Apple rolls out Apple Intelligence on Apple TV and introduces a 7-inch HomeView display to control Matter devices, with availability stretching across several regions.
Apple is bringing a smarter Siri to Apple TV and launching a new HomeView smart home hub. The TV’s Siri AI offers full-screen search, content recommendations, and summaries of HomeKit activity, while HomeView adds a 7-inch display in the living room to manage Matter devices and show activity. A built-in 12MP camera supports video calls.
Pricing starts at $299 for the Apple TV 4K and $299 for the HomeView in the US, with preorder open now. Availability begins Nov 13, and EU customers won’t get HomeView or Siri AI features for now.
Apple is unfolding its AI updates more deeply into living rooms. The company announced two linked moves: Apple Intelligence features for the Apple TV and a new HomeView smart home hub. The TV gains a more talkative Siri experience and smarter search, while HomeView adds a dedicated display that ties together HomeKit, Matter devices, and local activity notes in one place.
On Apple TV, Siri AI appears as a full-screen assistant that helps you find movies and shows, offers content suggestions, and can summarize activity from compatible smart home cameras. You can ask about Emmy-winning programs and then explore related titles. While watching, you can pose questions about filming locations or the suitability of a title for different ages, with answers appearing as an on-screen overlay so you don’t have to interrupt playback.
Apple says Siri AI draws on broader knowledge and can perform more actions across apps. A notable feature is its ability to use personal context from an Apple Intelligence-enabled device, so you can say something like, “Play the show Alinda recommended,” and Siri can identify the right title without you naming it.
The TV’s role as a home hub also grows. Siri AI can describe activity from HomeKit Secure Video recordings and summarize Home app notifications. It can control compatible smart devices and toggle scenes on or off, making the living room a more central control point for your smart home.
The beta for Siri AI on Apple TV is tied to tvOS 27.2 and will run on the second-generation Apple TV 4K and newer. The hardware price remains $299 in the US for the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, with preorder now and in-store availability beginning on November 13.
Separately, Apple introduced HomeView, a 7-inch smart display designed for the living room. It runs the same Apple Intelligence-powered software and Siri and can recognize up to six people in a household. The device supports HomeKit, Matter, and a built-in 12MP camera with Center Stage for video calls. It also includes four far-field mics, Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi 6/6e, Bluetooth 6.0, and Thread connectivity for Matter devices.
HomeView is priced at $299 in the US. Preorders are open in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, and Singapore, with a US release slated for Nov 13. It will not be offered in the European Union due to Siri AI regulatory rules.
In everyday terms, these updates could make content discovery and home control easier. The TV becomes a smarter search partner, and HomeView could serve as a central place to manage Matter devices without reaching for your phone.
The tvOS 27.2 beta will bring Siri AI to compatible second-generation Apple TV 4K and later. Exact regional rollout timelines aren’t published yet, but early adopters on supported hardware will start seeing smarter responses and contextual suggestions as updates roll out.
HomeView is a 7-inch display hub for the living room that runs Apple Intelligence and Siri, supports the Home app, and connects to Matter devices via Thread. It’s available for preorder in multiple regions, with a US release on Nov 13. It won’t be sold in the EU for now due to Siri AI rules.
For most households, the practical upside is simpler searching and fewer taps. You can ask the TV to show Emmy-winning titles or related picks without typing. HomeView can handle basic home-control tasks on its own screen, potentially reducing the need to grab a phone for lighting or camera controls if you already use Matter devices.
If you want to try Apple Intelligence on Apple TV, you can join the tvOS 27.2 beta on a compatible second-gen Apple TV 4K or newer. For HomeView, preorder windows are open in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, and Singapore, with EU limitations. If planning ahead, decide whether you’ll use HomeView as a primary home hub or as a supplementary living-room display.
Supported second-generation Apple TV 4K and newer get the tvOS 27.2 beta that includes Siri AI. Exact regional rollout times aren’t fixed yet.
The Apple TV 4K preorder is $299 in the US, and HomeView is $299 in the US, with preorder in several regions and a Nov 13 US release date.
Preorders are open in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, and Singapore. It’s not available in the EU due to Siri AI regulations.
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