Apple Announces New Smart Home Lineup Featuring HomeView and Siri AI, Mashable Reports
Apple Enters Smart Home Market With Siri AI Displays and Cameras
Apple expanded its hardware ecosystem into the smart home market on Tuesday with four new product lines built around a rebuilt version of its assistant software, Mashable reported. The stealth-dropped releases include a 7-inch smart display called HomeView, an updated HomePod mini, a fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, and a line of smart security hardware developed alongside LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
The Tech TL;DR:
- Apple introduced HomeView, its first smart display featuring a 7-inch Liquid Retina screen, facial recognition for up to six users, and a starting price of $299.
- The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K integrates an A19 chip, built-in far-field microphones, and Siri AI capabilities for $299.
- A new smart home product line, the Apple Home Collection, features cameras and deadbolts built with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric that utilize iCloud+ storage with no separate subscription fees.
The entire product lineup relies on Siri AI, an upgraded assistant built on Apple Foundation Models designed for broad world knowledge, personal context, and multi-turn conversations. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman noted that the broader artificial intelligence shift caught Apple off guard, prompting the company to push into domestic hardware categories previously left to competitors like Amazon and Google. The announcements represent the first hardware refresh for the HomePod line in roughly three years, following the second-generation HomePod in early 2023 and the original HomePod mini launch in 2020.
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Hardware Specifications and Pricing for HomeView and HomePod Mini 2
The headline hardware release, HomeView, pairs a 7-inch Liquid Retina display with a domed speaker base connected via a tiltable stainless steel hinge. The device utilizes facial recognition to distinguish up to six household members, assigning a dedicated home screen of applications and widgets to each individual. Personal data from applications such as Messages and Calendar appears only when an enrolled user is recognized and their paired iPhone or iPad is nearby and recently unlocked, while shared albums remain accessible to guests.
HomeView retails for $299 in silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray. A wall-mounted configuration is also available for $299 using Schneider Home mounts, including the Power Mount USB-C Wall Connector at $59.95, the Power Mount AC Wired at $79.95, and the Power Mount PoE Wired at $129.95, which ships in early 2027. Pre-orders opened Tuesday in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, India, and New Zealand, with Singapore following on Oct. 15 and broad availability scheduled for Nov. 13. Mashable noted that HomeView will not launch in the European Union because Siri AI is currently unavailable on iOS in that region, though Apple stated it is working with the EU on a path forward.
The second-generation HomePod mini retains its spherical form factor in pink, green, blue, white, and midnight colorways. Powered by an S10 chip, the speaker utilizes computational audio to calibrate dynamic range and loudness in real-time. Four HomePod mini 2 units can pair with the new Apple TV 4K to establish a synchronized surround sound setup. Priced at $149, the speaker supports Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms alongside visitor announcements from compatible doorbells. Pre-orders began Tuesday ahead of an Oct. 30 release date.
Apple TV 4K Upgrades and the Apple Home Collection Deployment
The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K integrates an A19 chip, delivering up to 50 percent faster CPU performance and up to twice the GPU speed of its predecessor, alongside a dedicated AV1 decoder. The streaming box includes three built-in far-field microphones with echo cancellation, allowing users to issue voice commands without the remote. The included Siri Remote adds Find My support with Precision Finding. As a home hub, the device processes Apple Intelligence-generated camera activity descriptions and summarizes Home app notifications.
Priced at $299, the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K opened for pre-orders on Tuesday in the U.S. and 29 other regions, with shipments arriving on Nov. 13. Operating alongside the entertainment hardware is the Apple Home Collection, a suite of accessories designed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric that configure via an iPhone tap and operate without independent companion applications. LG is supplying four cameras recording up to 2.5K video with object detection for people, pets, vehicles, and packages. The hardware stores 10 days of footage through iCloud+ without a dedicated subscription fee.
The camera lineup includes a Wired Video Doorbell priced at $249.95, a Floodlight Cam at $399.95, an Outdoor Cam Plug-In at $299.95, and an Indoor Cam Plug-In at $199.95 featuring a physical tilt-down privacy mechanism. An LG Smart Deadbolt Lock utilizing Ultra Wideband support launches at $349.95 in the U.S. and Canada, offering automated unlocking via an iPhone or Apple Watch home key alongside a backup PIN pad. The collection also incorporates adaptive temperature sensors and thermostats from LG and Schneider Electric, arriving in December with professional installation options available through ADT in the U.S.