Apple’s slow-moving Intelligence updates have delayed new product line releases

Apple’s Home Hub could arrive in late 2026, smart glasses in late 2027, and a tablet robotic arm sometime in 2028. All of this was expected soon, but Apple’s delayed AI upgrades created roadblocks.

In the world of Apple leaks, unannounced products that are pushed internally past Windows releases are still labeled as “late.” Apple engineers clearly had a release date in mind, and even a target, but other product categories could get in the way.

According to the latest “Power On” newsletter BloombergThree unannounced products waiting for AI upgrades equates to “multiple Apple product delays.” These unreleased, unannounced products include the rumored Home Hub, smart glasses, and a robotic arm upgrade to the Home Hub.

If Apple Intelligence works as expected and is fully rolled out by 2025, the report suggests that the Home Hub would arrive soon, the Glasses would be released in early 2027, and the robotic arm could arrive in 2026 or 2027.

This is linked to the previous report, however, it is funny how it is published in this newsletter. Since the robot arm is technically a companion or second iteration of the Home Hub, we’re only talking about two product lines affected by AI delays.

The line between fault and delay

To further break down this data, the rumored Meta Ray-Ban glasses are “delayed” from early 2027 to late 2027, not even that late. Leaguer Ming-Chi Kuo originally said late 2027 was the target, and Gurman didn’t shift to that timeline until recently.

As I’ve reported before, any evidence of Kurman for Vision Products Group looks pretty damning. He has consistently missed almost every product planning leak regarding the Apple Vision Pro and other team-related details.

So, this second of two “delays” is actually a course correction. That means “multiple Apple product delays” is actually a delay – the Apple Home Hub tablet.

That product has reportedly been ready to go for a while, but Apple wants its AI to be better before launch. Just because Siri is bad doesn’t mean another product built around Siri is bad.

Not mentioned here is Apple’s work on the AI ​​medal, which is theoretically waiting for Apple’s best AI tools to advance. However, even Gurman may be too early in the development to say it’s too late.

Apple’s busiest release cycle yet

Apple is clearly building to enter the prevailing smart home market with its own product lines. These include a home hub tablet, security camera and doorbell.

That launch could happen at any time, really.

A very interesting story is not printed here because it cannot be used to suggest some kind of Apple failure. The market for memory and computer components has been overwhelmed by AI company demand, which means we won’t see the rest of the M5 upgrades this summer.

Although WWDC is a software-focused event, the company has not shied away from revealing product updates and even chipsets at the event. However, with the supply chain so depleted, even Apple has to take a back seat.

Every year we get new advanced Apple silicon pieces like the M5 family, five new iPhone models, several Mac laptops and desktops, AirPods, Apple Watch, iPads and sometimes Apple TV and HomePods. There are regular updates for every operating system that Apple makes every year.

Oh, and I think the iPhone Fold might actually be announced in September after a full revival of the company’s AI efforts.

We should all criticize Apple when we need to. But, “Why are so many Apple products delayed lately?” Taking a reader question like And creating a real delay in response is a bit too much.

Apple Intelligence is unfortunately delayed in its fully realized form until early 2025. This created a ripple effect across other potential releases and product strategies.

But this idea of ​​pushing Apple into conflict, struggling to get products out the door, directly contradicts the results we can see with our own eyes. In a world where consumers are being let down by AI at every turn, Apple is thriving with almost zero presence in the space.

Let’s see what they have in store for WWDC and how it could change Apple’s position for better or worse.