Apple’s HomeView is my new favorite smart display — but not my daughter’s
The Apple HomeView is praised for its smart home control and design, but criticized for its clunky handling of personal data and multi-user privacy. While it serves as a useful communal device, the reviewer notes that its integration with personal iPhone data creates friction for family members.
Why it matters
This review highlights the ongoing challenge of balancing convenience and privacy in shared smart home devices.
The HomeView nails everything I want from a smart display. It’s superb at controlling my smart home; it’s an excellent hands-free kitchen companion, a good speaker, and a gorgeous digital photo frame. It’s also the first Apple smart speaker with Siri AI, which is an improvement, if still slow at times. But Apple has fallen into the trap that hampers other smart displays I’ve tested: not content with doing its core functions well, it tries to do more, and that’s where the friction creeps in.
.
Also covering this story
One other newsroom covered this event. We read that version too.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in