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It seems Vision Pro will not be the only new product unveiled this year and not just the next generation of a previously unveiled product. More and more clues indicate that Apple is also preparing to introduce a hot new product for the smart home. Specifically, it is a hybrid of an iPad and HomeA pod that should combine the functions of these two devices. After hints of this device recently appeared in betas iOS, has now brought a few hints of tvOS, specifically in its 3rd beta 17.4 released yesterday. 

In the tvOS 17.4 beta code, developers specifically found mentions of the as-yet-unannounced Z314 device, which is capable of running the tvOS operating system or a modified version of it. Incidentally, it runs on HomePodech, while tvOS is a modified version iOS, which makes it close to iPadOS in a way – i.e. miniAt least in terms of the screen. Although it is not possible to directly read from the beta what is hidden behind the Z314, this device is supposed to be powered by the A15 Bionic chipset, which is also found in the iPad, for example. mini 6. What's more, the code also reveals that it has Apple already available prototypes and tests internal development tools on them. So it seems that the revelation might not be so far off. 

However, that is still far from all. In tvOS 17.4, he added Apple to the frame firmware SwiftUI along with hangtracerd tool, which helps in development to debug unresponsive UI in applications for iOS. It is therefore clear that the device will definitely have some form of display, otherwise there would simply be no need to add this tool to the firmware. So all that remains is to hope that everything will be completed soon and Apple They will then present the new product to the world as proof that it is Smart Home He is really serious about the future. 

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