Apple's 'Welcome Home' event will be on October 13 — and I’m very intrigued

Apple has posted a teaser for its 'Welcome home' event on October 13 A launch event for new smart home tech has been rumored this month Rumors suggest we could see a new 'HomePad' smart home controller Apple has more than just the iPhone Duo arriving in October, it seems.

The Cupertino-based tech giant has announced another product launch for October 13, playfully captioning it 'Welcome Home.' For the Apple Home — or Apple HomeKit — faithful, this is especially exciting.

The teaser for October 13, 2026, not only has some warmth to it, but it also tees up the long-awaited, much-rumored refresh of its existing Home devices.

The video depicts a stitched artwork of the Apple logo in the classic shades, with 'Welcome Home’ inscribed underneath it.

It certainly feels like Apple is hinting at something home-related.

Welcome home.

October 13. https://t.co/ChelGSDOTI October 8, 2026 Apple's smart home tech includes, most obviously, the HomePod mini and full-sized HomePod, its smart speakers that play music, ring with alarms, handle calls and FaceTime calls, and bring Siri into the home.

But it also extends to the Apple TV 4K box, a streaming box that brings Apple’s own services and other major streamers to the big screen.

It’s been quite some time since those were all updated or unveiled.

Rumors suggest new versions are coming, not redesigns or rethinks, but more power under the hood to let Siri AI work on the devices.

It wouldn’t just bring them up to the level of competing Amazon Alexa and Google smart speakers, but would make these devices a lot more capable and bring parity to how Siri works on other Apple devices.

It’s likely that a new HomePod mini could sport a fresh coat of paint, but the processor change under the hood will be the real power boost.

The same goes for a new HomePod or Apple TV 4K.

The other question surrounds the much-rumored smart display from Apple.