Apple HomeView, Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 Explained
By Sidra Salman · October 26, 2026 Apple waited years to put a screen in your home. On October 13, it finally did — and then some. At its "Welcome Home" event in New York, the company launched its first smart home hub, refreshed its streaming box, updated its small smart speaker, and announced a whole shelf of home accessories built with LG and Schneider Electric. Pre-orders opened the same day, and now the first boxes are about to land: the HomePod mini 2 ships October 30, while the HomeView hub and new Apple TV 4K follow on November 13. Here is the catch buyers are discovering this week: the staggered rollout means the headline feature — the new Siri AI — does not arrive on every device at the same time. Delivery dates are already slipping into December at some retailers, and Amazon is reportedly shipping HomeView faster than Apple itself. If you are thinking about buying into Apple's home lineup before the holidays, the details matter more than the launch headlin...