Code found on Apple’s backend by MacRumors confirms Apple is certainly engaged on a long-rumored house accent along with the HomePod and Apple TV.
The code references a tool with the identifier “HomeAccessory17,1,” which is a brand new identifier class. The title is much like the HomePod’s “AudioAccessory” identifier.
Apparently, the 17,1 within the identifier title means that this machine might obtain Apple’s upcoming A18 chip, which shall be utilized in all 4 iPhone 16 fashions later this yr. With the A18 chip, the HomeAccessory machine would have the ability for Apple Intelligence.
The code additionally signifies that this “home accessory” shall be operating a software program variant of tvOS, very similar to the HomePod. Earlier this yr, MacRumors discovered proof of Apple’s work on homeOS, which might be the firmware operating on this machine.
On an identical word, the code additionally references two unreleased Apple TV fashions with the identifiers AppleTV14,4 and AppleTV14,5. Rumors counsel that an up to date Apple TV may launch in 2024.
Apple is predicted to announce new iPhones, iPads, and probably different merchandise in September.
(Thanks Nicolás Alvarez!)
Fashionable Tales
Apple Leak Confirms 4 iPhone 16 Fashions With Similar A18 Chip
Code found in Apple’s backend by Nicolás Alvarez and shared with MacRumors confirms Apple’s plans to launch 4 iPhone 16 fashions this yr, and it signifies that the gadgets will all have the identical A-series chip. There are mentions of latest mannequin numbers that aren’t related to current iPhones, and which have the numbering scheme Apple makes use of for its flagship gadgets. The code…
MacBook House owners With Defective Butterfly Keyboards to Get Payouts Quickly
Two years after Apple paid $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over defective MacBook butterfly keyboards, funds from the settlement shall be going out to affected prospects. An replace on the MacBook Keyboard Litigation Settlement web site says that the courtroom issued a fee order on June 27, 2024, with funds set to be issued for authorised claims by August 2024. Emails in regards to the…
Apple Reclassifies iPhone X, HomePod, and Unique AirPods as ‘Classic’
Apple at the moment reclassified the iPhone X, first-generation HomePod, and first-generation AirPods as “vintage” merchandise. The merchandise appeared on Apple’s classic and out of date merchandise listing earlier at the moment. Merchandise are thought-about classic when Apple stopped distributing them on the market greater than 5 and fewer than seven years in the past. Apple Shops and Apple Approved Service Suppliers proceed to supply…
Some Apple Intelligence Options Prone to Require Paid Subscription
Apple finally plans to show a few of its synthetic intelligence options into paid companies, much like iCloud+ subscriptions, in accordance with Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. Writing in his newest Energy On publication, Gurman stated that whereas Apple Intelligence shall be free to start out, Apple’s long-term plan is to launch one thing like “Apple Intelligence+,” with additional options that customers pay…