The Vergecast · Thursday, September 3, 2026
There is high anticipation for a potential Apple Home smart display, which is seen as a gap in Apple's current smart home offerings. Speakers discuss desired features, including a central point for device control, easy access to cameras without a phone, and integration of daily necessities like weather and calendars. Rumors suggest a 7-inch display, potentially with a design reminiscent of the iMac G4, and likely to run a TV OS-based operating system.
“But the one thing that's very relevant to today. I know you've been excited for for a long time. is is a way to control your smart home without using your phone and without using your voice, right? So they have been behind in this. They have not had a smart display.”
“But I like that kind of just central home point for all of your devices. And easy way to control things. See your cameras without having, like you said, to pull out a phone or tablet. If you walk into something, I just want to be able to control something.”
“It's going to be some sort of kind of like a combination of like standby mode and Apple TV, because we see things like the screensaver interface for Apple TV that looks like it's destined for something like this.”