Apple’s October 13 event: three rumored products and their reported dates

Apple’s “Welcome Home” event was scheduled for October 13, 2026, in New York. Pre-event reports attributed to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman expected a smart-home display called HomeView, an updated HomePod mini and a refreshed Apple TV 4K (Apple Newsroom; MacRumors’ summary of the reported lineup).

What Apple was expected to present

The event was reported to begin at 9 a.m. ET in Tribeca, New York (The Verge’s event preview). The lineup attributed to Gurman centered on three home products: HomeView, a smart-home display; an updated HomePod mini; and an updated Apple TV 4K.

MacRumors’ roundup described HomeView as having an A18 chip, with tabletop and wall-mounted versions. Those details, like the product name and lineup, were reported expectations ahead of the event.

The reported arrival dates were staggered

Mark Gurman’s reported forecast put the updated HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K in stores and shipping on October 30, 2026. HomeView was expected around mid-November, with that timing described as provisional (MacRumors’ report on the expected schedule).

The dates refer to expected availability, not the October 13 event itself: the forecast had the speaker and streaming device arriving first, followed by the display.

The Apple TV chip reports differed

The most consistently relayed chip claim was a standard A19. MacRumors and AppleInsider reported A19, while Infobae reported A19 Pro; all three accounts traced the claim to Mark Gurman’s reporting (MacRumors, AppleInsider and Infobae).