New Apple TV 4K, HomeView and HomePod Mini: 16 details have just leaked

Just two days before Apple’s “Welcome home” experience in New York, BloombergMark Gurman of has divulged several details about the new products that will be revealed, including an all-new smart home hub, a HomePod mini 2, and a new Apple TV 4K.

Here’s an all-in-one summary of the details shared by Gurman:

• Apple’s home hub with a touchscreen will be called HomeView, apparently confirming a trademark filing discovered by MacRumors.
• HomeView is equipped with an A18 chip, which has 8 GB of RAM in iPhones.
• HomeView will support Siri AI for voice control.
• HomeView will be available in a tabletop version with a metal speaker base, as well as a wall-mounted version with a flat, square wall plate.
• The tabletop HomeView will offer “better sound quality” than the HomePod mini.
• The HomeView table top will be available in four finishes: Grey, Silver, Starlight and Pink. The wall version will be limited to grays and silver.
• HomeView will be revealed this Tuesday, October 13, but the device apparently won’t launch until “around mid-November.”
• HomeView will offer a selection of Apple apps, but no App Store for third-party apps.
• HomeView will be accompanied by an “Apple Home Collection” of accessories developed by brands such as LG and Schneider Electric in partnership with Apple. This will include a smart doorbell, deadbolt lock, thermostat, temperature sensor, interior and exterior security cameras and a floodlight camera.
• LG’s accessories for the HomeView won’t ship “until later this year, at the earliest.”
• The new HomePod mini will be equipped with the S10 chip from the Apple Watch Series 10, up from the S5 chip in the current model.
• The new HomePod mini will be available in green, pink, blue, white and midnight.
• The new Apple TV 4K will be equipped with an A19 chip, with 8 GB of RAM.
• The new Apple TV 4K may have built-in microphones for Siri AI.
• The new Apple TV 4K may have an updated Siri Remote with a built-in speaker that makes it easier to find.
• The new HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K models will be revealed on October 13 and launched on Friday, October 30.