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Apple announced a new smart-home lineup at its Welcome Home event, led by the $299 HomeView display and a collection of cameras, thermostats and a smart lock. It also introduced the $149 HomePod Mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K; release dates vary by product and market.
Apple introduced the $299 HomeView smart display and a new range of connected-home devices at its Tuesday “Welcome Home” event, expanding the company’s push into household management, security and entertainment. The announcements also included a $149 HomePod Mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K, with sales planned in stages beginning this month.
HomeView is the centerpiece of the lineup. The 7-inch square display runs on Apple’s A18 chip and is designed for tabletop use or wall mounting. It supports FaceTime, music playback and smart-home controls, with touch and voice commands. Apple says its Siri AI can recognize up to six people and show each person a personalized home screen. The display can also show as many as nine camera feeds at once.
The device works with Apple’s new Home Collection and with Matter-compatible accessories and products marked Works with Apple Home. Tabletop models come in silver, starlight, rose pink and space gray; wall-mounted versions come in silver or space gray. Apple said preorders open Tuesday in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India, followed by Singapore on Thursday and South Africa on Friday. Availability begins Nov. 13 in those markets. HomeView is not being offered in EU countries because Siri AI is unavailable in iOS there, according to the report.
Apple’s Home Collection includes four LG cameras, an LG smart deadbolt, and thermostats from LG and Schneider Electric. Prices range from $40 for temperature sensors to $400 for the Floodlight Cam. Apple says the Indoor Cam tilts down to stop monitoring when residents are home, and that footage is processed locally or through Private Cloud Compute. Customers with iCloud Plus can store up to 10 days of video history in encrypted form. Collection products begin arriving in December, with some accessories due in early 2027.
The HomePod Mini 2 costs $149 and comes in pink, green, blue, white and midnight. Apple says it can sync with other HomePods and the new Apple TV 4K; the company also says the combination can create a four-speaker surround setup. Preorders start Tuesday in the US and about two dozen other countries and regions, with availability from Oct. 30. Siri AI access is planned in a future software update. The new Apple TV 4K uses Apple’s A19 chip; the supplied report does not provide its price or full specifications.
Apple Builds a Connected Home Hub
The announcements give Apple customers a broader way to manage home controls, cameras and entertainment through the company’s devices and services. HomeView puts those functions on a shared household screen, while personalized profiles and face recognition are intended to tailor what each resident sees. That approach could make Apple’s existing ecosystem more useful at home, though the event details alone do not establish how well the products will work in daily use.
Apple is entering a category where Amazon and Google have had a substantial presence for years. Analyst Ben Wood of FDM CCS Insight told CNET that Apple’s setup process could be an advantage, describing iPhone-based pairing as simpler than workflows involving dedicated apps and QR codes. That is an analyst’s assessment, not a measured comparison of the products.
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Apple’s Smart-Home Expansion
The event comes as Apple broadens its role beyond phones and computers into home management and security. The source report describes the company as having largely left the smart-home field to Amazon and Google in recent years. The new products bring together Apple-branded screens and speakers with hardware developed alongside LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
Apple also presented HomeView as a shared device that can feel personal to each household member. “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. The event took place 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.
“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
Pricing and Availability Still Pending
Some details remain unavailable in the source report, including the new Apple TV 4K’s price, its complete specifications and its release date. Apple has also not provided a specific date for the HomePod Mini 2 software update that will add Siri AI access. Home Collection products are due from December, but the report does not give individual launch dates for each item.
The source describes Apple’s privacy approach and product capabilities, but it does not provide independent testing of camera processing, recognition accuracy, security or device compatibility. Availability is also limited by market: HomeView is not listed for EU release, and accessory timing differs across the collection.
Staged Launches Begin This Month
The first listed release is the HomePod Mini 2, which becomes available Oct. 30 after preorders open Tuesday in the US and about two dozen other markets. HomeView preorders start on staggered dates by country, with availability beginning Nov. 13. Apple’s Home Collection is scheduled to start arriving in December, while some accessories are planned for early 2027.
Further details about Apple TV 4K pricing, launch timing and the promised Siri AI update are still needed to complete the picture of the lineup. Buyers will also learn more as products reach stores and their compatibility, setup and privacy features can be evaluated in use.
Key Questions
What is Apple HomeView?
HomeView is a $299 smart display with a 7-inch screen and A18 chip, designed for household controls, FaceTime, music and camera feeds. It can sit on a table or be mounted on a wall.
When does HomeView go on sale?
Apple’s listed preorder dates vary by country, beginning Tuesday in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Availability in those markets begins Nov. 13.
What is included in Apple’s Home Collection?
The lineup includes indoor and outdoor cameras, a video doorbell, a floodlight camera, an LG smart deadbolt, thermostats from LG and Schneider Electric, and separate temperature sensors.
When will the HomePod Mini 2 be available?
Preorders begin Tuesday in the US and about two dozen other countries and regions. Apple says the $149 speaker will be available starting Oct. 30.
What remains unknown about the new Apple TV 4K?
The source report confirms that the new Apple TV 4K has an A19 chip, but does not provide its price, full specifications or release date.
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