Apple launched the first beta update of iOS 16.4 two weeks ago, and foreign tech media The Verifier found that Siri on HomePod will soon support Hebrew by digging deeper into the relevant code. This also hints that HomePod may be available in Israel.
Siri on iPhone and iPad already supports Hebrew, but support has not been added on HomePod.
Apple typically adds support for languages in that market to Siri before the HomePod ships. For example, Apple added Norwegian and Swedish language support to Siri in the HomePod 15.6 update, released in July 2022. Apple launched the HomePod mini in Norway, Sweden and Finland in December.
Apple has not launched any HomePod models in Israel so far, and the media believes that judging from the code, Apple will launch HomePod in Israel.
Apple has not set up an offline or online Apple Store in Israel, so it may sell HomePod and HomePod mini through authorized resellers.
