Apple HomeView is on sale today: a $299 smart display that knows who’s looking
Apple’s first smart display is no longer a pre-order. Apple says HomeView is available today, November 13, for $299 in the U.S. Its pitch: a 7-inch screen that recognizes the person looking at it and shows their own calendar, messages and reminders, all driven by the new Siri AI.
What you get for $299
- A face-aware home screen. HomeView recognizes up to six people by face and shows each person’s content in Messages, FaceTime, Calendar, Reminders and Find My.
- Privacy by design. Apple says personal content appears only when a person is recognized and their paired iPhone or iPad is present and recently unlocked. In its launch announcement, Apple also says HomeView and its A18 chip use Secure Exclaves, which process camera and microphone data separately from the rest of the system.
- Siri AI. Apple calls it an entirely new version of Siri, with broad world knowledge and onscreen awareness. Paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, it can draw on personal context such as your Calendar and Messages.
- Entertainment and calls. Music, FaceTime with Center Stage framing, and Intercom to other HomeView and HomePod speakers.
- Two ways to place it. The tabletop model, with a speaker base, comes in silver, starlight, rose pink and space gray. The wall-mounted model comes in silver and space gray.
The fine print
- Siri AI on HomeView is a beta. Apple’s footnote says Siri AI is “available in beta in HomeView software version 27.2.”
- Language and regions. Siri AI on HomeView works in English in the U.S., Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the UK. Canadian French comes later in a free update. You can order HomeView in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and the U.S.
- Not sold in the EU. Apple says HomeView is unavailable there because Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS in the EU, and that it is working with the EU to find a path forward.
- Wall mounts cost extra. The wall-mounted HomeView is also $299, but it needs one of three mounts from Schneider Home: Power Mount USB-C Wall Connector from $59.95, Power Mount AC Wired from $79.95, or Power Mount PoE Wired at $129.95, coming in early 2027.
- Personal answers need your phone. Personal-context requests require a paired Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad.
PCGeek’s take
The interesting part isn’t another screen on the kitchen counter. It’s that Apple is betting a shared device can feel personal: face recognition decides what each person sees, and the phone has to be nearby and unlocked before private details show up. That is a sensible answer to the usual worry about a camera in the house, though we haven’t tested it and Apple’s privacy claims are Apple’s own.
Also worth knowing: the headline assistant is labeled a beta at launch. If you want HomeView mainly for the screen, music and FaceTime, $299 is a clear price to judge. If you are buying it for Siri AI, expect it to keep changing. Apple’s own details are on its HomeView page.
Image: Apple press photo. Facts in this article come from Apple’s November 13 launch update and its October 13 announcement. Updated November 13, 2026.
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