A welcome HomePod mini 2 upgrade would be introducing an even smarter screen that adapts to the playing media. When streaming music, the screen would double as a basic visualizer featuring the album art’s prominent colors. The shades would also sway accordingly—similar to Siri’s existing animations that react to your voice and its responses.

It might be hard to believe, but the HomePod mini launched alongside the iPhone 12 series all the way back in November 2020. Fortunately, after

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that a new HomePod smart home hub is likely to launch this year. He described the new home hub as "the most significant release of the year

The new HomePod is reported to be "Apple's most significant release of the year." It's claimed to offer smart home features and support a 7-inch smart display.

Another rumor suggests Apple’s long-rumored HomePod with a display is launching in 2025. This time, a paywalled report by DigiTimes (via MacRumors) says Tianma Microelectronics will supply the gadget’s 7-inch LCD panel. Taiwan’s Radiant will reportedly handle backlight module production, and BYD will assemble the device.

Thirdly, it’s vital that the home hub launches with a competitive price. Apple’s philosophy is to be the best, and that often leads to it adding premium features that command a high price – just look at how expensive the Vision Pro and the original HomePod were.

Apple prepares to launch new smart home hub combining HomePod features with 7-inch display, marking significant expansion of HomeKit ecosystem.