Apple iPad smart home hub dock rumored to be coming soon - AppleInsider

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Apple is readying to marque the iPad a much cardinal fixture successful the home, by turning it into a astute location hub and talker that could unrecorded connected a room counter.

Apple's HomeKit level relies connected devices similar iPads, the Apple TV, and the HomePod mini to function. However, nary enactment arsenic a cardinal controllable and dedicated fixture for the home, thing Apple is seemingly keen to change.

In his aboriginal "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman reiterates earlier rumors of standalone devices combining an iPad with a talker hub that could enactment arsenic a astute home's cardinal hub. Apple is seemingly looking into a 2nd attack that could connection the aforesaid benefits but with an iPad.

Gurman refers to the Pixel Tablet motorboat by Google successful May, which successful October, the hunt institution disclosed it intended to merchantability an accessory to dock the Pixel Tablet, turning into a astute show and location power device. Gurman claims helium was told that Apple is moving connected akin functionality, which could get successful 2023.

This includes the standalone hub, but besides an iPad docking accessory. It is reckoned the 2 concepts could beryllium kept connected a room counter, a surviving room, oregon connected a nightstand.