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Apple’s HomePod with Display Delayed to Q3 2025, Smart Camera Pushed To 2026

Highlights

The release of the Apple HomePod featuring display has been delayed to Q3 2025.
The upcoming HomePod is expected to feature an A18 chip and a 6-7-inch display.
Apple’s rumoured smart home IP camera is expected to launch in 2026.
It will work wirelessly with the new HomePod to create a central hub.

Apple HomePad to have display in future. Launch expected in the later half of 2025, as per reports. (Image credit – Apple)

It seems Apple fans who have been early waiting for the upcoming Apple HomePod with a display will now have to wait a bit longer.

Initially expected in early 2024 and later pushed to Q1 2025, the smart speaker’s release has now been delayed to Q3 2025, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

If Kuo’s latest prediction holds, the display-equipped HomePod could debut sometime between July and September 2025, likely after Apple’s annual WWDC event

In his recent Medium post, Kuo writes, “The mass production schedule for the display-equipped HomePod has been delayed multiple times. Initially forecasted for 2024 (as I predicted in 2023), it was postponed to 1Q25, and more recently, further delayed to after WWDC 2025/3Q25.”

“The delay in production is mainly due to software development. The display-equipped HomePod is expected to feature an A18 processor, a 6–7 inch display and support for Apple Intelligence,” Kuo further added.

The delay is reportedly tied to software development challenges. Despite all the production issues, the upcoming HomePod is shaping up to be a significant upgrade featuring Apple’s A18 chip and a stronger focus on smart home functionality compared to the current models.

One of the standout features will be its ability to work wirelessly with Apple’s rumoured smart home IP camera.

This integration could make the new HomePod a central hub for Apple’s smart home ecosystem.

The smart home IP camera is expected to launch in 2026. This launch timeline prediction was also shared by Kuo on X (formerly Twitter).

Apple is making its first foray into the smart home IP camera market, with mass production scheduled for 2026, targeting annual shipments in the tens of millions.

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) November 12, 2024

Kuo estimates that Apple will ship around 500,000 units of the display-equipped HomePod in the second half of 2025. If it performs well, annual shipments could reach a million units.

For now, Apple enthusiasts will have to wait to see how this new addition to the HomePod lineup evolves.