Overview
- Apple announced HomeView on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and said the device will go on sale November 13 priced at $299 for both tabletop and wall-mounted versions.
- HomeView is a 7-inch square Liquid Retina touchscreen driven by an A18-class chip and a 12‑megapixel Center Stage camera for video calls and facial recognition.
- The tabletop model ships with a speaker base, 1.5 m USB‑C cable and a 30W adapter while the wall-mounted variant is sold as a screen-only unit that requires a separate mount, cable and adapter.
- Apple built HomeView for home control with spatial Dolby Atmos audio, Wi‑Fi 6E, Bluetooth 6.0, Thread smart‑home networking, AirPlay support and integrations with partner devices such as LG.
- Face ID personalizes up to six household users by drawing on data from their Apple devices and iCloud+ services offer encrypted camera features, a move that tightens Apple’s ecosystem role and raises the stakes for privacy and market competition with Amazon and Google.