Siri's Apple Intelligence Delay May Push Apple's Smart Home Command Center to 2026
Apple's smart home Command Center may be delayed to 2026 due to Siri Apple Intelligence setbacks.
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Siri's Apple Intelligence Delay May Push Apple's Smart Home Command Center to 2026
Apple is delaying some of the Apple Intelligence Siri features that it expected to be able to introduce as part of iOS 18, and it's not clear what that means for the rumored smart home hub that the company is working on. Image : Google Apple AI Command Center Concept Mock 5 The hub has been described as a "Command Center" for controlling Wi-Fi connected smart home products, and rumors suggest that Siri's planned feature set is meant to play a major role in the device's functionality. Siri is supposed to be getting smarter, able to learn more about users and to do more in and between apps, which would go a long way toward making a smart home control device more appealing. Back in November, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the device had been designed around App Intents, the more advanced app and task control feature set that is delayed. Gurman also said that it would be marketed as a way to chat with Siri, and that the device is "designed to bring Siri and …