Apple has today unveiled an all-new Smart Home Hub called HomeView, with a touchscreen display, user recognition, speaker base and metal arm.

HomeView is the third new product to be unveiled this year, following the MacBook Neo in March and iPhone Duo last month. The product is designed to be a single shared hub in a home, that you may find in a kitchen or living room, that can adapt the content based on the user.

The device is available in four colours, Silver, Starlight, Rose Pink, and Space Grey, and starts from £299.

At a glance

  • Siri AI
  • Silver, Starlight, Rose Pink, Space Grey
  • Recognises up to six people
  • 7-inch display
  • 12MP Centre Stage Camera
  • Wall mounted option
  • A18 chip (this chip debuted in the iPhone 16, 2024)
  • Weighs 952 grams
  • Tilt-adjustable (excluding wall mounted option)
  • From 0.3 nits to 500 nits of brightness

Available Apps

Apple HomeView does not appear to have an App Store, but has these dedicated apps:

  • Alarms
  • Calendar
  • FaceTime
  • Find My
  • Home
  • Intercom
  • Messages
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Reminders
  • Safari
  • Settings
  • Timers
  • Weather
  • World Clock

Apple also says you down download Audiobooks, Classical Music, News and TV from your iPhone and that there will be additional third-party audio and video apps available on HomeView.

In the box

With Base

  • HomeView
  • Colour-matched USB-C Cable
  • 30W Power Adapter

Wall Mounted

  • HomeView
  • Choice of third-party wall mounts at an extra cost from £54.95
  • Option of a 40W Dynamic Power Adapter for £39

Pre-order, pricing and availability

Available to pre-order in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, the UK, and the US today, with availability beginning on Friday, 13th November.

Pre-orders begin on Thursday, 15th October at 9am SGT for customers shopping through the Singapore Apple Store. Additionally, HomeView will be available in South Africa through resellers from release day in mid-November.

HomeView is not available in the European Union, with Apple saying that this is due to Siri AI not being available on iOS in the region. Apple says they are still in talks with the EU, to find a way to move forward.

HomeView is NOT AVAILABLE in the EU:

  • 🇦🇹 Austria
  • 🇧🇪 Belgium
  • 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
  • 🇭🇷 Croatia
  • 🇨🇾 Cyprus
  • 🇨🇿 Czechia
  • 🇩🇰 Denmark
  • 🇪🇪 Estonia
  • 🇫🇮 Finland
  • 🇫🇷 France
  • 🇩🇪 Germany
  • 🇬🇷 Greece
  • 🇭🇺 Hungary
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland
  • 🇮🇹 Italy
  • 🇱🇻 Latvia
  • 🇱🇹 Lithuania
  • 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
  • 🇲🇹 Malta
  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
  • 🇵🇱 Poland
  • 🇵🇹 Portugal
  • 🇷🇴 Romania
  • 🇸🇰 Slovakia
  • 🇸🇮 Slovenia
  • 🇪🇸 Spain
  • 🇸🇪 Sweden