# Apple's smart home hub will be called HomeView

> Apple's long-awaited smart home hub will reportedly launch in November under the name HomeView, designed as a Siri-controlled display for managing connected home devices.
- Title: Apple's smart home hub will be called HomeView · Engadget
- Summary: Apple's long-awaited smart home hub will reportedly launch in November under the name HomeView, designed as a Siri-controlled display for managing connected…
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- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2283275/apples-smart-home-hub-will-reportedly-be-called-homeview
- Author: Jackson Chen
- Published: 2026-10-11T16:28:47+00:00
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## Apple names its smart home hub
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's long-awaited smart home hub will be called HomeView and will debut at the company's Welcome home event on Tuesday.
## HomeView is a Siri-controlled display
The name HomeView conveys that the device is a display primarily controlled through Siri and voice commands, not a tablet-like experience that HomePad would suggest.
## Two versions, limited app access
HomeView comes in a countertop version with metal speaker base in space gray, silver, starlight and pink, plus a wall-mounted model in space gray and silver only. It won't have App Store access.
## HomeView ships in mid-November
HomeView will start shipping in mid-November, weeks after the HomePod mini refresh and new Apple TV arrive on October 30. Third-party products from LG will ship later this year.
## Key takeaway

Apple's smart home hub, called HomeView, will ship in November as a Siri-controlled display that pairs with HomePod mini and other Apple devices to manage a connected home.