Apple HomeView debuts as a 7-inch smart home display with Siri AI, facial recognition, and Spatial Audio
Apple has officially introduced HomeView, its first dedicated smart home display designed to bring smart home controls, video calling, entertainment, and a more intelligent Siri experience into one compact device. The new product enters a market already shaped by smart displays from Amazon and Google, but Apple is leaning heavily on privacy, personalization, premium design, and its ecosystem to stand out.
HomeView features a 7-inch Liquid Retina touchscreen with a 1,088 × 1,088 resolution and 220 pixels per inch. The IPS display supports True Tone and includes an oleophobic coating to help reduce fingerprints. Brightness automatically adjusts from as low as 0.3 nits up to 500 nits, making it suitable for both bedside use at night and brighter daytime environments.
The tabletop model has an aluminum body, a domed speaker base, and a stainless steel hinge that lets users tilt the screen for a better viewing angle. It weighs 952 grams and comes in four finishes: silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray.
Inside, Apple HomeView is powered by the A18 chip. Apple says the processor also supports privacy-focused handling of camera and microphone data through dedicated Secure Enclaves. The device includes a 12 MP Center Stage camera with an f/2.4 aperture for FaceTime calls, along with four microphones designed to pick up Siri commands from across the room.
Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6E with MIMO, Bluetooth 6.0, and Thread support, making HomeView a central part of a modern smart home setup. Apple has also added ambient light, temperature, and humidity sensors, plus an accelerometer.
One of HomeView’s most interesting features is facial recognition. The device can recognize up to six household members and automatically switch to each person’s customized home screen. This means different users can see their own widgets, messages, calendar events, and compatible apps without manually changing profiles.
The device also marks the arrival of Siri AI, Apple’s next-generation voice assistant. Siri AI is designed to be more conversational, understand context better, answer follow-up questions, control connected smart devices, and interact with supported apps more naturally.
Some of Siri AI’s most advanced personalized features will require an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad. Apple also says conversations can continue across compatible Apple devices, allowing users to start a request on HomeView and carry it over to another device in the Apple ecosystem.
Entertainment is another major focus for the tabletop HomeView. Apple has equipped it with two full-range drivers, a down-firing woofer, and two force-cancelling passive radiators. It supports Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, computational audio, Apple Music, Apple TV, podcasts, and compatible third-party apps. AirPlay multiroom audio is also supported, allowing HomeView to work with other speakers throughout the home.
Apple is also offering a wall-mounted version of HomeView. It keeps the same 7-inch display, A18 chip, and core connectivity features, but uses a simpler speaker setup with two full-range drivers and no dedicated woofer or passive radiators. The wall-mounted model is much slimmer at 9.8 mm thick and weighs only 286 grams, making it better suited for kitchens, hallways, and shared living spaces.
There are a few important limitations. HomeView requires an iPhone running iOS 27.2 or later, or an iPad running iPadOS 27.2 or later, for setup. Siri AI will launch in beta, and some server-based Apple Intelligence features will have daily usage limits. Apple also plans to charge for expanded access to certain advanced AI features in the future.
Both HomeView versions are priced at $299 in the United States. The tabletop version includes a 1.5-meter USB-C cable and a 30 W power adapter. The wall-mounted model does not include either accessory. Compatible mounts start at $59.95, while a Power over Ethernet mounting option is planned for early 2027 at $129.95.
Pre-orders for Apple HomeView open on October 13 in multiple markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. The initial launch will not include European Union countries because Siri AI is not yet available in the region.
With HomeView, Apple is making a direct push into the smart display market while tying the device closely to Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, FaceTime, HomeKit-style smart home controls, and its broader ecosystem. For users already invested in Apple devices, HomeView could become a convenient central hub for managing daily routines, controlling connected devices, enjoying music and video, and staying connected with family members.
