--- title: Apple’s next big category is the smart home – and it has... description: Apple is reportedly planning to launch a long-delayed smart-home hub, code-named J490, on 13 October, alongside an updated HomePod mini and a new Apple TV... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-next-big-category-is-the-smart-home-and-it-has-a-launch-date-xbrxiwlnk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple’s next big category is the smart home – and it has a launch date | daily.dev og:description: Apple is reportedly planning to launch a long-delayed smart-home hub, code-named J490, on 13 October, alongside an updated HomePod mini and a new Apple TV... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-next-big-category-is-the-smart-home-and-it-has-a-launch-date-xbrxiwlnk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xBrxIwlNK.png og:image:alt: Apple’s next big category is the smart home – and it has a launch date og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple’s next big category is the smart home – and it has a launch date **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple is reportedly planning to launch a long-delayed smart-home hub, code-named J490, on 13 October, alongside an updated HomePod mini and a new Apple TV set-top box, according to Bloomberg. The square display hub, similar to Amazon's Echo Show and Google's Nest Hub, will recognize individual household members and personalize responses. The launch was reportedly held back by Siri's lack of capability until the rebuilt Siri AI assistant began rolling out in beta with iOS 27. New John Ternus, Apple's CEO since 1 September, is said to be weighing a broader company overhaul emphasizing engineering and more frequent product releases. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When is Apple expected to launch its smart-home hub device? Apple is reportedly planning to launch its long-delayed smart-home hub, code-named J490, on 13 October, according to Bloomberg News sources. The announcement is expected to also include an updated HomePod mini, the first since its 2020 debut, and a new Apple TV set-top box, the first since 2022. _Developers tracking Apple's smart-home push can follow hardware and HomeKit updates on daily.dev._ ### Why was Apple's smart-home hub delayed for so long? The hub was repeatedly delayed because Siri was not capable enough to serve as its primary interface. Apple needed a rebuilt assistant, referred to as Siri AI, which runs partly on-device and partly on Apple's Private Cloud Compute servers for heavier tasks, and began rolling out in beta with iOS 27 on 14 September. _Anyone building voice or AI-driven home experiences can follow Siri AI's rollout progress on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Apple’s new chief executive built up to unveiling the ideal AI device, then said it was the iPhone.](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-new-chief-executive-built-up-to-unveiling-the-ideal-ai-device-then-said-it-was-the-iphone--wetpgwxx2) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Apple’s rumored smart home display hub might start at $350](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-rumored-smart-home-display-hub-might-start-at-350-gosrpkcwr) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#iot](https://daily.dev/tags/iot) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-next-big-category-is-the-smart-home-and-it-has-a-launch-date-xbrxiwlnk) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Apple’s next big category is the smart home – and it has a launch date","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-next-big-category-is-the-smart-home-and-it-has-a-launch-date-xbrxiwlnk","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-next-big-category-is-the-smart-home-and-it-has-a-launch-date-xbrxiwlnk"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T11:46:44.779Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T12:05:42.598Z","description":"Apple is reportedly planning to launch a long-delayed smart-home hub, code-named J490, on 13 October, alongside an updated HomePod mini and a new Apple TV...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e47a8ede7825f75a1fbfd364f3ca99e3?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e47a8ede7825f75a1fbfd364f3ca99e3?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCentral","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCentral","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--RsqLDZrL--/f_auto/v1717745297/logos/techcentral","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-next-big-category-is-the-smart-home-and-it-has-a-launch-date-xbrxiwlnk","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"tech-news,apple,iot","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCentral","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Apple’s next big category is the smart home – and it has a launch date"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-next-big-category-is-the-smart-home-and-it-has-a-launch-date-xbrxiwlnk#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When is Apple expected to launch its smart-home hub device?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Apple is reportedly planning to launch its long-delayed smart-home hub, code-named J490, on 13 October, according to Bloomberg News sources. 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