Key Points
Key Points
- Apple's Welcome Home event takes place October 13, 2026 in New York
- The company is expected to unveil its first smart home hub, reportedly called HomeView
- New HomePod Mini and Apple TV 4K with Siri AI are also expected
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Apple is holding a special event called Welcome Home on October 13, 2026. The event takes place in Tribeca, New York, at 9 am Eastern Time. Apple’s marketing chief Greg Joswiak announced the event on X on October 8 with a short teaser video. The company is expected to focus on smart home devices, including its first-ever smart home hub.
Apple’s first smart home hub
The star of the show is expected to be a new smart home hub. Reports say it will be called HomeView. It is said to have a 6-inch or 7-inch square touchscreen attached to a round base with a built-in speaker. The device will reportedly run on Apple’s A18 chip and include Siri AI features. It could become the heart of Apple’s smart home system, letting users control lights, locks, cameras, and more from one screen. Apple is also working with LG on smart home devices, according to recent reports.
New HomePod Mini and Apple TV 4K
Apple is also expected to launch a new HomePod Mini. The small smart speaker should get new Siri AI features and better sound. The Apple TV 4K is getting an upgrade too. It may use the A19 or A19 Pro chip with 8GB or 12GB of RAM. It is also expected to support Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread through Apple’s new N1 networking chip. Both devices should offer a full Siri AI experience, making voice control smarter across the home.
More Apple events coming
This may be only the first of two Apple events this month. Bloomberg reports that Apple will hold a second event on October 27. That event is expected to focus on Macs. Rumored products include Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook, possibly called MacBook Ultra, a new MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, a new iMac with M6, and an iPad Mini with an OLED display. Apple has not confirmed the second event yet. The Welcome Home event will be livestreamed on Apple’s YouTube channel for viewers around the world.
What the leaks say
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared details two days before the event. He reported that the smart home hub will be called HomeView. It will have a touch display for controlling smart home devices, viewing cameras, and making video calls. The new HomePod Mini is expected to keep its small round design but add smarter Siri features. The Apple TV 4K should get a faster chip for smoother streaming and gaming. Apple has not confirmed any of these details, so the real announcements may hold surprises.
The event starts at 9 am Eastern Time, which is 6:30 pm in India and 9 pm in Singapore. Apple will livestream it on YouTube and its own website. The company chose Tribeca, New York as the venue instead of its California headquarters. This suggests Apple wants the event to feel focused on home life rather than pure technology.
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