All the news from Apple’s ‘Welcome Home’ event – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2026-10-13T22:02:10+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/1008782 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Emma Roth <![CDATA[I tried out Apple’s HomeView smart display]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1009877 2026-10-13T16:45:12-04:00 2026-10-13T12:55:02-04:00 A photo of Apple’s HomeView

Apple has just announced the HomeView, its first smart home display - and I just got hands-on with the device, which features a gorgeous 7-inch square touchscreen and built-in Siri AI. It's designed as a smart home controller, personal assistant, and home hub for your household, so there was a lot to check out.

The first thing that struck me about the HomeView was its size. It's much smaller than I expected, and the screen almost entirely hides the small aluminum base that acts as a speaker. The Liquid Retina display is bright and responsive to touch, and it displays photos and the HomeView "faces" brilliantly.

You can swipe to change fa …

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]]> Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Emma Roth <![CDATA[Hands-on with the Apple Home Collection]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1009899 2026-10-13T18:02:10-04:00 2026-10-13T12:11:00-04:00 A photo of Apple and LG’s smart thermostat

We've just gotten a closer look at Apple's new video doorbell, security cameras, door lock, and thermostats following the company's "Welcome home" event on Tuesday. The six new devices are part of a new Apple Home Collection, which the company codeveloped with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.

The new LG smart lock costs $349 and comes with support for Apple Home Key, allowing you to unlock your door hands-free with UWB. You can unlock the door with a PIN code, too, or by using the physical keyhole beneath the keypad.

There's also a new $249 video doorbell from LG. It comes with two cameras that support up to 2.5K resol …

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]]> Jess Weatherbed <![CDATA[Buying Apple’s wall-mounted HomeView? The mount costs extra]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1010164 2026-10-13T15:52:57-04:00 2026-10-13T11:48:10-04:00 The wall mounted version of Apple HomeView.
Wall mount sold separately, this version being the $59.95 “Power Mount USB‑C Wall Connector.” | Image: Apple

The HomeView smart home display announced by Apple today comes in two models that both cost $299: one with a speaker base, and the other being a self-explanatory "Wall Mounted" version. If you want the latter, however, you'll actually have to pay at least $59 more - the mounts required to actually affix the display to your wall are sold separately. Maybe calling it the "Mountless" version would have been more accurate?

Apple isn't exactly shouting about that sneaky additional premium for wall-mounted HomeView customers. The details are mentioned in the small print at the bottom of the product announcement page:

HomeView (Wall Mounted) wil …

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]]> Cameron Faulkner <![CDATA[Apple’s HomeView display is now available to preorder]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1010054 2026-10-13T15:44:45-04:00 2026-10-13T11:30:00-04:00 A screenshot from Apple’s HomeView launch video

Apple is getting into smart displays with its new HomeView. It has a 7-inch squircle design, looking similar to a gargantuan Apple Watch mounted to a speaker base. The $299 HomeView is meant to be the centerpiece for Apple's big push into the home, as it's capable of controlling a host of smart home tech. Additionally, it can display recipes, show music playback controls, let you make FaceTime calls, and display a variety of widgets.

The HomeView launches on Friday, November 13th, and it'll likely be a popular holiday gift. You can preorder in in multiple colors, and you have the option at checkout to either include a speaker base (it inclu …

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]]> Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Emma Roth <![CDATA[Here are all the new HomePod Mini 2 colors]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1009935 2026-10-13T14:44:45-04:00 2026-10-13T11:27:56-04:00 A green HomePod Mini sitting on a wooden tabletop near an Apple keyboard and monitor.

Apple's HomePod Mini 2 is here, and we've gotten a close-up look at the second-gen smart speaker.

The HomePod Mini 2 comes with an upgraded S10 chip capable of powering Siri AI, though Apple says support for new AI features will roll out as part of a future update. It also offers a sound glow feature that matches its LED lights with the colors of a song's album art and can work as your Mac's default speaker.

