We've already heard several rumors pointing towards a 2025 launch for an and an – potentially mashing together an iPad and a HomePod – and now a leading analyst has added to the prediction pile. According to , who is more reliable than most when it comes to supply chain information and Apple product launches, the launch of the smart home display has been pushed back to the second half of 2025 – a little later than . The latest delay to the "display-equipped HomePod" is down to software development, Kuo says.
It's apparently going to arrive with an Apple A18 processor (as seen in the ), a 6-7 inch display, and (of course) support for . It represents a "strategic repositioning" of the HomePod line-up, in Kuo's words, and will be joined by an Apple smart home security camera in 2026 – something that the analyst has already gone on record as saying is on the way. And another iPad Pro Kuo predicts that Apple is going to rebrand the HomePod as a smart home device in the same way the was rebranded from a fashion accessory to a fitness tracker – a switch that has been very successful for Apple.
In a , Ming-chi Kuo has also said he expects the next iPad Pro – complete with an as-yet-unannounced M5 chipset – to enter mass production in the second half of 2025, which would mean a launch before the end of next year. It's a prediction that's in line , so it seems a good bet that we'll get an iPad Pro refresh next year. As our will tell you, the M4-powered 2024 version is a v.
