Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Apple’s new $299 HomeView smart display has no App Store, but updated developer documentation shows third-party audio and video apps will work through the CarPlay framework, and iPhone widgets can appear on the hub too. Here is how the pairing model works, what needs an iPhone nearby, and what it means for the smart home race.
Read MoreApple’s October 13 smart home launch puts it head-to-head with Amazon’s Echo and Ring and Google’s Nest. With HomeView, the LG-built Home Collection, a new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2, Apple is attacking on three fronts — and CIRP market data shows exactly which customers it’s after first.
Read MoreApple’s October 13 smart home launch brings HomeView, HomePod mini 2, a new Apple TV 4K, and nine accessories — but Siri AI arrives on different schedules for each device. We break down what works on day one, what’s delayed, and the fine print: Apple Intelligence iPhone requirements, English-only launch markets, iCloud+ camera limits, and which features need a home hub.
Read MoreApple has officially launched the Apple Home Collection, its first full lineup of smart home accessories developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. The collection includes four security cameras, a video doorbell, a UWB smart deadbolt lock, and two smart thermostats, all managed in the Apple Home app with end-to-end encryption. Prices start at $39.95, with availability beginning in December and select items in early 2027.
Read MoreApple has officially unveiled HomeView, its long-awaited smart home hub with a 7-inch touchscreen, Siri AI, and Matter and Thread support. Priced at $299 and shipping November 13, HomeView launches alongside the HomePod mini 2, a new Apple TV 4K, and the Apple Home Collection accessory lineup from LG and Schneider Electric.
Read MoreApple’s smart home hub will reportedly be called the HomeView, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, launching at the October 13 ‘Welcome home’ event and shipping mid-November. The A18-powered display hub comes in tabletop and wall-mount versions, four colors, with Siri AI at its center and no App Store at launch.
Read MoreApple may announce a partnership with home security giant ADT at its October 13 ‘Welcome home’ event, according to a new MacRumors report. Clues include secretive ADT job listings, iPhones issued to new hires, and timing that matches the delayed smart home hub launch. The deal could bring professional installation for Apple’s wall-mounted hub — or even security monitoring.
Read MoreWith just days to go before Apple’s “Welcome Home” launch on October 13, leaker Jon Prosser has shared detailed 3D renders of the company’s long-rumored smart home hub. The iMac G4-inspired design, 6-inch square display, and Siri AI integration could make the “HomePad” the centerpiece of Apple’s rebooted smart home strategy.
Read MoreOnvis has released an outdoor smart plug built on Matter over Thread, with real-time energy monitoring, IP65 weather resistance, and an 1800W rating. The plug works natively with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings with no vendor hub required, making it one of the most practical Matter accessory launches of the season.
Read MoreLeaked iOS 27.2 code shows Schneider Electric joining LG in Apple’s new ‘second-party’ Home accessories program, with a smart thermostat and temperature/humidity sensor that get special HomeKit treatment. Here’s what the leak reveals and what it means for the October 13 ‘Welcome home’ event.
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