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Apple HomeView: Price, Release Date, What Works With It
Apple's 7-inch smart display went on sale in the US on 13 November for $299. Where it is in stock, what it controls without another hub, and what still needs a bridge.
This guide is research-led: we have not handled these units ourselves. If you buy through our links we may earn a commission — it never changes a pick.Research-led, nothing handled. We may earn from links; it never changes a pick. How we choose
This page sets out what Apple has confirmed for HomeView, its new smart display, where it is in stock, and the accessories it runs from day one. The 4 picks are grouped by the job they do, as How we choose describes, and the page is updated as stock and software change. Nothing here was handled or tested.
Eve Energy (Matter) Smart Plug
Good fit A lamp or a coffee maker you want HomeView to switch on a schedule
Not for A home with no Thread hub at all: it needs one, such as HomeView
Kasa Matter Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring, KP125M, 4-Pack
Good fit Space heaters and lamps across the house, where energy use is worth seeing
Not for A crowded 2.4 GHz network, where every Wi-Fi plug adds load
Philips Hue Starter Kit, Bridge Pro + 4 A19 Smart Bulbs
Good fit A living room or a kitchen where HomeView should set the lights by scene
Not for A buyer who wanted to skip a bridge: Hue's bulbs talk Zigbee, which HomeView does not
Good fit A home that wants a hub and Siri in the room, without paying for a display
Not for Anyone who wants FaceTime, a calendar or camera views on a screen
On sale since 13 November, at $299 for either model
HomeView went on sale on 13 November in Apple Stores, on Apple’s online store and in the Apple Store app, Apple’s newsroom says. Both models cost $299 in the US. The tabletop model comes in silver, starlight, rose pink and space gray. The wall-mounted model comes in silver and space gray.
It is also on sale in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK. Apple says it is not on sale in the European Union, because Siri AI is not yet available in iOS there.
Store pickup and Amazon are faster than Apple delivery
Apple’s own delivery dates have moved to the first week of December in all 4 colors, 9to5Mac reported on 13 November. It found same-day pickup at most Apple Stores, especially in silver and starlight. On Amazon, 9to5Mac found space gray, starlight and rose pink ready for immediate delivery, with silver backordered until later in November.
A 7-inch screen built around Siri and the Home app
HomeView is a 7-inch square touchscreen on a speaker, or flush on a wall. Apple calls the panel Liquid Retina, its name for its LCD screens. It plays music, makes FaceTime calls on a 12MP Center Stage camera, shows Calendar and Reminders, and runs the Home app’s controls and automations. 9to5Mac reports an A18 chip inside.
It recognizes up to 6 people by face and shows each one their own messages and calendar. Apple says that personal content appears only when that person’s paired iPhone or iPad is nearby and was recently unlocked. Siri AI, Apple’s rebuilt, conversational Siri, is in beta on HomeView, in English only. Answers drawn from your own calendar and messages need an Apple Intelligence iPhone or iPad paired to it.
It is a hub for Matter, Thread and HomeKit on its own
HomeView joins the Apple TV and HomePod as an Apple Home hub, ZDNET reports, and it is a Matter hub and controller as well. Matter is the shared smart-home standard that Apple, Amazon, Google and Samsung all support. Thread is the low-power radio many Matter devices use, and HomeView has it built in, alongside Wi-Fi 6E.
That makes a Thread plug the simplest first purchase. The Eve Energy plug talks Matter over Thread, and works with Apple Home and 3 other platforms, so it outlasts a change of system.
Eve Energy (Matter) Smart Plug
A Matter-over-Thread smart plug that works with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings.
Current price shown on Amazon. We may earn a commission.
| Connects by | Thread, Matter |
|---|---|
| Works with | Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings |
The plug that pairs straight to HomeView, with no bridge in between.
Buy it if
- A lamp or a coffee maker you want HomeView to switch on a schedule
Don't buy it if
- A home with no Thread hub at all: it needs one, such as HomeView
For several rooms at once, the Kasa KP125M 4-pack joins over Wi-Fi Matter instead, and reports how much power each plug draws. Kasa smart plugs compared covers the HomeKit and Matter models side by side.
Kasa Matter Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring, KP125M, 4-Pack
4 Wi-Fi Matter plugs rated 15 A and 1,800 W, each with energy monitoring.
Current price shown on Amazon. We may earn a commission.
| Pack | 4 plugs |
|---|---|
| Connects by | Wi-Fi, Matter |
| Rating | 15 A, 1,800 W max |
4 Wi-Fi Matter plugs, with energy figures for the heater on each one.
Buy it if
- Space heaters and lamps across the house, where energy use is worth seeing
Don't buy it if
- A crowded 2.4 GHz network, where every Wi-Fi plug adds load
Zigbee lights still need their bridge
Philips Hue bulbs talk Zigbee, so they reach HomeView through a Hue bridge, not on their own. The starter kit pairs 4 A19 bulbs with the Bridge Pro, and the bridge then shows the bulbs in Apple Home. Aqara sells Matter hubs that do the same job for its Zigbee sensors.
Philips Hue Starter Kit, Bridge Pro + 4 A19 Smart Bulbs
4 A19 E26 Hue bulbs and the Hue Bridge Pro, the bridge that links Zigbee bulbs to Apple Home.
Current price shown on Amazon. We may earn a commission.
| In the box | Bridge Pro, 4 A19 bulbs |
|---|---|
| Base | E26 |
Lights HomeView can set by scene, once the bridge is plugged into the router.
Buy it if
- A living room or a kitchen where HomeView should set the lights by scene
Don't buy it if
- A buyer who wanted to skip a bridge: Hue's bulbs talk Zigbee, which HomeView does not
A HomePod mini is the hub without the screen
A buyer who wants Apple Home automations, not a display, already has a cheaper hub. The HomePod mini runs the same home automations from a speaker. Smart speakers compared sets it against Amazon’s and Google’s.
Apple HomePod mini
Apple's small smart speaker, which also serves as an Apple Home hub.
Current price shown on Amazon. We may earn a commission.
| Role | Speaker, Apple Home hub |
|---|---|
| Color | Blue, this listing |
The hub for a home that wants Siri in the room but no screen on the counter.
Buy it if
- A home that wants a hub and Siri in the room, without paying for a display
Don't buy it if
- Anyone who wants FaceTime, a calendar or camera views on a screen
The wall mounts come from Schneider Home
The wall-mounted HomeView needs one of 3 mounts from Schneider Home, Apple says, sold on its store. The USB-C wall connector starts at $59.95 and the wired AC mount at $79.95, both on sale now. A Power over Ethernet mount, which takes power and network from one cable, follows in early 2027 at $129.95.
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