New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Launching in 2025 - MacRumorsOpen MenuShow RoundupsShow Forums menuVisit ForumsOpen Sidebar
Skip to Content

New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Launching in 2025

by

Apple plans to refresh both the Apple TV and the HomePod mini in 2025 as part of a major push into refreshing its smart home product offerings, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

apple tv purple
In a report on an upcoming Apple-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip, Gurman says that the chip will be introduced in a new ‌Apple TV‌ and ‌HomePod mini‌ that are "scheduled" for 2025. While there is no exact timeline included, Gurman separately mentions that the chip will be included in iPhones "later next year," which suggests it will come to the ‌HomePod mini‌ and the ‌Apple TV‌ before the September timeframe.

The component will support Wi-Fi 6E, though Apple may not be able to match all of Broadcom's chip capabilities with the first-generation in-house Wi-Fi chip.

Adopting a custom-designed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip will allow Apple's upcoming smart home devices to work better together and perhaps "synchronize data more quickly."

Apple is also working on a home hub "Command Center" that's set to come out in 2025, but it's not clear if that device will use the custom chip. The Command Center will have a 6-inch display with a built-in speaker and camera, and it will be able to control smart home devices, make video calls, and more.

Related Roundups: Apple TV, HomePod mini
Buyer's Guide: Apple TV (Don't Buy), HomePod Mini (Don't Buy)
Related Forums: Apple TV and Home Theater, HomePod, HomeKit, CarPlay, Home & Auto Technology

Popular Stories

General visionOS watchOS and tvOS Betas Feature Redux

Apple Releases Second watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6 and visionOS 26.6 Betas

Monday June 15, 2026 10:06 am PDT by
Apple today provided developers with the second betas of upcoming watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.6 betas for testing purposes. The software comes three weeks after Apple seeded the first betas. The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required. There's no word on what's in the...
Read Full Article • 6 comments
f 5d631a2d7714517b0b0137e38aadf744d175cb3e

Apple Releases First iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Betas to Developers

Monday June 8, 2026 11:40 am PDT by
Following the WWDC 2026 keynote event, Apple has seeded the first betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 to developers for testing purposes. Registered developers can opt in to betas and download the software through the Settings app on each device. The software includes many of the new features that were shown off earlier today, though some of what...
Read Full Article • 107 comments
Apple TV 2025 Thumb 2 Sans Text

Apple Announces tvOS 27 With These New Features

Monday June 8, 2026 2:00 pm PDT by
Apple barely touched on tvOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote today, but the update exists, and it adds some new features to the Apple TV. In a slide that was shown very briefly during the keynote, Apple revealed some of tvOS 27's new features and enhancements: A redesigned Podcasts app Smoother app launches and animations Faster AirPlay connectivity with other Apple devices Smart ...
Read Full Article • 79 comments

Top Rated Comments

turbineseaplane Avatar
turbineseaplane
20 months ago
Why do we still bring up "gaming"?

Apple has no interest in being a good supportive partner for third party gaming companies, which is what's needed for that to flourish

It's not a hardware power issue -- it's a developer relations, support and cooperation issue

Apple is horrific at that, as they are so far up their own rear-end thinking that everyone should kowtow to them and their interests
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
K
kunze50
20 months ago
"I found some web results. I can show them if you ask again from your iPhone"
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Olde Dave Avatar
Olde Dave
20 months ago

It's a complete privacy nightmare. All those cameras and sensors and devices are recording tons and tons of data about you and your house and selling them to advertiseres or giving them to gov agencies for surveillance. Not to mention the fact that having the doors to your house unlockable if someone in russia or venezuella gets your account password lol

You have to be truly, truly stupid to have any "smart home" products in your house.
Wow! I didn't know that just because I like the convenience of being able to not have to carry a key with me, along with having the benefit of being able to let any friends or family in my home when I'm away to do something for me, that it made me "truly, truly stupid..."

Thank god that there are people like you on the internet to correct my stupidity so that I may learn to be a better person.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
A
alexhardaker
20 months ago
Hopefully they decide to change the name of the Apple TV 4K hardware. Having hardware, software and a service with very similar names is stupid
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
A
arc of the universe
20 months ago
put a Time Capsule in it to work with Time Machine.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
S
socialwill
20 months ago
Would be nice to see an Apple TV Pro device with support for gaming, if Apple ever wanted to push into this area.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Read All Comments