Apple has announced that it will hold a new product event themed “Welcome home.” on 13 October 2026. The event will be held at 9:00 a.m. local time (daylight saving time), or U.S. Eastern Time, and is expected to take place on the same night in Japan. The event is expected to focus on announcements of smart home-related products.
Apple has announced that it will hold a new product event themed “Welcome home.” on 13 October 2026 local time. The event will be held in Tribeca, New York, in an experiential format, and may not be streamed.
The 3 products expected to be announced are a smart home hub, a new HomePod mini and a new Apple TV 4K. All are reportedly expected to feature support for Siri AI.
The smart home hub is expected to be placed in each room and to come in 2 versions, a wall-mounted model and a freestanding model, with a square 6- to 7-inch LCD display.
There is information that additional new products may be announced in the final week of October, with candidates including an iPad mini, a new OLED MacBook Pro and a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip.