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Apple announced a new smart-home lineup at its Welcome Home event, led by the $299 HomeView display, alongside cameras, a video doorbell, a smart lock, thermostats, a HomePod Mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K. HomeView preorders begin in several countries, with availability starting Nov. 13; Home Collection products are due in December. Apple has not yet provided complete specifications or timing for every product.
Apple announced the $299 HomeView, a smart display designed for household communication and control, at its Tuesday Welcome Home event, alongside new cameras, a video doorbell, a smart lock, thermostats, a HomePod Mini 2 and an updated Apple TV 4K. The lineup marks a broader push into connected home products, a market long led by Amazon and Google.
HomeView has a 7-inch square Liquid Retina display and Apple’s A18 chip. It can handle FaceTime calls, music playback and smart-home controls, using either touch or voice. Apple says its Siri AI can recognize up to six people and show each a personalized home screen, part of the smarter home hub experience. The display can also show as many as nine camera feeds at once and work with the new Apple Home Collection, as well as Matter-compatible and Works with Apple Home devices.
The display comes in tabletop and wall-mounted versions, both priced at $299. Tabletop colors are silver, starlight, rose pink and space gray; wall-mounted models come in silver or space gray. Two wall mounts cost $60 and $80, with a third, priced at $130, expected in early 2027. Preorders open Tuesday in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Availability begins Nov. 13 in those markets. The source report says HomeView will not be sold in EU countries because Siri AI is unavailable there.
Apple’s Home Collection, developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, includes four LG cameras: a $250 video doorbell, a $400 floodlight camera, and $200 indoor and outdoor cameras. A smart deadbolt from LG costs $350. LG and Schneider each offer a $200 thermostat, while separate temperature sensors cost $40. Apple says the indoor camera tilts down when residents are home and that footage is processed locally or through Private Cloud Compute. With iCloud Plus, users can store up to 10 days of encrypted video history. The collection is due to start arriving in December, with some accessories following in early 2027.
Apple Expands Its Smart Home Reach
The announcements give Apple customers a more connected set of devices built around its existing ecosystem. HomeView is intended to put calls, household information, camera feeds and controls in one shared location, while the cameras, lock and thermostats extend Apple Home into security and climate management. Buyers will be able to combine Apple’s devices with compatible third-party products, according to the announcement.
The approach also puts Apple in more direct competition with Amazon and Google in the smart-home market. Analyst Ben Wood of FDM CCS Insight told CNET that Apple’s device setup could be an advantage, describing a process in which users hold an iPhone near a product to add it. That is an analyst’s assessment, not a guarantee that setup or everyday use will be easier for all customers.
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A Broader Push Into Home Products
Apple has sold connected-home products such as HomePod speakers and Apple TV, but the Welcome Home announcements widen the range to include a dedicated display and a collection of security and climate devices. The event came just over a month after Apple’s September introduction of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max and the folding iPhone Duo, according to CNET’s report.
HomeView is designed to be shared but personalized, Apple said. “Apple HomeView is designed to be shared by everyone in the home yet feel completely personal to each user,” Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said in a statement. Apple describes the Home Collection as having a “clean, minimal aesthetic.”
“Apple HomeView is designed to be shared by everyone in the home yet feel completely personal to each user.”
— Greg Joswiak, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing
Specifications and Availability Still Developing
Some details remain unavailable in the supplied announcement. The source report’s description of Apple TV 4K says it uses an A19 chip, but its account cuts off before giving the rest of the device’s specifications, price or release timing. It also does not provide full technical details for every Home Collection product.
Apple’s stated privacy features and Siri capabilities are company descriptions; the available material does not include independent testing of how they perform. HomeView’s lack of EU availability is attributed in the report to Siri AI not being available there, but the material does not give a date for possible European access. Home Collection availability is described as beginning in December, without a specific date for each product.
Preorders and Launch Dates Ahead
HomeView preorders begin Tuesday in the listed countries, with orders opening Thursday in Singapore and Friday in South Africa; availability in those markets is set for Nov. 13. The HomePod Mini 2 is priced at $149, with preorders opening Tuesday in the United States and about two dozen other countries and regions, and availability beginning Oct. 30. Apple says Siri AI access for that speaker will arrive in a future software update.
Home Collection products are expected to begin arriving in December, and some accessories are scheduled for early 2027. Buyers will need to check Apple’s local store listings for exact product availability and any further pricing or specifications, particularly for the new Apple TV 4K.
Key Questions
What is Apple HomeView?
HomeView is a $299 smart display with a 7-inch screen and A18 chip. Apple says it is designed for video calls, music, household controls and personalized home screens.
When does HomeView go on sale?
Apple says availability begins Nov. 13 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Preorders open on different days by market, and the report says the product will not be available in EU countries at launch.
What products are in Apple’s Home Collection?
The collection includes indoor and outdoor cameras, a video doorbell, a floodlight camera, an LG smart deadbolt, thermostats and temperature sensors. Apple says products will start arriving in December, with some accessories due in early 2027.
What did Apple announce about HomePod and Apple TV?
Apple announced a $149 HomePod Mini 2, available from Oct. 30, and a new Apple TV 4K with an A19 chip, according to the source report. The supplied material does not give the new Apple TV’s price or complete release details.
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