Bloomberg Outlines What To Expect At Wwdc New Apple Tv And Homepod Coming Later This Year

Ahead of WWDC 2020 officially kicking off on Monday, a new report from Bloomberg today offers a broader look at what to expect. The report explains that hardware such as a new Apple TV and HomePod will be saved for later this year, with WWDC focusing primarily on new software.

Hardware upgrades for the Apple TV and HomePod will be saved for later this year, according to today’s report:

The HomePod will also soon add support for third-party music services such as Spotify, today’s report says. This follows a similar claim from earlier this year. Apple has also “weighed opening iOS further to third-party apps,” such as changing the default email app and web browser, the report adds. It’s unclear if this will be announced WWDC 2020.

For iOS, the report reiterates that Apple has “revamped its software testing process” to help improve stability and reduce bugs this year. This follows last year’s buggy release of iOS 13.

The Bloomberg report concludes that these software updates “set the stage” for a variety of new hardware products coming this year:

You can read our full roundup of what to expect at WWDC 2020 here.