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Apple Launches HomeView Smart Display and Ships First Units

It signals Apple's push to put Siri AI at the center of the home through on‑device privacy and face‑aware personalization that still depends on a paired iPhone for personal features.

Apple HomeView smart display on a wooden sideboard, its screen showing the thermostat, clock, intercom, scenes, door lock, and lights
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Overview

  • Apple began selling HomeView and started deliveries Friday, November 13, 2026, offering tabletop and wall‑mounted 7‑inch models at a $299 U.S. price.
  • The tabletop unit is praised for build, screen and bassy sound while the wall model is slimmer with reduced speaker hardware and requires separate Schneider mounts or hardwiring.
  • HomeView runs HomeView software 27.2 with Siri AI in English beta and recognizes up to six people by face to show private Messages, Calendar and other personal content only when a paired Apple Intelligence‑enabled iPhone or iPad is recently unlocked and nearby.
  • The device has no on‑device App Store; third‑party audio and video apps appear by streaming from a paired iPhone and reviewers say that limits standalone usefulness and can make Siri responses feel inconsistent.
  • Apple opened preorders for its first Home Collection LG cameras and a wired doorbell with December delivery windows while some retailers listed a small launch discount on the Space Gray HomeView and Apple warns some server‑side Apple Intelligence features have daily limits and may require a future fee.