Apple ties iCloud+ pricing to video summaries
If you have at least the minimum iCloud+ 2 TB subscription, you can enable video summaries. The number of cameras you can activate (right) depends on your tier. …
Apple has tied the pricing of iCloud+ to the new feature called video summaries, which uses Apple Intelligence to analyze footage from HomeKit-compatible security cameras. The number of cameras that can be activated varies depending on the iCloud+ tier: one camera in the 2 TB tier, two in the 6 TB tier, and up to five in the 12 TB tier.
To access this feature, an Apple TV 4K or a 2nd-generation HomePod is required. Users must enable the Summarize Videos function in the Home app, selecting as many cameras as their iCloud+ plan allows. While Apple states that the feature is useful, the pricing for video summaries seems high, especially for fewer cameras with smaller storage tiers.
Apple has not lowered service prices in recent years, but it remains unclear whether this price point is justified given the computational intensity of video processing.
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