ICT News Special Report: Apple Enters New Smart Home Race with HomeView

Apple today, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, unveiled a new lineup of smart home products, including the Apple HomeView smart display, the new-generation HomePod mini, the Apple TV 4K, and a range of home security and control accessories. The common thread across these products is integration with the new version of the Siri voice assistant, powered by artificial intelligence […]

Today, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Apple unveiled a new collection of smart home products; A collection that includes the Apple HomeView smart display, the new generation HomePod mini, the Apple TV 4K device and a set of home security and control equipment. The common core of these products is the integration with the new version of Siri voice assistant based on Apple Intelligence.

Unlike Apple's big events and live broadcasts, which are usually accompanied by speeches from senior executives and introductions of several products in one video program, today's Welcome Home program was held in the form of an in-person event for a group of journalists and content producers in New York. The details of the products were released through Apple's official announcements, and reporters also had the opportunity to closely examine the devices.

In the following, we will review the introduced products, technical specifications, price, release time, people present at the introduction and the first evaluations of the media.

1. Apple HomeView; The main product of the event

The most important product introduced at today's event is Apple HomeView; A smart display designed to be placed on a table or mounted on a wall and is supposed to be the center of home control, access to personal content, video calling and management of connected devices.

Apple has introduced this device with a 7-inch Liquid Retina display. HomeView relies on Siri equipped with artificial intelligence and with facial recognition it can personalize the user experience for different family members.

Apple HomeView specifications and features

Sources: Apple's official announcement and early review reports; Prices are for the US market.

HomeView is designed for everyday use in different parts of the house. Through it, users can access music, make video calls, see the status of security cameras and control Apple Home compatible devices.

One of the important features of the device is personalizing the home screen for family members. HomeView can recognize up to six people and display personalized content and widgets based on the person's identity. To access information such as messages and calendar, the presence of the associated Apple device and the security conditions set by Apple are important.

What role does Siri play in HomeView?

Apple says that the new version of Siri can understand more complex requests, get help from information related to the user to answer and take a more active role in finding content or running smart home processes.

For example, a user can ask about their daily schedule, find the music they want, or control a set of home appliances with a voice command. However, some Siri features are coming in a future software update, and their availability depends on language and geographic region.

Apple announced that HomeView will be available at launch in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. This device is currently not available in the European Union; Apple has stated the reason for the unavailability of smart Siri in iOS in this region.

HomeView is available in two forms, desktop and wall; But both models have a base price of $299. The wall model requires a stand or separate power supply equipment. Some of these devices start at around $59.95 and other options are more expensive. Therefore, the final cost of wall installation can exceed the declared price of the device.

2. HomePod mini 2; A small speaker with a richer sound

Apple also introduced the new generation of HomePod mini smart speaker. It comes with the S10 chip, fresh colors, improved audio processing and support for future Siri features.

Sound: 360 degree sound with computational sound processing

Colors: pink, green, blue, white and midnight

Features: independent music playback, stereo connection, multi-room playback and control of smart home equipment

New feature: Sound Glow; Lighting synchronized with music

HomePod mini 2 can be used alone or alongside another speaker. Apple has also announced that by combining the four HomePod mini 2 speakers or the second generation HomePod with the new Apple TV 4K, it is possible to create a four-speaker surround sound setup.

The Sound Glow function also turns the upper surface of the device into a luminous part that reacts to music and sound changes.

Smart Siri is coming to HomePod mini 2 via a future update; Therefore, not all new features of the voice assistant will be available from the first day of release.

3. Apple TV 4K; A19 processor and voice control without remote

The fourth generation Apple TV 4K is one of the other products introduced at today's event. In this version, in addition to increasing processing power, Apple has developed Siri capabilities and home theater capabilities.

The presence of three long-range microphones allows voice interaction with Siri without the need to hold the remote control. Apple has also announced new features for searching movies and series; So users can ask follow-up questions about the content they're watching and get the answer in an on-screen format.

For example, Siri can provide more information about a series or display related suggestions. By connecting to compatible Apple Intelligence devices, the voice assistant can use relevant personal information to respond to requests, such as playing an app recommended by a friend.

The new Apple TV 4K also acts as a home control center and can display summarized notifications and generated descriptions of compatible camera activity in the Home app.

Apple says the new remote adds Precision Finding to find a lost remote. The A19 processor is also equipped with a dedicated AV1 decoder, which is designed to play video content more efficiently.

4. Apple Home Collection; Six new devices for the smart home

One of the important parts of today's introductions is a collection of smart home equipment called Apple Home Collection. These products are designed in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric and are managed through the Apple Home application.

Apple has announced the goal of this collaboration to simplify the setup and use of smart home equipment. To add compatible products, users can use their iPhone and will not need to install a separate app or create a new user account for each manufacturer.

In addition to these products, temperature and humidity sensors have also been introduced, the base price of which is $39.95. Some installation equipment and accessories must be purchased separately.

The products of this collection support the Thread standard and work with Matter and Apple Home compatible equipment. Apple has also announced that camera images and personal data in the Apple Home environment will be end-to-end encrypted, and will be used to store video history when iCloud+ is supported.

General availability of the collection will begin in December, with some accessories planned for early 2027. In the first stage, access to these products depends on limited markets such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Who introduced new Apple products?

Unlike Apple's main events, today's event was not a long live speech with several executives on stage; Rather, Apple released the products in the form of official announcements, and invited journalists had the opportunity to review them.

In the announcements and reports related to the introduction of products, the following names have been mentioned:

Greg Joswiak: Apple's senior vice president of global marketing, who introduced HomeView, emphasizing personalization of the experience for family members, communication capabilities, and privacy.