WWDC22 left us with a surprising clue: there will be a new HomePod very soon

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WWDC22 left us with a surprising clue: there will be a new HomePod very soon
wwdc22 left us with a surprising clue: there will be

Apple’s journey through the smart speaker market was not exactly what was expected. The first HomePod had very little impact on the market. And not because the product was not good, nothing could be further from the truth since its acoustic landscape was scandalous, but its high price caused sales to be minimal.

Later, the Cupertino-based company did not hesitate to launch the HomePod Mini, a smaller version whose price was much more restrained, causing its sales to skyrocket. And, it seems that the company with the bitten apple is already working on a new model.

It is not the first time that we have told you about the next Apple HomePod, and now the colleagues at 9to5Mac have just confirmed its existence thanks to a hidden code in iOS 16, one of the great novelties presented at WWDC 2022.

What can we expect from Apple’s next HomePod?

As we were saying, during the latest edition of WWDC, Apple’s developer conference, the company announced, among other news, the first beta of iOS 16 for developers. An interface loaded with new features, with redesigned widgets, change in notifications and much more.

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Using the Apple HomePod Manzana

But the guys at 9to5Mac have dug into the app’s code and found references to a new smart speaker that, in all probability, will be the new HomePod. More, seeing your identification code.

The first generations of HomePods were labeled AudioAccessory1 for the HomePod, and AudioAccessory5 for the HomePodMini. now, hA new device has appeared whose identification code is AudioAccessory 6making it clear that we are facing a new member of the Apple speaker family.

As for the possible technical characteristics of this new smart speaker from Apple, at the moment we have no information about it. According to the well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, whose forecasts related to the Apple world are usually quite accurate, the company does not have a launch planned until the end of 2022 or even in 2023, so you will have to be patient.

Furthermore, it should be remembered that everything indicates that Apple is working on a new media player that would have a HomePod speaker inside. So, it is possible that the reference detected by the colleagues at 9to5Mac is the new Apple TV 4K with this element incorporated in the purest Amazon Cube style. But, for now, we are not dealing with more than rumors or leaks, so we must take the information with a grain of salt until there is official confirmation.

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