Apple HomeView

Last updated: 13 October 2026

What Apple HomeView does

HomeView is a screen for the Apple Home app that you mostly talk to. You can ask Siri to turn the heating up or lock the front door, or you can tap the screen. It works with HomeKit and Matter accessories, so lights, plugs, thermostats, locks and cameras from other brands show up on it. The Home Camera face shows up to nine camera feeds at once.

It also makes FaceTime calls through a 12MP Center Stage camera, and it sends Intercom messages to HomePods and iPhones around the house. In the kitchen, it turns a recipe from the web into step-by-step instructions with hands-free timers. Meanwhile, the Photos face turns it into a picture frame for a shared album.

The screen recognises up to six people by their face. Each person gets their own Home Screen. However, personal content such as Messages and Calendar only appears when Apple HomeView recognises you and your paired iPhone or iPad is nearby and recently unlocked.

The two Apple HomeView models

• Apple HomeView (countertop): the screen sits on a domed aluminium speaker base on a stainless steel hinge, so it tilts. It comes in silver, starlight, rose pink and space grey, each with a matching cable. A USB-C cable and power adapter come in the box. It weighs 952g.
• Apple HomeView (Wall Mounted): the same 7-inch screen in a flat 9.8mm body, in silver and space grey. You need a wall mount, a USB-C cable and a 20W or larger power adapter, and Apple sells each one separately.

The wall mounts come from Schneider Home. The Power Mount USB-C Wall Connector starts at £54.95 and the Power Mount AC Wired starts at £69.95. A Power over Ethernet mount follows in early 2027 at £119.95. So the wall model costs at least £353.95 once it is up, before any electrician.

Key facts

• Price: £299 for either model
• On sale: pre-order now, available from Friday 13 November 2026
• Chip: A18
• Screen: 7-inch Liquid Retina, True Tone, 500 nits down to 0.3 nits at night
• Camera: 12MP Center Stage, for FaceTime
• Sound (countertop): two full-range drivers, a down-firing woofer and two passive radiators, with Spatial Audio
• Smart home: HomeKit and Matter accessories, with Thread built in
• Sensors: ambient light, temperature and humidity
• Setup: a compatible iPhone or iPad on the latest software

The full list is on Apple's HomeView technical specifications page.

Siri AI on Apple HomeView

HomeView is built around Siri AI, the rebuilt Siri. You can ask follow-up questions in the same conversation, and a chat started on HomeView carries on in the Siri app on your iPhone. Apple labels Siri AI on HomeView a beta in HomeView software 27.2. Also, it only works in English at launch.

On an iPhone, Siri AI still throws connection errors. My Siri AI review logged them at least three times a day across three weeks of use. Basic jobs such as setting reminders were also slower than with the old Siri. So read the first HomeView reviews for the same problems, because HomeView leans on Siri AI for most of what it does.

"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, in Apple's announcement.

Who Apple HomeView suits

• Homes that already use the Apple Home app: your accessories appear on it, so it takes over from opening the Home app on your phone.
• Families who share one calendar: the kitchen screen shows each person their own day once it recognises them.
• People building a smart home from scratch: my smart home starter kit guide covers the plugs, bulbs and heating controls worth adding first.

The limits of Apple HomeView

You need an iPhone or iPad to set it up, and personal features need one nearby. Android households should look at a Google or Amazon screen instead.

Apple names its own apps for HomeView, such as Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV, plus "compatible third-party audio and video apps". Some apps need a paired iPhone nearby. So check that the app you care about is on Apple's list before you order.

It only controls accessories that support HomeKit or Matter. Older smart devices that only work with their own app, or only with Alexa, will not appear on it.

Finally, the wall model's real price is higher than £299, because the mount, cable and adapter are extra.

Where to buy Apple HomeView in the UK

Apple takes pre-orders for both versions on its UK store and in the Apple Store app, with delivery and in-store availability from 13 November. Apple's own announcement lists only Apple as a seller at launch.

Pre-order Apple HomeView, £299

FAQs

How much is Apple HomeView in the UK?

£299 for the countertop model and £299 for the wall-mounted model, on Apple's UK store on 13 October 2026. The wall model also needs a mount from £54.95, plus a cable and power adapter.

When can you buy Apple HomeView?

Pre-orders opened on 13 October 2026. Apple says both models are available from Friday 13 November 2026.

Does Apple HomeView need an iPhone?

Yes. Setup and the multi-user features need a compatible iPhone or iPad running the latest software.

Can Apple HomeView replace a HomePod?

The countertop model has its own speaker system with Spatial Audio, and it joins multiroom audio with HomePods. It can also be your Home hub. Apple does not mention stereo pairing two HomeViews.

Does Apple HomeView work with Matter?

Yes. It controls Works with Apple Home and Matter accessories, and it has Thread built in.

Is Apple HomeView sold in the EU?

No. Apple says it is not on sale in the European Union, because Siri AI is not available in iOS there yet. It is on sale in the UK.

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Prices and availability change. Prices checked on Apple's UK store on 13 October 2026.

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