Apple Announces $299 HomeView Smart Display
Apple is entering the smart display category at $299 with an eight-country launch that skips Japan, while the HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K from the same announcement do go on sale there.
Key Facts
- Apple announced the Apple HomeView smart display on October 13, 2026, priced at $299.
- The Apple HomeView launches November 13 in the United States, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and South Africa.
- The Apple HomeView has a 7-inch display, a dome-shaped base with a woofer, and comes in Silver, Starlight, Rose Pink, and Space Gray.
- The Apple HomeView runs on an A18 chip and supports Siri AI, recognizing up to six family members with personalized home screens.
- The HomePod mini 2 launches October 30 at 24,800 yen, and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K launches November 13 at 49,800 yen.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), ASCII.jp.
Apple announced its first smart display, the Apple HomeView, on October 13, 2026. The device pairs a 7-inch display with a dome-shaped base connected by a stainless steel hinge, and a woofer sits inside the base. It ships in Silver, Starlight, Rose Pink, and Space Gray, priced at $299. The HomeView launches November 13 in the United States and seven other English-speaking markets: Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and South Africa. ASCII.jp reports no Japanese release date is set. Siri AI anchors the software. The HomeView recognizes up to six family members and builds a personalized home screen for each. Paired with an Apple Intelligence iPhone or iPad, it pulls calendar entries, messages, and Apple Music playlists onto the screen, and Siri AI conversations continue across Apple devices. Two full-range drivers sit on the display side, with a woofer and passive radiator in the base; computational audio runs on an A18 chip.
The same October 13 announcement covered two other devices that arrive in Japan. The HomePod mini 2 is priced at 24,800 yen and launches Friday, October 30, with pre-orders already open. It runs the Apple S10 chip from Apple Watch Series 10, recognizes speaker positions in a room, and adjusts audio automatically. Its five colors are white, pink, green, blue, and midnight, and its top reacts to bass and treble with a sound glow. It works as a smart home hub and can act as a speaker for a Mac.
The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K costs 49,800 yen and launches Friday, November 13, the same day as the HomeView. It uses the A19 chip from the iPhone 17, with CPU performance up to 50% higher and GPU up to 2x faster than the previous generation, plus a dedicated AV1 decoder. Three long-range microphones are built in, and the new Siri Remote adds a Find feature that plays a sound. The HomeView's wall-mount options come from Schneider, and the wider smart home lineup includes keys and door cameras made with LG and Schneider Electric.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 新型「Apple TV 4K」11月13日発売！HomePodと組み合わせてサラウンドサウンド環境を構築できる
- ASCII.jp 新色＋4台連携でサラウンドシステムが組める新「HomePod mini」にCPU性能大幅アップの「Apple TV 4K」