The great news that the WWDC will bring us could begin to arrive much sooner than we expected, at least if we talk about the HomePod. Apple's smart speaker has never been considered one of the company's biggest hits, and much would have to change to do so. Since it was launched on the market, the sales it has achieved have not convinced those of Cupertino . And it is that there are not a few defects in this device compared to the competition.
To start, we have to talk about Siri. Let's face it, Apple's virtual assistant isn't the smartest on the market. It may be the safest, but certainly not the most practical. And being the heart of the HomePod, a lot had to change in order to be at the level of Alexa or Google Assistant, something that has not happened for now. And if we add to this the exorbitant price of the speaker, with alternatives such as the Sonos One for much less, there is no color.
But Apple is not one of the companies that are giving up, and it seems that they are about to present a new iteration of the product. One that will possibly solve its biggest disadvantages, such as price or intelligence. And the intermittent disappearance of stock from the United States Apple Online Store one month after WWDC 2020 has not more than reinforcing this idea. All the rumors point that we will see this new speaker sooner rather than later.
HomePod 'Sold Out' on Apple's Online Store https://t.co/J6UNEbOvls by @julipuli pic.twitter.com/IduXnig1bP
- MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) May 15, 2020
The arrival of this new model would not only mean a leap in terms of technical specifications, but could also imply important changes in its operation and in Siri. For starters, there is already talk that the next major update to HomePod could significantly improve the capabilities of the wizard , eventually transforming it into an independent platform similar to iPadOS. In addition, it would open up the ecosystem a little more, allowing the use of third-party music services such as Spotify.
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For now, we can only wait to know the next move by Apple. If we are not in a situation like the current one, it is most likely that the company will save these types of announcements for face-to-face presentations. However, they could resort to the presentation again through a press release , as they have already done with the iPhone SE or the new iPad Pro, and leave the software news for the WWDC. It is a matter of time before we know more details about this.
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