Apple on Tuesday, Oct. 13, introduced HomeView, a device with a 7-inch screen, sold in a tabletop model and a separate wall-mounted one, that runs Siri AI, the new version of its voice assistant. Apple calls Siri AI far more capable and conversational than the Siri people know, and says anyone in the home can ask it about almost any topic and get an answer. HomeView costs $299 in the U.S. and ships Nov. 13 in the U.S., the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore and South Africa; preorders opened Tuesday in most of them. The wall model hangs on a Schneider Home mount sold separately, from $59.95 in the U.S.
The device is meant to be shared by a household while treating each person differently. HomeView recognizes up to six people by their faces and gives each one their own home screen. When someone has a paired iPhone or iPad that runs Apple Intelligence, Apple's set of AI features, Apple says Siri AI can use that person's calendar, messages and other apps to answer questions and take actions for them. Apple says a person's messages and calendar appear only when HomeView recognizes their face and their paired iPhone or iPad is nearby and was recently unlocked. People without such a phone still get the general questions, the back-and-forth conversation and the music suggestions.
Apple announced Siri AI for more of the home the same day. A new Apple TV 4K, also $299 in the U.S. and also shipping Nov. 13, has built-in microphones so people can talk to Siri without the remote, and Siri AI comes as a beta to Apple TV 4K models from the second generation on, as long as the home's owner has an iPhone or iPad that runs Apple Intelligence. The new HomePod mini 2 speaker costs $149 and reaches stores Oct. 30, but gets Siri AI only in a later software update. Apple also announced Apple Home Collection, cameras, thermostats and a lock designed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, arriving from December, with some pieces in early 2027.
Siri AI on HomeView is still labeled a beta, an early test version, and it works only in English in those eight countries for now. Apple says requests are handled either on the device or on its own Private Cloud Compute servers, where it says the data is not stored or made accessible to Apple. Some features that run on Apple's servers have daily limits, and Apple says more use of them will be available for a fee in the future.
HomeView is not for sale in the European Union for now, because Siri AI is not yet available on iPhones there; Apple says it is working with the EU to find a way forward. Apple has not said what the fee for extra use will be or when it starts, and how well Siri AI copes with a busy household will be clear only once the device is in homes next month.