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Apple’s next Apple TV model will use the A14 chip and be more gaming-compatible, according to a report, while a new third HomePod could use the same chip as the Apple Watch Series 8.
Apple remained relatively quiet about the Apple TV during WWDC, but it still plans updates to the streaming set-top box as part of its home entertainment updates. For the next model, Apple may be planning to provide more performance in the device.
According to Mark Gurman’s “Power On” newsletter for: BloombergApple’s next Apple TV is codenamed J255 and is currently being developed with the A14 chip. Not only is it an upgrade from the A12 used in the 2021 model, but it also includes an extra gigabyte of memory.
Gurman argues that the new model should be useful for “extra gaming features” arriving in tvOS 16.
Along with the Apple TV, Gurman also says a third model of HomePod is on the way. The smart speaker update, codenamed B620, will apparently run on the S8 chip, which will supposedly be used in the Apple Watch Series 8.
The model will apparently be closer to the original HomePod in size and performance and will have an updated display at the top with ‘multi-touch functionality’.
Gurman won’t offer an update time for the Apple TV, but offers that the HomePod “will probably not arrive until next year.”