Apple HomeView may double as a security camera, software text suggests
Text in HomeView software 27.2 describes a security camera mode, but Apple has not announced it.
Apple's new home display has a camera. Someone found text in its software about using it to watch over the home. Apple has not confirmed this.
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Why it matters
If true, the display would act as a home camera, but it touches privacy and is not confirmed.
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Watch: unconfirmed, and it concerns privacy.
The details
- A Reddit user found text in HomeView Software 27.2 saying HomeView can be used as a security camera with HomeKit Secure Video.
- The text describes four modes: off, motion detection without streaming, live view without recording, and streaming plus recording.
- It also lists three household states: Home, Away and Asleep.
- Safeguards include a green light and a sound when a live view opens or recording starts, and a notice to household members on any change.
- These are software strings, not a working product; it is unknown whether it ships with the device or later.
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