{"id":380604,"date":"2026-10-12T02:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=380604"},"modified":"2026-10-12T02:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:20:11","slug":"everything-that-has-leaked-from-apple-homeview-apple-tv-4k-and-a-homepod-mini-we-werent-expecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/everything-that-has-leaked-from-apple-homeview-apple-tv-4k-and-a-homepod-mini-we-werent-expecting\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything that has leaked from Apple: HomeView, Apple TV 4K, and a HomePod mini we weren&#8217;t expecting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With just one day to go until the \u201cWelcome home\u201d event on October 13, the latest leaks leave little room for surprises. After months of following Apple\u2019s push into the smart home, we\u2019re looking at a new <strong>HomeView and a refresh of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/apple-tv-4k-could-arrive-on-october-13-smarter-siri-new-chip-tipped\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple TV 4K<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/apple-releases-a-new-color-for-the-homepod-mini-more-or-less\" rel=\"noopener\">HomePod mini<\/a> that will be integrated into a much broader ecosystem<\/strong> around Siri AI.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HomeView will be the hub of the home<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the rumors, the big star of tomorrow\u2019s event will be HomeView. As Bloomberg reports, it will feature an <strong>A18 chip, a touchscreen, and Siri AI as the main way to interact<\/strong>. It will arrive in a tabletop version with a metal base with an integrated speaker (with better audio than the HomePod mini&#8217;s, apparently) and in another version designed for the wall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Home\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2a9a6512-b688-4f8c-9a73-f69bf62d5a66\/4212453876\/google-home-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Home<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-home.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-home.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple will accompany HomeView with various accessories developed together with LG and Schneider Electric, including cameras, locks, thermostats, and sensors. An expansion that will make HomeView go beyond the smart-home features we\u2019re used to.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/downloads\/apple-tv\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple TV 4K<\/a> and HomePod mini level up<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Apple TV 4K will debut an <strong>A19 chip with 8 GB of memory and support for Siri AI<\/strong>. Apple has also tested adding built-in microphones and a Siri Remote with a speaker to locate it more easily, although it isn\u2019t clear whether these two improvements will make it into this generation.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HomePod mini will move from the S5 to the S10 from the Apple Watch Series 10 and will also be ready for Siri AI. <strong>A much bigger hardware upgrade than expected for this device<\/strong>, which will arrive in green, pink, blue, white, and midnight.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple will present the three products tomorrow, October 13 and, as far as we know, the Apple TV 4K and the HomePod mini will arrive on October 30, while HomeView is expected in mid-November.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just one day to go until the \u201cWelcome home\u201d event on October 13, the latest leaks leave little room for surprises. After months of following Apple\u2019s push into the smart home, we\u2019re looking at a new HomeView and a refresh of the Apple TV 4K and the HomePod mini that will be integrated into &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/everything-that-has-leaked-from-apple-homeview-apple-tv-4k-and-a-homepod-mini-we-werent-expecting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Everything that has leaked from Apple: HomeView, Apple TV 4K, and a HomePod mini we weren&#8217;t expecting&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9262,"featured_media":380603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-380604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380604"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380606,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380604\/revisions\/380606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380604"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=380604"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=380604"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=380604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}