HomeView and Apple's Home Reset
· 43 min · Episode 506
Episode HomeView and Apple's Home Reset
This week on AppStories, John and Federico talk about Apple's new HomeView, the HomePod mini 2, and Apple TV 4K (4th gen).
Then for AppStories+ subscribers, Federico and John dive into the world decomped video games, with a warning for what's to come for developers on Apple's platforms.
Also available on YouTube here.
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Links and Show Notes
Apple HomeView
• Meet Apple HomeView: A New Way to Enjoy Entertainment and Manage the Home • Apple Unveils HomeView: A Smart Home Display Powered by Siri AI
HomePod mini 2
• Apple Announces the Next Generation of HomePod Mini • Apple Reveals HomePod mini 2 with New Colors, Richer Sound, and Siri AI
Apple TV 4K
• Apple unveils the new Apple TV 4K, supercharged by Siri AI • The Apple TV 4K Gets Siri AI, an A19 Chip, and a $299 Price Tag
Apple Home Collection
• Introducing Apple Home Collection, a new lineup of smart home accessories
Siri AI, iOS 27, and the AI Landscape
• Apple Is Slow-Rolling iOS 27 Adoption, So Far • Meta's New Muse AI Agent App Overtakes ChatGPT as Top iPhone App • John Ternus on the cover of Time
Streaming and Media Alternatives
• NVIDIA Shield TV • Moonlight • fx-upscale
Apps Mentioned for HomeView Widgets and CarPlay
• Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Mercury Weather
AppStories+ Show Notes
Decompilation and Personal Software
• AI is mass decompiling games. That's both awesome and scary • Xbox Encourages Recomp AI Craze With New Experimental Labs Division • Hopper Disassembler • New on Google Play: More ways to create, discover, and play
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- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDSpdP6G2mHvrG8-MlfOsRXFd4N2V7otL
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- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/meet-apple-homeview-a-new-way-to-enjoy-entertainment-and-manage-the-home/
- https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-unveils-homeview-a-smart-home-display-powered-by-siri-ai/
- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-announces-the-next-generation-of-homepod-mini/
- https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-reveals-homepod-mini-2-with-new-colors-richer-sound-and-siri-ai/
- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-unveils-the-new-apple-tv-4k/
- https://www.macstories.net/news/the-apple-tv-4k-gets-siri-ai-an-a19-chip-and-a-299-price-tag/
- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/introducing-apple-home-collection-a-new-lineup-of-smart-home-accessories/
- https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/10/08/apple-is-slow-rolling-ios-27-adoption-so-far
- https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/09/22/meta-muse-app-store
- https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/apple-iphone-duo/
- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/
- https://moonlight-stream.org/
- https://github.com/finnvoor/fx-upscale
- https://overcast.fm/
- https://pocketcasts.com/
- https://castro.fm/
- https://mercuryweather.app/
- https://popcar.bearblog.dev/ai-is-mass-decompiling-games-thats-both-awesome-and-scary/
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