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Apple Home View, a 7-inch home device that combines music, video calls, and smart home controls in one place(apple.com)

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- Apple announced this home device in a press release on 2026 October 13. It has a 7-inch screen and speakers, and Apple says it handles music listening, FaceTime video calls, and home device control in one place. - Apple says facial recognition can tell apart up to 6 people and show each person their own home screen, messages, calendar, and other personal content. The source also says Apple's design hides personal content from other family members. - In the kitchen, Apple says web recipes can be turned into step-by-step guidance and timers can be adjusted without touching anything. This is Apple's description of the feature, and actual user experience cannot be confirmed from the source alone. - Preorders start on the announcement day, and release is scheduled for November 13. The source says preorders are available in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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O: A dual-income couple who shares a living room and kitchen might try this device's hands-free controls when one of them is reading a web recipe at the stove with flour on their hands and needs to set a timer. X: Person recognition and scene description features require a supported camera and an iCloud+ subscription, and personal context features must be used with an Apple Intelligence-compatible device, so these conditions should be checked before buying.
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