9to5Mac‘s Ryan Christoffel believes there are a couple solid reasons Apple may show off its forthcoming ‘HomePad’ product at WWDC this year.
Ryan Christoffel for 9to5Mac:
As discovered by Parker Ortolani, the term ‘HOMEOS’ was submitted for a trademark on April 16, 2025 — just a few weeks ago.
The filer, Home Operations Suite LLC, very clearly appears to be a front for a larger company. And the trademark’s classifications show how Apple could be the secret source. Those classifications include ‘Computer & Software Products’ as well as ‘Computer & Software Services.’
Apple could launch, or at least preview, its new HomePad product and homeOS alongside it. Being the only hardware announcement would give HomePad a big spotlight, and Apple could have a developer angle for the new OS…
Even if the HomePad is MIA, Apple might still have a developer-related reason to debut homeOS.
While the company wouldn’t show an OS that has no announced hardware tied to it, they might rebrand tvOS and/or current HomePod software using the new name.
MacDailyNews Take: Way back in June 2021, an Apple job listing invited applications from engineers to take on a role as a “Senior iOS Engineer” working on Apple Music. It makes reference to a host of well-known Apple platforms – and twice discussed “homeOS,” which has not been publicly revealed by the company. Then, last autumn, Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman reported that Apple’s next frontier is likely to be “homeOS” running two new smart display products.
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