Report: The Apple ‘HomeView’ smart display will ship in November, come in four colors

What happened

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported that the Apple home hub – set to be announced on October 13 as part of Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ event experience — will be called the HomeView. Report: Apple ‘HomeView’ smart home hub will ship in November, come in four colors, A18 chip Benjamin Mayo | Oct 11 2026 - 7:09 am PT 0 Comments Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported that the Apple home hub – set to be announced on October 13 as part of Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ event experience — will be called the HomeView. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino, and its products and services include iMac.

Gurman also reported on a few other new tidbits, including the news that while it will be announced on Tuesday, it probably won’t be released until the middle of November … The home hub will feature a design akin to the iMac G4, a floating display sitting atop a speaker base. Apple is set to officially announce its new smart home initiative on Tuesday.

Gurman says it will be powered by an A18 chip. There will also be a wall-mountable version with a square base.

The wall-mountable model will only be offered in monochrome silver or space gray. It will run Apple apps, and not have an App Store — although users might be able to project third-party app widgets from a nearby iPhone.

Key facts

• Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported that the Apple home hub – set to be — announced: on October 13 as part of Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ event experience — will be called the HomeView
• Gurman also reported on a few other new tidbits, including the news that while it will be — announced: on Tuesday, it probably won’t be released until the middle of November … The home hub will feature a design akin to the iMac G4, a floating display sitting atop a speaker base