Apple’s Next HomePod May Have A Camera For Apple TV & FaceTime
Apple is reportedly still working on a 3-in-1 product that combines the functionality of a HomePod smart speaker, an Apple TV, and a FaceTime camera. Writing for Bloomberg in May 2021, journalist and prolific Apple tipster Mark Gurman had first revealed that a new HomePod device was in development. The report also revealed that the device would be a smart speaker like no other, with a built-in screen, Apple TV features, and a FaceTime camera.
Evidence of an upcoming HomePod with a built-in screen surfaced earlier this year when a Redditor shared a video of Siri saying that the answer to a user's question is «displayed on your HomePod.» Of course, neither the original HomePod nor the HomePod mini has a screen, so the reference to a HomePod display seemed to confirm Gurman's earlier claims that Apple is, indeed, working on such a device.
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According to the latest edition of Mark Gurman's Power On newsletter, Apple is continuing its work on a new HomePod product that not only doubles up as an Apple TV device but also has a built-in FaceTime camera. He also claimed that the company is most likely no longer working on a standalone HomePod speaker, although a new HomePod mini could still be incoming. Gurman's latest assertions line up with the recent discovery of a new Apple patent for an «electronic device with visual feedback.» Rumors following the news of the patent filing suggested that Apple could be developing something along the lines of Google's Nest Hub Max, although there haven't been any new concrete leaks that could confirm those claims.
As for Gurman's report from last year, it claimed that the upcoming device would allow viewers to watch
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