Apple opened preorders for the HomeView, a $299 seven-inch smart display that launches Friday, November 13th.
The squircle screen looks like a gargantuan Apple Watch mounted to a speaker base. Apple pitches it as the centerpiece of its push into the home. Thread and Matter connectivity lets it control smart home devices. It also shows recipes, music playback controls and widgets, and it handles FaceTime calls.
Buyers can choose multiple colors. At checkout, they pick one of two setups. One includes a speaker base with a custom down-firing woofer and two passive radiators. The other mounts on a wall, skips the base, and gives up that extra sound performance.
The bigger change is the AI. The HomeView goes big on Siri AI, just like the Apple TV 4K and HomePod Mini 2 announced alongside it. Connect it to an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad and it supports natural-language voice interactions. It can also surface info from your messages, emails and more. That makes it more than a remote for your smart home gear.
Both setups cost the same.
Common questions
How much does the Apple HomeView cost and when does it launch?
- The Apple HomeView costs $299 and launches Friday, November 13th. Apple has already opened preorders for the seven-inch smart display. Buyers can choose from multiple colors, and at checkout they pick between two setups: one with a speaker base or one that mounts on a wall.
What can the Apple HomeView do?
- The HomeView controls smart home devices through Thread and Matter connectivity. It also shows recipes, music playback controls and widgets, and it handles FaceTime calls. Apple pitches the seven-inch display as the centerpiece of its push into the home, and it leans heavily on Siri AI.
What is the difference between the two HomeView setups?
- One setup includes a speaker base with a custom down-firing woofer and two passive radiators. The other mounts on a wall, skips the base, and gives up that extra sound performance. You pick which one at checkout when you preorder the HomeView.
