Apple Introduces HomeView Smart Display for $299
Apple has announced HomeView, a $299 smart display with a 7-inch screen, an A18 chip, and Siri AI, with preorders open and availability from 13 November.
The Apple HomeView display is Apple’s first dedicated smart home display, and it places a shared screen at the centre of the home. Apple announced the device on 13 October at its Welcome Home event, with preorders opening the same day. Both the tabletop model and the wall-mounted model cost $299 in the United States, and Apple says deliveries begin on Friday, 13 November. The display has a 7-inch Liquid Retina screen, an A18 chip, and a redesigned Siri AI assistant. It is designed for home controls, video calls, music, cameras, calendars, and recipes, rather than as a replacement for a phone or tablet.
Apple is selling the device in several colours, including silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray for the tabletop model. The tabletop version includes a speaker base, a USB-C cable, and a power adapter, while the wall-mounted version is sold without a mount or adapter. Setup requires a compatible iPhone or iPad, and personal context features need an Apple Intelligence-enabled device. Siri AI on HomeView is available in beta in software version 27.2, and it works in English across the launch countries. Apple says the display can recognise who is standing in front of it, which helps tailor what it shows to each person in the household.
Apple HomeView display focuses on shared home use
The Apple HomeView display is not for sale in the European Union at launch, because Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS there. Apple says it is working constructively with the EU in an attempt to find a path forward. Preorders opened on 13 October in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and India, with Singapore preorders starting on 15 October. The launch is a notable step for Apple, which has long offered smart speakers and a TV box but had no dedicated home screen of its own. By combining a display, a speaker, a camera, and voice control in one product, Apple is aiming at households that want a fixed hub for daily routines, from checking who is at the door to starting a video call from the kitchen counter.
Source: MacObserver
