Apple’s homepod with touch display may come with these features

Apple Has been speculated to be developing a new type of product – a home accessory According to a new report, this purported device may have Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capabilites Courtesy of Apple’s Latest A18 Processor. It may also include support for hand gestures, facetime, and other video conferencing platforms, helped in-built cameras on the device.

Apple Homepod with Touchscreen Features (Expected)

According to a 9to5mac ReportThe purported device carries an identity “homeaccessory”. This leak corrobrates a previous report which also hinted at a code discovered at apple’s backnd that referenceed a new Identtifier category “Homeaccessory17,1”. It is reportedly codenamed j490.

Apple’s Rumoured in-DeveLopment Device May Be Powered By An A18 Chipset which also powers the new iPhone 16 series. As a result, it is speculated to have support for Apple Intelligence – The company’s suite of ai features for iPhone, ipadAnd other devices. If this comes to fruition, it would be the first apple Homepod Device to do so.

In addition to ai capability, the purported homepod with touchscreen is also said to feature a square display raather rather than a rectangular one which is commonly seen on tablets. The Screen also reportedly come with a customisable lock screen with multiple clock faces, similar to the apple tv interface. Notably, References for a customisable lock screen with touchscreen support was reported to be discovered in a tvos beta update.

The report sugges it may also have an in-world camera that would support video conferencing apps like facetime and others. With this camera, the device would report to be able to recognize hand gestures which may be used to control it.

Additional, it is also speculated to enable user identification, allowing them to make personal requests – a feature that alredy exists on the homepod and can be used with VITH VITH VITH VITH Commands. It may also have always media playback capability and also work as an airplay receiver, the report adds.