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Date : Tue Jan 30 2024 12:45:04

Apple leak teases homeOS platform that might be a new way to control your 
smart home

Date:
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:41:12 +0000

Description:
According to leaked code in the latest tvOS beta, Apple is working on a new 
homeOS for smart home tech.

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Apple appears to be working on a new operating system called homeOS, and 
while we dont know exactly what products will run it, given the name it looks 
like Apple could be planning a revamp of its smart home ecosystem. 

 MacRumors has discovered a few references to 'homeOS' in the latest 
developer beta of tvOS 17.4. Those references don't include any clues as to 
what the OS is capable of, but given that the name is appearing in code for 
other operating systems its likely that Apple is testing its compatibility 
ahead of a planned launch. 

As always, until Apple officially announces homeOS theres no guarantee well 
see it released publicly, and even if a smart home revamp is on the horizon, 
Apple could call the operating system something else; ahead of the Vision Pro 
launch Apple looked set to call its software xrOS or realityOS  even 
trademarking these names  before settling on VisionOS. 

That said, this isnt Apples first official reference to homeOS. The name 
first appeared in job listings the company posted back in 2021, before those 
were altered after 'homeOS' was spotted by reporters. A new home for Apple 
tech? The HomePod 2 (Image credit: Future) 

Currently, Apple has two smart home product lines  its HomePod and HomePod 
mini smart speakers  that use its HomeKit smart home network and the Matter 
standard . In our Apple HomePod 2 review , we commended the most recent 
releases sound quality, but its lack of Bluetooth support and Siris limited 
usefulness make it tough to recommend as a smart speaker for a household not 
filled with Apple tech. 

Rumors suggest that Apple could be planning to launch a third HomePod model 
with a screen , either releasing a standalone product, or enabling users to 
attach an iPad mini to their HomePod . With the scope of its smart home tech 
evolving, it would make sense that Apple would want to introduce a new 
operating system to unify its products, rather than continuing to use a 
modified tvOS for HomePod as it currently does. 

If a new HomePod is on the way theres no telling when or how Apple might 
announce it  the HomePod 2 was surprisingly announced via a press release , 
rather than on-stage at an event like most Apple products. But if new 
software is coming then we might see it announced at this year's WWDC, Apples 
annual developer conference, which usually takes place in June. 

This would give software developers the chance to find out more about the new 
operating system, so that they could potentially start working on apps for 
it. Well have to wait and see if the announcement is made at WWDC 2024, or 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/apple-leak-teases-homeos-platform-th
at-might-be-a-new-way-to-control-your-smart-home


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