The Hub That Sat in a Warehouse for a Year
Reporting says finished HomeView units collected dust in warehouses "for the better part of a year" while Apple rebuilt Siri — with Apple reportedly renting a Google Gemini model to make its assistant work. The October launch is really an AI-recovery story wearing a hardware announcement's clothes.
Key facts
- Bloomberg's Mark Gurman leaked 16 product details two days before the event, including the HomeView name (MacRumors, Oct 11, 2026).
- Gizmodo reported units sat boxed in warehouses for the better part of a year while Siri AI was rebuilt; Apple reportedly used a rented Google Gemini model in the rebuild.
- Siri AI ships in beta and English-only at launch; the most personal features still require an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone.
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