Apple HomePod, Apple Inc. It is a smart speaker designed and developed by It was first released in February 2018 and includes Apple’s virtual assistant Siri, which can be used to control the speaker and interact with other devices in the home. HomePod is designed to produce high-quality sound and can adapt its sound output to the environment in which it is placed. It also has the ability to connect to other HomePods in the house to create a multi-room audio system. In many ways, the Apple HomePod is similar to the Amazon Alexa and Google Home ecosystem.

The latest news from IT Home claims that Apple has obtained a technical patent for its HomePod from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent sketch shows a camera added to the HomePod, giving users easier control over their smart home devices. According to the patent statement, the purpose of the camera is not to video call or security monitoring, but to detect the person in the room who made a request to the HomePod with facial recognition. HomePod provides personalized and simplified control over smart home devices according to the user’s request.

Apple acknowledges that remembering the names of multiple devices can be difficult for users, and its patents aim to simplify the process by allowing users to issue commands such as “turn on this light” with the camera that identifies the light to be activated. in user’s opinion. Automating this simple feature will set the Homepod apart from other smart speakers in the segment. It’s also worth noting that this is still a patent, so it may be a while before Apple decides to include it in a future HomePod.