Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video

<figure> <img alt="An illustration of the Apple logo on an orange and purple background" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/STK071_APPLE_I.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple's rumored push into smart home tech could include a smart home security camera that only gives users text event descriptions instead of video footage. Mark Gurman said in the first episode of the <a href="https://youtu.be/u_wpEKAhel0?si=dMm5r441I62-clqo&amp;t=998"><em>Power On</em> podcast</a> that the camera will be part of "a new Apple smart home ecosystem," alongside <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1002563/apple-smart-home-hub-homepad-rumor-launch-date">Apple's rumored smart home hub</a>: </p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">They're also building home security products, both first-party and third-party home security products. And the biggest thing is a program called J450. And this is an offshoot and a companion product to the J490 smart home display. And these are little cameras that you can put around your house. They have very low fr …</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003877/apple-security-camera-no-video">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>