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Apple’s Welcome Home event introduced HomeView, a $299 smart display designed to manage household devices and services, alongside cameras, locks, thermostats, a HomePod Mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K. HomeView preorders begin in select countries, with availability from Nov. 13; many Home Collection devices are due in December. Some features and regional availability remain limited or dependent on future software.
Apple announced a new lineup of smart-home and entertainment products at its Tuesday “Welcome Home” event, led by the $299 HomeView, a display designed for household controls, video calls and media. The company also introduced cameras, a video doorbell, a smart lock, thermostats, a HomePod Mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K, marking a broader push into a market long led by Amazon and Google.
HomeView has a 7-inch Liquid Retina display and an A18 chip, and can be used by touch or voice. Apple says it can recognize up to six people and show each a personalized home screen. It is designed for tasks including FaceTime calls, music playback and controlling compatible smart-home equipment, including Matter and Works with Apple Home devices. A camera view can show up to nine video feeds at once.
The display comes as a tabletop model in silver, starlight, rose pink and space gray, or as a wall-mounted model in silver or space gray. Preorders start Tuesday in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. They begin Thursday in Singapore and Friday in South Africa. Apple says availability in those markets starts Nov. 13. The device is not being offered in EU countries, where Apple says Siri AI is unavailable in iOS. Dedicated wall mounts cost $60 and $80; another mount, priced at $130, is planned for early 2027.
Apple’s Home Collection includes four LG cameras: a $250 video doorbell, a $400 floodlight camera, and $200 outdoor and indoor cameras. The indoor model tilts down to stop monitoring when residents are home, Apple says. The range also includes a $350 LG smart deadbolt, which can recognize known users, and $200 thermostats from LG and Schneider Electric. Separate temperature sensors cost $40. Home Collection products are scheduled to begin arriving in December, with some accessories due in early 2027.
The $149 HomePod Mini 2 comes in pink, green, blue, white and midnight. Apple says it can sync with other HomePods and Apple TV; paired with the new Apple TV 4K, up to four HomePod speakers can be used for surround sound. Preorders start Tuesday in the United States and about two dozen other countries and regions, with availability from Oct. 30. Access to Siri AI on the speaker is expected in a future software update. Apple also announced a new Apple TV 4K with an A19 chip, but the supplied announcement details do not specify its price or release date.
Apple Expands Its Home Ecosystem
The lineup gives Apple a more visible role in home security, climate control and entertainment, not just a display for controlling existing devices. HomeView’s shared household profile approach and the new cameras, lock and thermostats point to a connected system spanning several everyday home functions.
Apple’s established device ecosystem could make the products appealing to customers already using iPhones, HomePods or Apple TV. Analyst Ben Wood of FDM CCS Insight told CNET that Apple’s setup process could be an advantage: he said users can add products by holding an iPhone near them, rather than downloading a separate app or scanning QR codes. That is an analyst’s assessment, not a demonstrated comparison of setup performance or sales.
Privacy and compatibility may also shape whether customers adopt the collection. Apple says camera footage is processed locally or through Private Cloud Compute, and that iCloud Plus subscribers can keep up to 10 days of encrypted video history. Those features tie some functions to Apple’s services, while Matter support is intended to let HomeView work with compatible products beyond Apple’s own collection.
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A Wider Push Into Connected Homes
Apple has participated in the smart-home market through HomeKit, HomePod and Apple TV, but the event represents a broader hardware offering for household management. The company’s September product introduction, according to CNET’s report, came just over a month before this event and included the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max and the folding iPhone Duo.
The new devices combine Apple-branded home controls with products made by partners. LG is supplying the cameras and smart lock, while LG and Schneider Electric are providing thermostats. CNET reported that Apple described the Home Collection’s design as having a “clean, minimal aesthetic.” The event’s message was not limited to a single smart display: Apple presented a linked set of devices intended to work across the home.
Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, described HomeView as a shared product with individual personalization. “Apple HomeView is designed to be shared by everyone in the home yet feel completely personal to each user,” he said in a statement. The product’s face recognition and separate home screens are the features Apple cited in support of that design.
“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
Features and Rollout Still Pending
Several practical details are not established in the announcement material. The new Apple TV 4K’s price and availability date are not provided, and Apple says Siri AI access for HomePod Mini 2 will arrive in a future software update without giving a date. The supplied details also do not spell out all supported languages, regional feature differences or whether every Home Collection product will launch in every listed market.
Apple’s privacy descriptions are company statements; the material does not provide independent testing of how the camera systems process or store footage. It also does not clarify the full range of Matter devices HomeView will support. HomeView’s absence from EU markets is attributed to Siri AI availability in iOS, but no timetable for a regional launch is given.
Preorders and Launch Dates Ahead
HomeView preorders open on the announced staggered schedule, with sales beginning Nov. 13 in the listed countries. The HomePod Mini 2 is scheduled to go on sale Oct. 30 in its announced markets. Apple says Home Collection products begin arriving in December, while some accessories are planned for early 2027.
Customers and developers will learn more as Apple publishes product specifications, software updates and country-by-country availability. The next key details to watch are the Apple TV 4K’s price and release date, the timing of Siri AI for HomePod Mini 2, and whether Apple expands HomeView availability beyond its initial markets.
Key Questions
What is Apple HomeView?
HomeView is a $299 smart display with a 7-inch screen and A18 chip. Apple designed it for household controls, FaceTime, music and viewing compatible home-camera feeds.
When does HomeView go on sale?
Preorders begin Tuesday in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India, with other announced preorder dates for Singapore and South Africa. Apple says availability begins Nov. 13 in those markets.
What is included in Apple’s Home Collection?
The collection includes LG indoor and outdoor cameras, a video doorbell and smart deadbolt, plus thermostats from LG and Schneider Electric. Apple says products begin arriving in December, with some accessories planned for early 2027.
Will HomeView be available in Europe?
Apple says HomeView will not be available in EU countries at launch because Siri AI is not available in iOS there. The announcement does not give a date for possible EU availability.
When will the new Apple TV 4K be released?
The event announcement identifies an A19 chip but the supplied report does not list a price or release date. Apple has not provided those details in the source material.
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