Can Apple Home’s AI camera features outsmart Amazon’s and Google’s? I put them to the test

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="I used Google’s Nest Doorbell (left), Aqara’s HomeKit-compatible G400 (center), and the Ring Pro 4K (right) to test the new AI features of Gemini for Home, Apple Intelligence for Home, and Amazon’s Ring. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/LR6B5897.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> I used Google’s Nest Doorbell (left), Aqara’s HomeKit-compatible G400 (center), and the Ring Pro 4K (right) to test the new AI features of Gemini for Home, Apple Intelligence for Home, and Amazon’s Ring. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">A few years back, I was at a beachside Easter egg hunt, watching my kids dash through sand dunes searching for sweet treats. My phone buzzed in my pocket; I ignored it. A moment later, it buzzed again. I pulled it out, glanced down, and saw a "motion detected" notification from my security camera. "Just my dog in the yard," I thought, dismissing it.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As the colorful eggs piled up in the baskets, my phone kept buzzing. Reluctantly, I pulled it out again and saw several more "motion detected" alerts. I tried to load a video clip, but it just buffered endlessly.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">When I returned home, I found my four pet chickens dead, killed by my small border …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1000321/apple-intelligence-home-security-camera-amazon-ring-alexa-google-nest-gemini-home-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>