Code found on Apple’s backend by MacRumors confirms Apple is certainly engaged on a long-rumored house 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 title is much like the HomePod’s “AudioAccessory” identifier.
Curiously, the 17,1 within the identifier title means that this gadget might obtain Apple’s upcoming A18 chip, which can be utilized in all 4 iPhone 16 fashions later this 12 months. With the A18 chip, the HomeAccessory gadget would have the ability for Apple Intelligence.
The code additionally signifies that this “house accent” can be working a software program variant of tvOS, very similar to the HomePod. Earlier this 12 months, MacRumors discovered proof of Apple’s work on homeOS, which could possibly be the firmware working on this gadget.
On an identical notice, the code additionally references two unreleased Apple TV fashions with the identifiers AppleTV14,4 and AppleTV14,5. Rumors counsel that an up to date Apple TV may launch in 2024.
Apple is anticipated to announce new iPhones, iPads, and doubtlessly different merchandise in September.
(Thanks Nicolás Alvarez!)
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