- Lynch’s departure comes even as Apple has been facing multiple delays with product launches in its home devices segment amid a delay in a Siri update.
- Lynch had been in charge of the hardware side of new devices slated for launch at Apple, including a new smart home device, as per the report.
- The Finnish health technology company has reportedly been hiring multiple Apple executives recently.
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) senior hardware executive who was overlooking the company’s home devices product, is reportedly leaving to join smart ring maker Oura Health Oy.
According to a report from Bloomberg, Brian Lynch, a top hardware engineering executive at the company, has joined Oura Health as its senior vice president of hardware engineering.
The Finnish health technology company has reportedly been hiring multiple Apple executives. As per Bloomberg, the company hired Ricky Bloomfield, from Apple’s health team, as its new chief medical officer. Meanwhile, Oura Health’s head of design, Miklu Silvanto, was also previously a member of Apple’s design unit.
The departure comes even as the iPhone maker has been facing multiple delays with product launches in its home devices segment.
Apple Home Devices Delays
Apple has recently been preparing to update its home technology offerings in a bid to refurbish segments it has overlooked in recent times. The tech giant had planned to refresh its AI hardware lineup, including robots, smart displays, and home-security cameras.
The company’s Siri upgrades, important for the hardware launches, were due in February this year. However, testing issues reportedly delayed some of the functional updates, and subsequently, the release.
As a result, the company’s smart home device, code-named J490 internally, has reportedly been delayed to later this year, although the smart display has been ready for a while now. Lynch was in charge of the hardware side of the new devices, as per the report. The smart display device is likely to be launched in September of this year, while the tabletop robot and sensor are likely to be delayed until next year.
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