Apple Smart Home Hub Rumor Roundup: 7-Inch Display, Facial Recognition, & Widgets!

Andrew covers a fast-moving smart home news roundup before diving into the latest Apple smart home rumors, including signs of a new Smart Home Hub, a possible Home OS, and related accessories.

Key topics

• Homey adds solar forecasting and export pricing
• Comcast’s Wi-Fi Motion feature
• Eufy’s new NVR security camera system
• Shelly’s battery-powered flood sensor
• TCL’s Matter-enabled smart lock
• Malware found in cheap Android TV boxes
• Sonos hardware leaks and Live Activities support
• Apple’s rumored Smart Home Hub and Home OS
• Possible pricing, sensors, and wall-mounted/tabletop versions

Highlights

• Apple’s smart home roadmap is starting to look more real
• Widgets and live activities may be central to the user experience
• The episode also covers the smartest new devices and biggest risks in the broader smart home market

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Links from the show

• Homey solar energy updates
• Sonos soundbar leaks
• Sonos Live Activities
• Android streaming box botnet Reddit post
• FBI streaming box PSA
• Comcast motion tracking
• TCL D2 Pro smart lock
• Shelly Flood Gen 4
• macOS Tahoe leak

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Andrew O'Hara

What is Smart Home Insider?

Learn about the latest smart home news on Smart Home Insider! Host Andrew O'Hara discusses the weekly news, exclusive interviews, in-depth how-to's, smart home automations, integrating Siri Shortcuts, and reviews his recent smart home projects with an added focus on Apple Home & Matter.