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حدث آبل بكرة "Welcome home": شاشة HomeView للبيت، Apple TV 4K بشريحة A19 وHomePod mini جديد — وش المتوقع

Apple’s "Welcome home" event is tomorrow: a HomeView home display, an A19 Apple TV 4K and a new HomePod mini — what to expect

by Slorks 2026-10-12 26 0 replies
Machine-translated — the Arabic text is the original
حدث آبل بكرة "Welcome home": شاشة HomeView للبيت، Apple TV 4K بشريحة A19 وHomePod mini جديد — وش المتوقعالصورة: Apple

Apple confirmed a Tuesday, October 13 event titled "Welcome home", in New York and online. No time yet; 5 p.m. UAE time is expected. The products below are reports (mostly Bloomberg), not Apple announcements.

Apple TV 4K
The current Apple TV 4K (November 2022); its first update since then is expected tomorrow — Photo: Apple Newsroom

What’s expected

HomeViewA18 home display: countertop (speaker base, four colours) and wall-mount (two colours). Voice-first with touch, Apple apps only, no App Store. Ships ~mid-November
Apple TV 4KA19 chip, same design, new Siri and Apple Intelligence. In stores October 30
HomePod miniS10 chip replacing the S5. In stores October 30
Not this eventOLED iPad mini (~$799, up from $599) and OLED MacBook Pro: a separate event later this month

Why it matters

Apple’s first full smart-home event, with the new Siri at its centre. The Gulf question: which devices launch officially in the UAE and Saudi Arabia on day one, and how good Arabic support is on HomeView. Apple hasn’t said yet.

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My take

Apple TV and HomePod mini are overdue, safe updates. The real bet is HomeView: priced near Amazon and Google displays, it lands in every iPhone home; at a typical Apple price with no App Store, it stays a premium toy for fans.

Sources: 9to5Mac · 9to5Mac (HomeView) · MacRumors · MacRumors (Apple TV) · 9to5Mac (iPad mini)

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