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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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