HomePod Firmware Leaks Summary

george ward
Aug 26, 2017 · 1 min read

In this short article, I will be quickly showing you what the HomePod OS(Apple’s new smart speaker) leaked about the iPhone 8, the Series 3 Apple Watch, the HomePod itself, and finally, the Apple TV 5.

  1. The shell is going to be SoundBoard — it’s called SpringBoard on iOS.

2. The LED matrix on top of the HomePod could be used to display small bits of information and icons, such as weather glyphs.

3. Apple leaked the all new iPhone 8 design, with a bezel-free design, within Apple Pay UI resources.

4. PearlID, featured in the iPhone 8, will either ship alongside TouchID or replace it.

5. The next iPhone will most likely feature some sort of “SmartCam”, detecting different scenes and items in the viewfinder, and then adjusting camera settings accordingly.

6. It’s highly unlikely that there will be under screen TouchID on the iPhone 8 unfortunately.

7. ARKit is getting support in apps, like photos.

8. The Apple Watch may be getting LTE, via an eSim.

9. A 4K Apple TV could be on the way as well.

10. And it supports both HDR and Dolby Vision. Some iTunes purchases reflect a 4K and HDR movie purchase in the receipt.

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