Apple’s long-rumoured answer to the Amazon Echo Show and Google Nest Hub finally lands in stores this Friday. Apple HomeView, a $299 smart home display that knows who is standing in front of it, goes on sale on November 13, 2026, alongside a new $299 Apple TV 4K. Both are built around Apple’s rebuilt Siri, and both say a lot about where Apple wants to take your living room.
Quick answer: Apple HomeView is a $299 smart home display with a 7-inch screen, an A18 chip and the new Siri AI. It recognises up to six people by face, controls smart home devices and streams up to nine camera feeds. It comes in tabletop and wall-mounted versions and launches November 13 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India and a few other countries, but not in the EU.
What is Apple HomeView?
Apple announced HomeView on October 13, 2026, and opened pre-orders the same day. It is a shared screen for the home that combines music, video calls, smart home controls, home camera feeds and a voice assistant in one device.
The tabletop model has a 7-inch Liquid Retina display attached by a stainless-steel hinge to a domed speaker base, so you can tilt it for a kitchen counter or a low side table. The wall-mounted model has the same display and features in a flatter body designed to sit flush on a wall.
“Apple HomeView is designed to be shared by everyone in the home yet feel completely personal to each user,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “It recognizes your face to shift from a household screen to your own experience.”
Why Apple HomeView is trending now
Launch week is when interest peaks. Pre-orders have been open for a month, and buyers are now looking for delivery dates, reviews and whether HomeView is worth it over cheaper rivals. It is also Apple’s first real smart display, a category Amazon and Google have owned for years, and it arrives just ahead of Black Friday and the holiday shopping season.
Apple HomeView specs and price
| Feature | Apple HomeView |
|---|---|
| Price (US) | $299 (tabletop or wall-mounted) |
| Release date | Friday, November 13, 2026 |
| Display | 7-inch Liquid Retina, True Tone, 500 nits down to 0.3 nits |
| Chip | Apple A18 |
| Users | Up to six, recognised by face |
| Audio (tabletop) | Two full-range drivers, down-firing woofer, two passive radiators, Spatial Audio |
| Colours | Tabletop: silver, starlight, rose pink, space gray. Wall: space gray, silver |
| Assistant | Siri AI (beta, English at launch) |
| Camera feeds | Up to nine at once on the Home Camera face |
| Wall mounts (Schneider Home) | From $59.95 (USB-C), $79.95 (AC wired), $129.95 (PoE, early 2027) |
| Launch countries | US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa (via resellers) |
| Not available | European Union |
Key features explained
Face recognition and personal screens
HomeView can recognise up to six people by face. Each person gets a personal Home Screen with their own apps and widgets. Private content from Messages, FaceTime, Calendar, Reminders and Find My appears only for the recognised person. Messages and Calendar details show only when that person’s paired iPhone or iPad is nearby and was recently unlocked. Shared photo albums and music remain available to everyone in the house.
Siri AI
HomeView is one of the first devices built around Apple’s new, more conversational Siri. It has broad world knowledge, understands what is on screen and is better at finding music. With a paired Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, it can also use personal context, such as your calendar or playlists, and take actions across apps. Siri AI is labelled beta in HomeView software version 27.2, some server-based features have daily usage limits, and Apple says it plans to charge for expanded access later.
Smart home hub and cameras
You can control lights, locks, thermostats, blinds and cameras by touch or voice. The Home Camera face can stream up to nine feeds at once. With a supported iCloud+ plan and compatible cameras, HomeView can recognise people, familiar faces, pets, packages and vehicles using end-to-end encryption. It can also listen for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and alert your iPhone or Apple Watch. It works with Matter accessories and Apple’s new Home Collection of cameras, a thermostat and a smart lock made with LG and Schneider Electric, which arrives in December.
Everyday extras
FaceTime uses Center Stage to keep you in frame, Intercom can broadcast to a room or the whole home, and a cooking mode turns online recipes into step-by-step instructions with hands-free timers. Find My lets you locate an iPhone, an AirPods case or an AirTag from the kitchen.
Privacy: what Apple promises
A screen with a camera and microphones in the kitchen naturally raises privacy questions. Apple says HomeView uses “Secure Exclaves” on the A18 chip to process camera and microphone data separately from the rest of the system, so that neither apps nor Apple can access it. Siri requests are handled either on the device or through Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, and Apple says those requests are not stored. These are Apple’s own claims; independent testing after launch will show how they hold up.
The other launch: new Apple TV 4K
Also arriving November 13 is the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K at $299. It moves to the A19 chip, which Apple says brings up to 50% faster CPU and up to twice the GPU performance of the previous model, plus a dedicated AV1 decoder for more efficient streaming. Three far-field microphones let you say “Hey Siri” across the room, even while something is playing. It supports four-speaker surround with pairs of HomePod mini 2 or HomePod speakers, and the Siri Remote adds Find My with Precision Finding on recent iPhones. Pre-orders opened October 13, and it reaches stores in the US and 29 other countries and regions.
Should you buy Apple HomeView?
HomeView makes the most sense for households already using iPhones and HomeKit or Matter devices. Setup and multi-user support need a compatible iPhone or iPad running the latest software, and some of the smartest features, such as personal context and camera video descriptions, require an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone or iPad and an iCloud+ plan.
A few things to weigh before buying:
- Price: $299 is at the premium end for a 7-inch smart display.
- Wall model costs more in practice: it needs a separately sold Schneider Home mount, starting at $59.95.
- Siri AI is still beta: with daily limits on some features and possible fees later.
- Apps: pre-launch reports say there is no full third-party app store yet, although Apple says compatible third-party apps can be used.
- Region: it is not sold in the EU at launch because Siri AI is not available in iOS there.
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What’s next
The first full reviews should appear around launch day. Apple’s Home Collection accessories arrive in December, with some, including the PoE wall mount, in early 2027. Canadian French support for Siri AI is promised in a later free software update, and Apple says it is “working constructively with the EU” to bring Siri AI there, though it has given no timeline.
Frequently asked questions
When does Apple HomeView come out?
Apple HomeView goes on sale on Friday, November 13, 2026. Pre-orders opened on October 13.
How much does Apple HomeView cost?
Both the tabletop and wall-mounted models cost $299 in the US. The wall model needs a Schneider Home mount, sold separately from $59.95.
Can Apple HomeView recognise different people?
Yes. It recognises up to six people by face and shows each one a personal Home Screen, with private messages and calendar details visible only to the recognised user.
Is Apple HomeView available in Europe?
No. Apple is not selling HomeView in the European Union at launch because Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS there. It is available in the UK.
Do I need an iPhone to use Apple HomeView?
Yes. Setup and multi-user support require a compatible iPhone or iPad running the latest software, and some features need an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad.
Sources: Apple Newsroom (Apple HomeView and Apple TV 4K announcements), MacRumors and Shattered.io.
