This year, as early as the spring, expect Apple to release its first smart display, essentially a HomePod with a touch screen, designed to compete with Echo Shows and Nest Hubs as a way to control a variety of smart home devices. There are also rumors a wall-mounted smart home display will be available.

Apple reported $18.5 billion in sales in greater China last quarter, comfortably below consensus estimates of $20.9 billion.

Apple executives on Thursday forecast relatively strong sales growth, a sign the company will recover from a dip in iPhone sales as it rolls out artificial intelligence features.

The tech giant’s sales of apps and services helped profit grow 7 percent from a year ago, even as the company contended with slumping sales in China.

Tim Cook insists Apple Intelligence is convincing people to upgrade — even if the features are underwhelming so far.