iOS 27: Higher iCloud+ plan brings more AI features
In iOS 27 Beta 5, the iCloud+ plan determines how many AI features are unlocked – for the cameras, five or...
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Tag: Apple Home
Apple Home is Apple's smart home platform and brings the control of compatible devices together under a single app. Launched in 2014 with HomeKit, Apple Home has evolved over the years into an open platform that today also supports the cross-vendor Matter standard and Thread. Through the Home app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, users can control lights, plugs, thermostats, locks, blinds, cameras, sensors and entire scenes – via tap, automation or voice command through Siri. HomePod, HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K serve as central hubs, while HomeKit Secure Video stores camera footage end-to-end encrypted in iCloud.
On apfelpatient.de, this tag offers ongoing coverage of Apple's smart home world: new features in the Home app and HomeKit, Matter and Thread updates, reviews and hands-on reports on compatible accessories, background on Apple's smart home strategy, personnel decisions within the responsible team, and all rumors and reports on upcoming smart home hardware from Cupertino – from new speakers through smart displays to cameras and sensors.
Anyone wanting to integrate their home consistently into the Apple ecosystem and not miss any important platform development will find the right topic hub here.
Apple Security Camera: All the rumors at a glance
Apple's first in-house security camera: Face ID, HomeKit Secure Video, and long-lasting battery. All the rumors about sensors, price, and market launch.
Apple HomePad: All the rumors at a glance
Apple HomePad: Rumors about a 7-inch display, facial recognition, A18 chip and Siri AI in the EU – plus an overview of price and timeline.
HomePod 3 & HomePod mini 2: All the rumors at a glance
HomePod mini 2 is coming this fall, the HomePod 3 remains without a release date: Rumors about the chip, design, Siri AI in the...
Apple: Three smart home devices are about to launch
Apple TV, HomePod mini and a smart home hub with facial recognition are reportedly about to launch, two of them in the fall.
Home AI in iOS 27 requires the 2TB iCloud+ plan
Apple's new AI features for the Home app in iOS 27 require iCloud+ with 2 TB – in Germany from €9.99...
The Home app in iOS 27: All new features at a glance
iOS 27 brings AI summaries, voice search, 4K recording, and fewer notifications to the Home app. All the new features in detail.
iOS 27 now updates Apple TV remotely
In iOS 27, Apple TV can be updated directly via the Home app for the first time – a detail that reflects Apple's...
Apple's Home roadmap extends to 2028
Apple TV and HomePod mini will kick things off in 2026, with the Home Hub following soon after – but not the robotic arm...
Matter 1.6 and Product Security 1.1 are here
Matter 1.6 brings NFC setup, shared networks and smarter thermostats – Product Security 1.1 certifies entire IoT systems.