Apple’s smart home push hits the shops today. The all-new Apple HomeView smart display and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K both go on sale on Friday, 13 November 2026, exactly a month after Apple unveiled them at its “Welcome Home” event on 13 October. Both products cost $299 in the US — the same price for a kitchen-counter display and a living-room streaming box.
The two launches land together for a reason. HomeView is Apple’s first dedicated smart home display, built around the new Siri AI, while the new Apple TV 4K brings that same Siri AI to the biggest screen in the house. Apple clearly wants the two devices to work as a pair: one controls the home, the other entertains it.
Here is what each device offers, what they cost, where you can buy them, and the early rough edges worth knowing before you spend $299 — or $598 for both.
What Is Apple HomeView?
HomeView is the product Apple has been rumoured to be building for years: a cross between a small iPad and a HomePod, designed to sit on a kitchen counter or hang on a wall as the control centre of the home. It has a 7-inch square display, runs on Apple’s A18 chip, and puts Siri AI front and centre.
The display recognises up to six people in a household by face, and each person gets a personalised Home Screen with their own calendar, reminders and music. It is built for shared households rather than as a personal tablet, and there is no App Store on the device — instead it runs pre-installed Apple apps and can show widgets from your iPhone. You can use it for video calls, watching videos, checking the calendar, and controlling smart home accessories.
Apple sells HomeView in two versions at the same $299 price. The tabletop model sits on a speaker base and comes in silver, starlight, rose pink or space grey, with a 1.5-metre USB-C cable and a 30W power adapter in the box. The wall-mounted model comes in space grey or silver, but the mount, USB-C cable and a 20W-or-higher power adapter are sold separately — so the real cost of the wall version is higher than $299 once you add the accessories. In India, HomeView is listed at ₹39,900.
Siri AI is available on HomeView at launch, but it is in beta and only in English for now. Apple says some server-based AI features have daily usage limits, and expanded access will eventually cost extra — though the company has not said how much or when.
The New Apple TV 4K: A19, Siri AI and a Higher Price
The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K launches on the same day, also at $299. It is powered by the A19 chip, which Apple says is up to 50 percent faster on the CPU and up to twice as fast on graphics as the previous model. It adds Siri AI to the big screen, an updated Siri Remote with Find My so you can track it down when it slips between the sofa cushions, and support for four-speaker surround sound when paired with HomePod mini 2 speakers. It also gains Wi-Fi 7.
There is one catch on price. Apple now sells only a single 128GB model at $299, which is a steep price hike over the previous Apple TV 4K. The older model is gone from Apple’s store, so there is no cheaper entry point any more. If you already own an Apple TV 4K, there is some good news: tvOS 27.2.1 brings Siri AI to older Apple TV 4K models too, so you do not need the new box just to try the smarter Siri.
Where You Can Buy Them — and Where You Can’t
HomeView goes on sale today in eight markets: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. It is not available in the European Union, because Siri AI is currently unavailable on iOS in the region due to regulatory constraints. Apple has not said when — or whether — HomeView will reach the EU.
Australia and New Zealand are first into the launch-day window, and since New Zealand has no Apple Stores, Australian customers are the first who can walk into a store and buy one. The new Apple TV 4K launches in the US and 29 other countries and regions, a wider rollout than HomeView.
Pre-orders opened on 13 October, and some of those orders will not arrive immediately — Apple notes that some pre-orders ship in December, with some accessories not arriving until early 2027. If you order today, check the delivery estimate before you pay.
Early Rough Edges to Know About
This is a first-generation product, and the launch comes with a few rough edges worth knowing about. Early hands-on reports have already flagged Siri AI behaving inconsistently on HomeView: in one review, Siri refused to open a garage door or unlock a front door even after recognising the user. Apple says a software update due next month will address a Siri smart-home issue, but until that update lands, the assistant may not reliably control locks and doors.
The wall-mounted HomeView’s hidden costs are another thing to check. The $299 price does not include the mount or the power adapter, and Apple’s own footnotes say some AI features will eventually sit behind a paid tier. And because there is no App Store, what you get on day one is largely what you will have — new capabilities will depend on Apple’s own software updates rather than third-party apps.
The Apple TV 4K’s price is the clearest drawback. At $299 for the only available model, it costs twice as much as some rival streaming boxes, and its main selling point — Siri AI — is also coming to older Apple TV hardware for free. If you mainly want the smarter Siri, updating your existing box may be the better deal.
Why This Launch Matters
Today’s double launch is the centrepiece of Apple’s biggest smart home push yet. The HomePod mini 2 launched on 30 October, and today Apple is also opening pre-orders for the first three accessories in its Apple Home Collection: two security cameras and a video doorbell made with LG. Apple is building an entire home ecosystem at once — display, speaker, TV box, cameras and doorbell — all tied together by Siri AI.
That is a big bet. Apple is arriving late to the smart display market, where Google’s Nest Hub and Amazon’s Echo Show have been selling for years, and it is charging a premium price for a first-generation device. But Apple is also doing something its rivals are not: putting a camera, a speaker and a personalised screen in one device, with face recognition that tailors the whole screen to whoever is standing in front of it.
Whether that is worth $299 will depend on how quickly Siri AI improves — and on that December software update. For now, HomeView and the new Apple TV 4K are on sale, the reviews are coming in, and Apple’s smart home finally has a screen of its own.
Sources: MacRumors (13 Nov 2026); Cult of Mac (13 Nov 2026); MacRumors (12 Nov 2026).
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do the Apple HomeView and the new Apple TV 4K go on sale?
Both devices go on sale on Friday, 13 November 2026, exactly a month after Apple unveiled them at its “Welcome Home” event on 13 October. Pre-orders opened on 13 October, and the devices are available in Apple Stores and through Apple Authorised Resellers in the launch markets from today, though some pre-orders ship in December.
How much do the Apple HomeView and the new Apple TV 4K cost?
Both cost $299 in the US. HomeView is $299 for both the tabletop model and the wall-mounted model, though the wall-mounted version needs a mount, USB-C cable and power adapter bought separately. The new Apple TV 4K is also $299, available only as a single 128GB model — a steep price hike over the previous model. In India, HomeView is listed at ₹39,900.
What is Apple HomeView?
HomeView is Apple’s first dedicated smart home display. It has a 7-inch square display, runs on the A18 chip, and is built around Siri AI, which is in beta and available in English at launch. It recognises up to six household members by face and gives each a personalised Home Screen. It has no App Store — it runs pre-installed Apple apps and can show widgets from your iPhone — and it is designed as a shared household control centre for video calls, media, calendars and smart home accessories.
What is new in the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K?
The new Apple TV 4K is powered by the A19 chip, which Apple says is up to 50 percent faster on the CPU and up to twice as fast on graphics as the previous model. It adds Siri AI, an updated Siri Remote with Find My, support for four-speaker surround sound with HomePod mini 2, and Wi-Fi 7. It comes with 128GB of storage and costs $299. Owners of older Apple TV 4K models can also get Siri AI through the tvOS 27.2.1 update.
Where are HomeView and the new Apple TV 4K available, and why is HomeView not sold in the EU?
HomeView launches in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. It is not sold in the European Union because Siri AI is currently unavailable on iOS in the region due to regulatory constraints. The new Apple TV 4K has a wider rollout, launching in the US and 29 other countries and regions.
