Apple HomeView Announced: Price, Specs and Release Date (2026)

Apple has officially unveiled HomeView, its first smart home hub, at the company’s “Welcome home” media event in Tribeca, New York, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The 7-inch smart display costs $299 in the United States, preorders opened today, and it reaches stores on Friday, November 13, 2026.

HomeView was not alone on stage. Apple also announced the HomePod mini 2 at $149, shipping October 30, and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K at $299, shipping November 13, plus the new Apple Home Collection of smart home accessories developed with LG and Schneider Electric.

The hub has been one of Apple’s worst-kept secrets for years, reportedly delayed more than once after early 2024 rumors. The HomeView name itself surfaced just days ago in a trademark filing by a shell company, a discovery first reported by MacRumors and later acknowledged by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. We previewed the event earlier today, including the rumored HomePad name that Apple did not end up using.

Apple HomeView price, colors and release date

Both HomeView models, the tabletop version and the wall-mounted version, cost $299 in the US. Preorders opened on October 13 through apple.com and the Apple Store app, with Singapore preorders starting October 15. HomeView ships on November 13 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and Singapore, and in South Africa through Apple Authorized Resellers. The tabletop model comes in silver, starlight, rose pink and space gray; the wall-mounted version is limited to space gray and silver.

Specs: what is inside HomeView

HomeView centers on a 7-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone and adaptive brightness ranging from 0.3 to 500 nits, according to Apple’s announcement. The tabletop version sits on a domed speaker base with a stainless-steel tilt hinge, while the wall-mounted version is designed to be fixed to a wall with three purpose-built Schneider Home mounts.

Audio differs by model. The tabletop unit carries two full-range drivers in the display, a down-firing woofer and two force-cancelling passive radiators in its base, while the wall-mounted model has two drivers tuned for wall placement. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports the device runs an A18 chip and should sound better than the new HomePod mini.

Voice is the main way to control HomeView, though the screen supports touch input. Apple says only a limited selection of its own apps is supported, and there is no dedicated App Store for the device.

Siri AI is the real product

Everything on HomeView runs through the rebuilt Siri AI, powered by Apple Intelligence. Apple says the display recognizes up to six people by face, switching from a shared household screen to each person’s own experience, and draws on personal context from a paired iPhone or iPad to help with messages, calendars and everyday tasks. Personal content only appears when the enrolled user is recognized and their paired iPhone or iPad is present and recently unlocked. Apple lists Siri AI as a beta in HomeView software version 27.2, available in English in the same eight countries where the device is sold.

For the home itself, HomeView works with compatible HomeKit and Matter accessories, which are sold separately. The Home Camera face can display up to nine video feeds at once, and HomeKit Secure Video features require compatible cameras plus an eligible iCloud+ subscription.

What else Apple announced

The HomePod mini 2 costs $149 in the US, comes in pink, green, blue, white and midnight, and arrives first on October 30, with preorders in the US and more than 23 other countries and regions. The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K costs $299, or $49.83 per month for six months, and arrives November 13 in the US and 29 other countries and regions.

The Apple Home Collection ranges from $39.95 for a sensor to $399.95 for a floodlight camera. It includes an LG video doorbell, indoor and outdoor cameras, a floodlight camera, a smart deadbolt and a thermostat, plus Schneider Home thermostats and room sensors. The accessories start arriving in December in the US and Canada, with cameras and the doorbell also in the UK, and select items following in early 2027.

HomeView will not be sold in the EU

One notable gap in the rollout is the European Union. Apple says HomeView will not be sold there because Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS in the EU, adding that it is working constructively with the EU in an attempt to find a path forward. The same footnote applies to the new HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K, whose Siri AI features will not initially reach EU buyers either.

What it means

HomeView is Apple’s first serious answer to Amazon’s Echo Show and Google’s Nest Hub. Apple has trailed both rivals in the smart home for years, and the launch gives the rebuilt Siri AI a physical stage in the living room. MacRumors also reports that ADT will offer professional in-home installation of the wall-mounted HomeView and Home Collection accessories across most areas of the US, starting this fall. Schneider Home sells its own wall mounts separately, priced at $59.95 and $79.95 now, with a $129.95 wired model due in early 2027. Read our earlier event preview for the full rundown of what was expected.

Preorders are live now at apple.com and in the Apple Store app in all launch countries. Whether HomeView succeeds where the original HomePod stalled will come down to how well Siri AI holds up in real homes, but after years of rumors, Apple has finally put its cards on the table.

Sources: The Mac Observer, NeoTeo, MacRumors, PhoneArena, Stuff.tv.