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Apple in the home: Apple TV 4K and tvOS, HomePod, Apple's home hub, and the HomeKit accessories that work with them.

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3 Oct 20263 min read

Apple's online store now sells the Aqara Thermostat Hub W200, its first Adaptive Temperature thermostat besides ecobee

Apple now sells Aqara's $169.95 Thermostat Hub W200, which supports Adaptive Temperature, alongside the W100 climate sensor and six other accessories.

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1 Oct 20264 min read

Apple's home hub is reported in four colors and will use on-device AI to recognise each household member

Leaked code points to four hub finishes, Mark Gurman described on-device facial recognition for household members, and Apple Stores have boxes to open on 8 October.

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1 Oct 20265 min read

Leaked setup screens show Apple's home hub shares a Photo Face with iPhone Duo StandBy

A code leaker has posted setup screens for a Photo Face on Apple's unannounced home hub. It requires iCloud Photos and matches iPhone Duo's StandBy.

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1 Oct 20264 min read

Bloomberg reports Apple's home hub, HomePod mini and Apple TV for 13 October

Bloomberg says Apple will launch a smart home hub, a new HomePod mini and a new Apple TV 4K on 13 October. Apple has not announced anything.

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29 Sept 20265 min read

tvOS 27 can block individual apps on Apple TV, and Apple described it eleven days after shipping it

Apple's tvOS 27 release notes, published on 25 September, name a control that blocks a user from launching a specific app on Apple TV.

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16 Sept 20263 min read

tvOS 27 expands text size controls. Check your TV app.

Larger text is now available across more of the Apple TV interface. Ten-foot layouts tend to break at large sizes in ways nobody sees on a desk.

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Apple's online store now sells the Aqara Thermostat Hub W200, its first Adaptive Temperature thermostat besides ecobee

Apple's home hub is reported in four colors and will use on-device AI to recognise each household member

Leaked setup screens show Apple's home hub shares a Photo Face with iPhone Duo StandBy

Bloomberg reports Apple's home hub, HomePod mini and Apple TV for 13 October

tvOS 27 can block individual apps on Apple TV, and Apple described it eleven days after shipping it

tvOS 27 expands text size controls. Check your TV app.

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