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Gurman on HomeView: ‘Finished Units Have Been Sitting Boxed Up in Warehouses for the Better Part of a Year’

Source: Daring FireballJohn GruberOctober 18, 2026
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According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple completed HomeView hardware production years ago but postponed the product's launch multiple times—from spring 2025 through fall 2026—waiting for a serviceable Siri AI assistant to deliver the intended experience. The hardware features an A18 processor, 8 GB of RAM, and thick bezels, betraying its age. Finished units remained boxed in warehouses for approximately a year awaiting software readiness. Gurman's reporting has been corroborated over two years of HomeView development tracking.

Key points

  • HomeView delayed repeatedly from spring 2025 through 2026 pending Siri AI availability
  • Hardware complete for ~1 year while software development continued; A18 chip with 8 GB RAM
  • Product announced after Siri AI finally shipped; Gurman's reporting verified over two-year period

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