New Apple TV 4K, HomeView, and HomePod Mini: 16 Details Just Leaked

[MacRumors]

Just two days before Apple's "Welcome home" experience in New York, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has leaked several details about the new products set to be unveiled, including an all-new smart home hub, a HomePod mini 2, and a new Apple TV 4K.

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[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

First.

Sarcastic comment for later 🤣🤌🏻



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I wanted to buy one but I’m pretty sure it’ll be on instalments; that expensive it’ll be

 

[Icehawk]

Yay new apple tv at long last. Do I dare get my hopes up? Do I dare believe? Yes! After 4 years of "maybe" and "rumors," it will at last be birthed by the apple.

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

So here is some stuff that will ship later in the year... probably ..

 

[entropys]

Must be a whole warehouse of A18 chips sitting around unused.

 

[lapstags]

What happened to the gaming controllers I wonder if we still see those.

 

[jayducharme]

It's odd that HomeView won't allow for 3rd party apps. I assume that's for security reasons, but it might make the device less versatile than it could otherwise be. If people are going to spend a lot of money on several of these for their home, they're probably going to want to customize it in ways Apple hasn't foreseen.

 

[Biro]

If I ever pick up the next-gen Apple TV, I’ll have to make sure I cover any microphones (even on the remote) with heavy gaffer’s tape. That’s even if there’s a way to turn them off.

 

[BMox81]

It's odd that HomeView won't allow for 3rd party apps. I assume that's for security reasons, but it might make the device less versatile than it could otherwise be. If people are going to spend a lot of money on several of these for their home, they're probably going to want to customize it in ways Apple hasn't foreseen.

I’m going to make the assumption (for my sins) that you’ll be able to Airplay third party content to this new device.

If it doesn’t, then that could be a deal breaker as I like to cast YouTube to the nest hub we currently have in our kitchen.

 

[svish]

Waiting to see Home hub/HomeView. Everything else seems like a small update. Don't know how useful HomeView will be and waiting to see the wall mounted version. Will be interesting to see the price of all the new devices.

 

[CarAnalogy]

I forget, is 8GB too little or just enough for Siri AI? Because if they don't come with the new version, and a good responsive version of it at that, I don't see the point.

 

[McScooby]

A speaker for the remote, talk about over engineered? Just chuck in an AirTag & re-add the accelerometer & gyro, job done.

 

[mwhite]

A new remote with FindMy built in, especially directional finding, would be amazing. But even if it just plays a sound, that would be a huge improvement.

 

[mwhite]

A speaker for the remote, talk about over engineered? Just chuck in an AirTag, job done.

You want that built into the remote. How are you going to attach an AirTag to the remote anyway? How clumsy would that be, even if someone invented some kind of absurd case to hold both the remote and an AirTag.

 

[elvisimprsntr]

I already have a HomeView

It’s called an iPad with a HomeBridge instance.

 

[McScooby]

You want that built into the remote. How are you going to attach an AirTag to the remote anyway? How clumsy would that be, even if someone invented some kind of absurd case to hold both the remote and an AirTag.

Yeah, attach an AirTag on the outside as it's designed just now? Brilliant thinking - clue; not all find my devices are circular nor external!😉🤣

 

[BMox81]

I already have a HomeView.

It’s called an iPad with a HomeBridge instance.

Congrats.

 

[ReliableSource]

I forget, is 8GB too little or just enough for Siri AI? Because if they don't come with the new version, and a good responsive version of it at that, I don't see the point.

8GB is enough; there’s no way they’d make such a big deal about Siri AI being a consistent experience across devices and then put out a bunch of new devices that can’t use it.

 

[Kylo83]

so it cant run YouTube? why not just mount an iPad on the wall and use home app and others? whats special about this home view

 

[Shorty89]

If I ever pick up the next-gen Apple TV, I’ll have to make sure I cover any microphones (even on the remote) with heavy gaffer’s tape. That’s even if there’s a way to turn them off.

Have you put gaffer tape on you phone, iPad or watch

 

[swm]

built-in microphone for Siri AI? no, thank you.

 

[bluecoast]

I'll enjoy the product video, but I remain deeply agnostic about homeview.

 

[JTK Awesome]

built-in microphone for Siri AI? no, thank you.

How else can Apple listen in on your life like everyone else.

 

[mwhite]

Yeah, attach an AirTag on the outside as it's designed just now? Brilliant thinking - clue; not all find my devices are circular nor external!😉🤣

Yeah, no kidding, that's why I said, you want the FindMy capability built in, but you said, just "chuck in an AirTag. Job done."

FindMy Capability and an AirTag are two separate things. If you meant "FindMy Capability", saying "AirTag" is going to make people think of a actual AirTag.

 

[turbineseaplane]

The new Apple TV 4K may have built-in microphones for Siri AI.

No no no ..

Keep that to the remote only please.