HomePod at WWDC

Full disclosure: this entire article is just my own speculation. So, this June will be the first WWDC with the HomePod officially released. We first saw the HomePod announced at WWDC '17. I think it's important to remember that WWDC is meant for developers primarily, but in this year, it's very clear it is much more aimed towards the general public. Last year, new iPads were announced at the end of the conference. Despite that, Apple makes an effort to focus on software previews so developers can prepare their apps for the new technologies introduced. So, it wouldn't be out of the question to believe that HomePod would make an appearance with a software preview. While there is no "homeOS," I believe Apple would tie a HomePod update into the iOS segment. They will probably announce a new API that would allow developers to create new Siri commands just for HomePod. While I believe this feature should've been at launch, this would fall in line with watchOS 2. watchOS 2 was announced about two months after the original Apple Watch was released. I remember watching it and seeing features that should've been available at launch in watchOS 2. From this, when we see Apple products released early in the year with obvious holes and missing features in them, we can expect them in a update announced at WWDC. And I believe Apple will do exactly that.