Apple HomeView

PRESS RELEASE October 13, 2026

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today introduced Apple HomeView, designed to be central to the home and personal to everyone in it. With a stunning 7-inch Liquid Retina display, HomeView brings entertainment, connection, and smart home management together in one place, from playing music and making FaceTime calls to home monitoring and hands-free automations with voice control — all designed with privacy and security at the core.¹ HomeView recognizes users by their faces, adapting so they can access their personal content in Messages, FaceTime, Calendar, Reminders, and Find My. HomeView features Siri AI, an entirely new version of Siri that’s profoundly more capable and conversational, with broad world knowledge that powers richer music discovery and onscreen awareness. When paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled device, it can also draw on a user’s personal context, such as their Calendar, Messages, and relevant information across their apps, to provide more helpful, personalized responses.²

With an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, Siri AI does more for each person — taking action across apps and surfacing relevant information from Messages and Calendar, playlists on Apple Music, and more by drawing on their personal context. Users have the ability to customize the expressiveness and pace of Siri’s voice on their paired and compatible device so that it’s just right for them. That customization carries over to HomeView, allowing users to go back and forth with Siri in a conversation like never before.³ Conversations that start on HomeView seamlessly continue in the Siri app, which uses iCloud to privately sync history across a user’s products, so they can pick up the conversation on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, or Apple Vision Pro.

HomeView is the perfect way to enjoy Apple Music, complete with animated album art and lyrics, as well as Apple Podcasts, Apple News,⁴ Apple TV, and compatible third-party audio and video apps.⁵ With Handoff, users can continue listening to a song they were playing in the car or on a walk by placing their iPhone in front of the HomeView display. By setting up multiple HomeView, HomePod, HomePod mini, and AirPlay-compatible speakers around the house, users can enjoy music throughout the entire home with multiroom audio.

With a supported iCloud+ subscription, HomeView works with compatible cameras to deliver intelligent, end-to-end encrypted recognition of people, familiar faces, pets, packages, and vehicles, notifying the household the moment someone arrives at the front door. With video descriptions for HomeKit Secure Video footage, HomeView helps users quickly understand what happened in a video clip without even watching it.⁷ Offering added peace of mind, HomeView also detects the sound of smoke or carbon monoxide alarms and alerts users on their iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.

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1. Apple HomeView setup and multiuser support require a compatible iPhone or iPad running the latest software.
2. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions. Siri AI is available in beta in HomeView software version 27.2. Personal context requests require a paired Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad running the latest software version with Siri AI turned on and set to a supported language. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to Apple Intelligence terms and conditions. Learn more at support.apple.com/148587.
3. Expressive customizable Siri voices require iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro models, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro models, or iPad models with the M4 chip or later with a minimum of 12GB of unified memory. Available in English only.
4. Available in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the U.S.
5. Subscription may be required to access some content and services. Some applications are not available in all areas. Select apps require a paired and compatible iPhone nearby.
6. FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime-enabled device for the caller and recipient and a Wi‑Fi connection.
7. Video summaries and natural language search for HomeKit Secure Video camera recordings require setup using an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, and a subscription to an eligible iCloud+ plan. Some Apple Intelligence features in the Home app, such as video summaries, are available for a limited number of cameras depending on a user’s iCloud+ plan. Supported camera counts and other iCloud+ plan features may change over time. Learn more at apple.com/apple-intelligence.
8. Apple Home Collection will be available starting in December, with select accessories available starting in early 2027. Apple Home Collection accessories require an iPhone running the latest operating system software for NFC pairing. Additional features vary by accessory and require a compatible home hub such as Apple HomeView, HomePod, or Apple TV.
9. Requires a HomeKit- or Matter-enabled accessory. Smart home accessories sold separately.
10. When a paired device is disconnected from Wi-Fi, personal information may remain accessible provided the user is recognized by their face, and the device was recently on the same Wi-Fi network, has an active cellular connection, is in the same location, and has been recently unlocked.
11. Breakdown of U.S. retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks, and coatings are excluded from Apple’s calculations.