Physically, the HomePod Mini 2 is almost identical to its predecessor, but the colors have changed. There's now a pink model and a green model, and the blue has changed color. There's still black and white for those who want basics as …

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]]> Cameron Faulkner <![CDATA[Apple’s HomePod Mini 2 is available to preorder]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1009971 2026-10-13T15:26:08-04:00 2026-10-13T10:15:00-04:00

After nearly six years, Apple debuted a new, improved HomePod Mini. The $149 HomePod Mini 2 will launch on Friday, October 30th, and you can place a preorder now through Apple.

Apple HomePod Mini 2

Where to Buy:

The speaker includes the S10 chip, which debuted in the Apple Watch Series 10, and it can power a host of features. It will support Siri AI after a future update, pairing you with a better, more helpful voice assistant. The speaker can be integrated into a four-speaker surround system with the new Apple TV 4K, and they can serve as speakers for a Mac computer (so long as it supports Wi-Fi 6E). Lastly, the top of th …

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]]> Cameron Faulkner <![CDATA[Where to preorder the new Apple TV 4K]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1009921 2026-10-13T15:25:08-04:00 2026-10-13T09:26:40-04:00

Apple debuted its latest Apple TV 4K - its first in four years - and it'll be available starting Friday, November 13th. It's powerful, with the A19 chip (the now-discontinued 2022 model has the A15 Bionic), plus a dedicated AV1 decoder, and it features better wireless connectivity than its predecessor, too. Siri AI is a big part of this rollout, though it'll work in beta on the second-gen Apple TV 4K models and newer. The new Find My tracking feature works with the second-gen Siri remote and newer.

It's not cheap, costing $299 (twice the original cost of the 2022 Apple TV 4K, until it rose to $249 a few months ago), but those who've been wa …

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]]> Jay Peters Stevie Bonifield <![CDATA[Watch Apple’s reveal video for the HomeView]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1008810 2026-10-13T09:34:48-04:00 2026-10-13T09:14:27-04:00

Apple just announced its long-rumored smart home hub, the HomeView, during its "Welcome Home" event taking place today. As part of the event, it showed a video featuring the new device, and if you want to see it for yourself, you can watch it right here.

The HomeView is a 7-inch square display. It costs $299 and comes in two versions: one that mounts to a wall, and another that sits atop a small speaker base. It can be used to show smart home controls, pull up information with Siri AI, take video calls, and show footage from HomeKit Secure Video cameras. It's also a Matter controller and a Thread Border Router.

Apple CEO John Ternus also …

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]]> Jennifer Pattison Tuohy <![CDATA[The new Apple TV 4K has built-in microphones so you can talk to Siri AI]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1009663 2026-10-13T13:39:19-04:00 2026-10-13T09:00:00-04:00
Apple TV 4K (4th gen) has the same look as the previous model but with some under-the-hood improvements. | Image: Apple

Apple is introducing a refreshed Apple TV 4K today with a pair of interesting new hardware features: far-field microphones to talk to Siri hands-free and Find My built into the remote. The fourth-gen Apple TV 4K, announced at Apple's Welcome Home event in New York City, is the first model to support the Siri AI voice assistant and has a new home theatre feature that lets you pair up to four second-gen HomePods or HomePod Mini 2s for surround sound.

The new Apple TV 4K costs $299, more than twice the price the prior-generation Apple TV 4K debuted at and $50 more than the current top-of-the-line model (which is being discontinued). The fourt …

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]]> Jennifer Pattison Tuohy <![CDATA[Apple announces the HomePod Mini 2, but it isn’t ready for Siri AI at launch]]> https://www.theverge.com/?p=1009672 2026-10-13T09:30:11-04:00 2026-10-13T09:00:00-04:00
The HomePod Mini 2. | Image: Apple

Apple is announcing the long-awaited HomePod Mini 2 with a new chip that can power Siri AI - but support for those new AI features won't be available at launch. The speaker is also getting a new sound glow feature that syncs its LED lights with a song's album art, and it can now be your Mac's default speaker. Up to four can also pair with the new Apple TV 4K for surround sound. And like everything this year, it's more expensive, too.

The HomePod Mini 2 comes in pink, green, and a new shade of blue, along with white and black. It costs $149, $20 more than its predecessor, which is being discontinued. Preorders open today, October 13th, and …

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