I reviewed the Apple HomeView, ask me anything

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Getting up close and personal with the Apple HomeView. | Photo: Hunter McRae for The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Hunter McRae for The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/268864_Smart_home_photos_HMCRAE102.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Getting up close and personal with the Apple HomeView. | Photo: Hunter McRae for The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi! I'm Jen Tuohy, <em>The Verge's</em> senior smart home reviewer. I've tested every smart display Amazon and Google have ever made, and for the past week I've been testing Apple's first: The $299 HomeView.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I put the tabletop and wall-mounted versions through their paces, on my kitchen counter, bedside table, in my office, and on my coffee table. I also mounted one as a smart home control panel in my entryway. I cooked with it, ran my smart home from it, took calls on it, and tested its new Siri AI capabilities. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I also let my family loose on it, and my tech-averse husband was a big fan. My teenage daughter, less so. (Ask me why).</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfpNpliyn4h/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"><div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfpNpliyn4h/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> <div> <div></div> <div> <div></div> <div></div></div></div><div></div> <div></div><div> <div>View t …</div></div></a></div></blockquote></div></figure> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1031868/i-reviewed-the-apple-homeview-ask-me-anything">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>