanwhile, Apple is said to be developing smart speakers with displays and cameras similar to those of Google’s Nest Hub and Amazon’s Echo Show.
