An artist’s rendition of a HomePod with a show
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple’s anticipated new House Hub system has been delayed till after WWDC in June 2025.
Variously referred to as a House Hub or a HomePod with a display screen, this new system is predicted to be a sensible residence controller that may actually resemble an iPad. No matter it is in the end referred to as, code references to what seem like it have been present in February 2024, and a show producer was reportedly chosen in January 2025.
One of many few constant predictions in regards to the system is that it’s eternally six months away, and one latest report claimed it will now launch in late 2025. Now Ming-Chi Kuo‘s new declare on Twitter backs that up, and says the delay is due to persevering with issues with software program improvement.
“Three months in the past, I predicted that mass manufacturing of the brand new display-equipped HomePod would slip from 1Q25 to 3Q25 (after WWDC) because of software program improvement points,” he writes. “Past Apple Intelligence, the problems additionally contain guaranteeing the HomePod’s interface aligns with new OS updates (like iOS 19) set to roll out throughout different gadgets in 2H25.”
“This alignment is important for seamlessly integrating new merchandise into Apple’s ecosystem,” concludes Kuo.
Apple is actually delaying parts of iOS, having acknowledged that Apple Intelligence options in Siri are taking longer than anticipated. It is also reportedly making ready a dramatic redesign of each iOS and macOS for announcement at WWDC 2025.
So it is greater than potential that work on a House Hub’s software program has been postponed whereas Apple’s builders think about Apple Intelligence, iOS 19, and macOS 16. It could even be peculiar if the House Hub launched with the look of iOS 18 if iOS 19 is really that distinctively totally different.
But saying that Apple has delayed the House Hub till after WWDC does not make sense. Whereas iOS 19 will probably be introduced in June, it will not be launched publicly till September, or potential even October.
Kuo does additionally say that the House Hub will come out within the third quarter, and that does finish on September 30, 2025. So fairly than implying Apple would ever launch one thing that required beta software program, Kuo may imply that the launch will probably be proper on the finish of the quarter.
Besides that’s when the iPhone 17 vary will probably be introduced too. Apple does use that occasion to lift consciousness of different gadgets, most frequently the Apple Watch, so it may bundle the House Hub into that announcement.
Solely, that iPhone 17 occasion is predicted to introduce a brand new, slimmer iPhone to the vary. So Apple is extra prone to be making the iPhone 17 Slim the main focus of its highlight.
Kuo has additionally been predicting the upcoming launch of a HomePod with display screen since 2024. Additionally, whereas the analyst beforehand had a robust observe file of accuracy, within the final couple of years he has making claims that usually seem like solely hypothesis.