Apple is launching a brand new Home product soon. Ive been calling it HomePad, and these are five of the core features it will bring with it.7-inch square displayOriginally, Mark Gurman reported that the HomePad would have a roughly 6-inch screen. More recently though, in his big overview of 2025 products, Gurman bumped the expected size to 7 inches.The device reportedly looks a lot like a square iPad, and is somewhat equivalent to two iPhone 16 Pro Max models placed side by side. Smaller than some might want, but that should help keep the cost lower.Brand new OSApples HomePad will come with a brand new operating system, likely dubbed homeOS.Gurman says the interface looks like a blend of the Apple Watch operating system and the iPhones recently launched StandBy mode.It will also dynamically adjust based on how close or far away you are. For example, from far away it might display status update-type info, but if you get close it would change to offer controls.Unsurprisingly, based on Gurmans StandBy reference, the HomePad is expected to support widgets. Youll reportedly be able to add these to the Home Screen, just like you can on iPhone and iPad.Its unclear yet if third-party widgets will be supported, but theres a good chance they will be. Apple has already built tech into macOS that lets you run iPhone widgets there, so extending that feature to the HomePad seems like a no-brainer.Accessories for fitting in anywhereOn its own, the HomePad will look like a simple smart display. But Apple is building various bases and attachments that will make it fit into the different spaces of your home.Gurman writes:Apple has designed different attachments for the device, including ones that affix the screens onto walls like a classic home-security panel. There will be bases with additional speakers that can be placed in the kitchen, on a nightstand or on a desk.These additional accessories seem like another attempt at keeping the HomePads cost from ballooning (assuming theyre separate purchases). Importantly though, they also acknowledge the reality that different home spaces will require different HomePad setups.AI-infused SiriApples current Home products, the HomePod, HomePod mini, and Apple TV 4K, dont support any Apple Intelligence features. This means theyre all stuck with the old Siri.But HomePad will offer the new, AI-infused Siri thats more powerful already (mainly thanks to ChatGPT) but will get substantially more so with iOS 18.4.Siri will be able to perform hundreds of new in-app and cross-app actions, understand your personal context, and more. If it works as expected, there should be far fewer times Siri has to say, Im sorry on the HomePada too-frequent occurrence on HomePod.Apples HomePad is expected to offer a lot more functionality than whats outlined above, including serving as a smart home controller, FaceTime device, and more. But the five features Ive mentioned provide a solid overview of what to expect from HomePads core functionality.Are you interested in buying the HomePad? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments.Best HomeKit smart home accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel