HomeView software hints at possible security-camera mode
Technology · First reported 1 Nov, 17:16 · Updated 17:34
Code and settings text indicate that Apple’s HomeView may be tested as a HomeKit security camera, but the reports do not establish whether or when the feature will reach users.
- Text found in HomeView Software 27.2 describes using the display’s camera to monitor the nearby area as a HomeKit security camera.
- A report on HomeView 27.2 code lists possible motion detection, live streaming, recording, and privacy options.
- The available reports describe clues in software, not a confirmed launch or release date.
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Key facts
- Software version cited
- HomeView Software 27.2
- Camera use described
- Monitor the immediate area using the display’s camera
- Options mentioned in code
- Motion detection, live streaming, recording, and privacy functions
- Release status
- No availability date is confirmed; the feature may be under testing
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- An earlier Lux story’s headline described a HomeView software update offering a closer look at Liquid Glass, Snoopy faces, and its music player. [65f87486-2293-47c9-a20a-7c4cf2721b63]
- That earlier headline identifies the update as a HomeView software update; it does not provide further detail in the supplied record. [65f87486-2293-47c9-a20a-7c4cf2721b63]
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