HomeView doesn’t natively support any video apps yet — not even Apple’s

<figure> <img alt="Two Apple HomeView’s, with one displaying Apple TV." data-caption="Apple’s HomeView marketing calls out audiobooks, TV shows, and says you can “keep an eye on the match while you do the washing up,” but shys away about these features needing an iPhone connection. | Image: Apple" data-portal-copyright="Image: Apple" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Apple-HomeView-Apple-TV.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Apple’s HomeView marketing calls out audiobooks, TV shows, and says you can “keep an eye on the match while you do the washing up,” but shys away about these features needing an iPhone connection. | Image: Apple </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple says HomeView is "<a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/meet-apple-homeview-a-new-way-to-enjoy-entertainment-and-manage-the-home/#:~:text=engineered%20acoustic%20system.-,HomeView%20is%20the%20perfect%20way%20to%20enjoy%20Apple%20Music%2C%20complete%20with,users%20can%20enjoy%20music%20throughout%20the%20entire%20home%20with%20multiroom%20audio.,-HomeView%20is%20the">the perfect way</a>" to enjoy its audio and video entertainment apps, but some notable examples like Apple TV only work if you AirPlay it through your iPhone. As noted on the HomeView spec page, Apple TV, Apple Books audiobooks, Apple Music Classical, and Apple News Plus aren't natively supported on the smart hub, so you'll have to use your phone to operate them.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009704/apple-homeview-smart-display-first-look">HomeView</a> is foremostly designed as a hub for managing smart home gadgets, but competing smart display hardware like Amazon's Echo Show and Google's Nest Hub devices can natively stream Prime Video and YouTube, respectively, without requiring a phone connection. …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1011062/apple-homeview-airplay-apps-streaming">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>