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Apple's New Smart Home Display Delayed Until Fall Over Siri Issues
- Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports Apple is postponing the smart home hub's debut until September 2026 because the new Siri is absent from the iOS 26.4 beta.
- Initially Apple planned a spring 2025 launch but pushed back the hub multiple times to spring 2026 due to accuracy and reliability issues with the revamped assistant.
- Finished hardware has sat ready for several months, featuring a 7-inch square display with wall attachment or half-domed speaker base, facial recognition, round app icons, and tvOS 27.
- The delay ties the device to iOS 27, meaning the revamped assistant's new capabilities will likely arrive then and stall Apple's smart home hub competing with Amazon Echo Show.
- Last week leaker Kosutami signalled a fall launch while Apple expects some assistant upgrades by iOS 26.5 possibly next month and will reveal iOS 27 at WWDC in June.
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