HomeView and More: Everything Apple Announced at Its ‘Welcome Home’ Event

Apple unveiled a wide range of new products at its "Welcome Home" event, signaling a significant expansion of its presence in the home market. The centerpiece of the announcement was the Apple HomeView smart display, a 7-inch Liquid Retina display device that can sit on a tabletop or be mounted on a wall. With Siri AI capabilities, the HomeView can recognize up to six faces and allows for personalized home screens for each user.

The device can make FaceTime calls, play music, and manage smart home devices, and can livestream up to nine video feeds simultaneously. It will be available in four colors for the tabletop version and in either silver or space gray for the wall mount.

Apple also introduced the Home Camera system, featuring indoor and outdoor cameras, thermostats, temperature sensors, a video doorbell, and a smart lock designed in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. These devices are described as having a "clean, minimal aesthetic" and come with privacy features such as tilting away when users are present and local processing or Private Cloud Compute for camera footage.

The Home Collection line is set to launch in December, with certain accessories available starting in early 2027.

In addition to the HomeView, Apple expanded its HomePod lineup with the HomePod Mini 2 smart speaker, priced at $149. This device, available in five colors, can sync with other HomePods or Apple TV to create a surround sound system. Preorders for the HomePod Mini 2 began on Tuesday, with availability starting on October 30. The new Apple TV 4K, featuring the A19 chip, is also part of the expansion, offering up to 50% faster CPU performance and 2x faster GPU performance.

It can serve as a home hub and is available for pre-order starting Tuesday, with a price starting at $299 or $49.83 per month for six months.