Despite featuring an A18 chip and built-in Apple Intelligence support, Apple’s new HomeView still requires a paired Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad for several features.
HomeView and Siri: which features require a paired device
Siri requests that rely on personal context demand a paired Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad running the latest software, with Siri AI enabled and set to a supported language. Those capabilities include retrieving relevant information from Messages and Calendar and taking action across apps using the user’s personal context.
HomeView will still provide several Siri AI features for users whose iPhone or iPad does not support Apple Intelligence: users can ask general-knowledge questions, hold natural conversations with Siri, and benefit from improved music discovery. Siri requests on HomeView can be processed on the device or via Private Cloud Compute.
Siri voice customization requirements
Customizable Siri voices have stricter hardware requirements. Users can only adjust Siri’s expressiveness and speaking pace on their paired device, and those preferences then carry over to HomeView. This requires an iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, or an iPad with an M4 chip or later and at least 12GB of unified memory. The feature is available in English only.
Camera features and iCloud+ setup
Some of HomeView’s intelligent camera features also depend on another Apple device. Video summaries and natural language searches of HomeKit Secure Video recordings require setup using an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, along with an eligible iCloud+ subscription.
Availability and price
The HomeView launches on November 13. Both the tabletop and wall-mounted models are priced at $299 in the U.S.
