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Apple used its Welcome Home event to announce HomeView, a $299 smart display, alongside a new Home Collection of cameras, locks and thermostats. It also introduced the $149 HomePod Mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K; availability and some launch details vary by product and country.
Apple announced HomeView, a $299 smart display, and a broader group of home products at its Tuesday “Welcome Home” event, expanding its offerings for household control, security and entertainment. The lineup also includes new cameras, a smart lock, thermostats, a $149 HomePod Mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K, with releases scheduled across several dates and markets.
HomeView is a 7-inch square display powered by Apple’s A18 chip. It can sit on a tabletop or attach to a wall, and supports touch and voice control, FaceTime calls, music playback and management of compatible smart-home devices. Apple says its Siri AI will be central to the experience. The display can recognize up to six people and show each a personalized home screen; its camera interface can display as many as nine video feeds at once.
The tabletop model comes in silver, starlight, rose pink and space gray. The wall-mounted model is offered in silver or space gray. Apple listed HomeView at $299 for either version, with separate wall mounts priced at $60 and $80; a third mount, priced at $130, is planned for early 2027. Preorders start Tuesday in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India, with other listed markets starting later in the week. Availability is set for Nov. 13 in those markets.
Apple also announced a Home Collection developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. LG’s products include a $250 dual-camera video doorbell, a $400 floodlight camera, and $200 outdoor and indoor cameras. The collection includes an LG smart deadbolt for $350, plus LG and Schneider thermostats priced at $200 each and $40 temperature sensors. The products are scheduled to begin arriving in December, with some accessories planned for early 2027.
The HomePod Mini 2 costs $149 and comes in pink, green, blue, white and midnight. Apple says it can work with other HomePods and Apple TV, including a four-speaker surround-sound setup with the new Apple TV 4K. The new TV uses Apple’s A19 chip. HomePod Mini 2 preorders begin Tuesday in the United States and about two dozen other countries and regions, with availability starting Oct. 30. Apple said access to Siri AI on the speaker will come in a future software update.
Apple’s Push Into the Connected Home
The announcements put Apple forward as a more direct competitor in a market where Amazon and Google have long had prominent smart-home platforms. HomeView gives Apple a dedicated household screen, while the cameras, lock and thermostats extend its ecosystem beyond phones, speakers and streaming devices.
The practical appeal will depend on compatibility, pricing and how well the products work together. Apple says HomeView supports its new Home Collection as well as other Matter and Works with Apple Home accessories. Industry analyst Ben Wood of CCS Insight told CNET that Apple’s device setup could be an advantage, because users can add products by bringing an iPhone near them. That is an analyst’s assessment, not a demonstrated measure of adoption or ease of use.
For existing Apple households, the announcements offer a route to manage more home functions through familiar devices and services. For others, the cost of building a system, regional availability and reliance on Apple’s software may shape whether the new products are compelling alternatives.
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A New Home Hardware Lineup
The event came just over a month after Apple’s September introduction of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max and the folding iPhone Duo, according to the source report. The “Welcome Home” presentation instead focused on devices for shared household use, including security products and entertainment hardware.
Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, described HomeView as a device intended to be shared while remaining personal to each household member. The company is positioning the display as a hub rather than a standalone screen: it combines communication, media playback and smart-home controls, and can show camera feeds from the home.
Apple also made privacy a selling point for the camera lineup. The company says 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. Apple says the indoor camera tilts down when users are home. These are company descriptions of product design and data handling; independent testing details were not provided in the source material.
““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
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Launch Details Still Vary
Apple has not provided a full release calendar for every Home Collection product in the source material; it says availability begins in December, while certain accessories are due in early 2027. The report does not specify which accessories fall into that later group or give individual launch dates for each device.
HomeView is not listed for EU countries because, according to the report, Siri AI is unavailable in iOS there. The source does not say when that regional restriction might change. Apple also said Siri AI access on HomePod Mini 2 will arrive in a future software update but did not give a date. Independent testing of the products’ performance, privacy protections and compatibility was not included.
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Preorders and Staggered Releases
HomePod Mini 2 preorders begin Tuesday in the United States and about two dozen other countries and regions, ahead of its Oct. 30 availability date. HomeView preorders open on different days by market, with listed availability beginning Nov. 13. Apple’s Home Collection products are expected to start arriving in December, and some accessories are scheduled for early 2027.
Consumers will be able to judge the products in practice as they reach stores and households. The next updates to watch for include confirmed dates for individual Home Collection devices, the promised Siri AI software update for HomePod Mini 2, and any change to HomeView’s regional availability.
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Key Questions
What is Apple HomeView?
HomeView is a 7-inch smart display for household controls, FaceTime, music and compatible smart-home devices. Apple says it uses the A18 chip and can personalize its home screen for up to six recognized people.
How much does HomeView cost?
Apple listed both the tabletop and wall-mounted HomeView at $299. Separate wall mounts cost $60 and $80, with a $130 option planned for early 2027.
When will the new Apple products be available?
HomePod Mini 2 availability begins Oct. 30. HomeView availability is scheduled for Nov. 13 in the markets listed by Apple, while Home Collection products begin arriving in December. Some accessories are planned for early 2027.
What products are in Apple’s Home Collection?
The announced collection includes LG cameras, a video doorbell and smart deadbolt, plus thermostats from LG and Schneider Electric and separate temperature sensors.
Will HomeView be sold in the EU?
The source report says HomeView is not available in EU countries because Siri AI is not available in iOS there. Apple’s timing for any change to that availability was not provided.
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