Apple's HomeView, unveiled at the October smart home event, can function as a HomeKit Security Camera, giving users an additional layer of home protection. While not a standalone security camera, the feature in Home View Software 27.2 allows the display camera to monitor the immediate area, record activity, and alert homeowners through the Home app. Users can choose from several settings: Off disables detection and recording, Detect Activity only alerts without recording, Stream enables live feeds without recording, and Stream & Allow Recording combines both streaming and automatic recordings.
Home members can set motion detection to trigger based on whether they are home, away, or asleep. The feature is currently being tested in version 27.2 but its availability is not guaranteed. Apple expects to introduce the feature in version 27.3, with a release in the coming weeks being unlikely.
This adds another security capability to Apple's HomeView ecosystem while maintaining strong privacy controls.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing