Overview
- HomeView, which Apple unveiled Tuesday, is a 7-inch Liquid Retina smart display offered as a tabletop model with a domed speaker base or a wall-mounted screen priced at $299 with preorders open and shipping from November 13.
- Apple built HomeView around Apple Intelligence and Siri AI to deliver personalized help and home controls using a 12MP camera that recognizes up to six people and shows each user a private home screen.
- Several outlets report that some advanced Siri AI features on HomeView require a linked iPhone or iPad with Apple Intelligence which will limit full functionality for households without up-to-date Apple devices.
- Apple also refreshed the HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K with Siri AI support, pricing the HomePod mini 2 at $149 with an October 30 ship date and the new Apple TV 4K at $299 shipping November 13.
- Apple announced an Apple Home Collection co-developed with LG and Schneider Electric that includes cameras, a video doorbell, thermostats and locks to broaden HomeKit, while questions remain about on-device app support, regional availability and how much data processing stays on secure hardware.