iPhone Users Who Pay for Enough iCloud Storage Get New iOS 27 Perks
Apple is introducing new AI-powered features to the Home app in iOS 27, exclusively for users with iCloud+ plans of 2TB or higher. These features include generated video descriptions and advanced clip searching for HomeKit Secure Video cameras.
Why it matters
This move signals Apple's strategy to gatekeep advanced AI features behind premium subscription tiers to offset server costs.
If you are subscribed to an iCloud+ plan with at least 2TB of storage, you will receive new perks in the Home app on iOS 27, according to Apple.
Starting with iOS 27, Apple said iPhone users who are subscribed to an iCloud+ plan with at least 2TB of storage receive access to three new Apple Intelligence features in the Home app: generated video descriptions for HomeKit Secure Video cameras, the ability to search for camera clips, and automatic surfacing of noteworthy clips.
According to Stephen Robles, the Home app on the fifth developer beta of iOS 27 now indicates how many HomeKit Secure Video cameras are eligible for generated video summaries. Robles told us he had a total of 8TB of iCloud+ storage (6TB plus 2TB from Apple One), and this made him eligible for video summaries for up to 15 cameras.
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