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Apple Releases HomeView 27.2 Update With 20 Wallpapers
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In Short: Apple today released HomeView Software 27.2, which includes new wallpapers and features like Light Mode and Dark Mode.
Apple today released HomeView Software 27.2, which is the software that runs on the upcoming HomeView device set to launch on November 13, according to MacRumors.
The update includes 20 default wallpapers, ranging in color, and features Light Mode and Dark Mode options, with the device able to automatically switch between modes based on the time of day.
At startup, the HomeView will display the familiar 'Hello' text, as MacRumors reported.
Guilherme Rambo shared an image of the HomeView's face editing interface, where users can choose the design they want to use on the HomeView's Lock Screen.
A HomeView setup animation shows the Control Center on the device, and the HomeView has a variety of Snoopy animations if the Snoopy face is selected.
The HomeView is powered by the robust A18 chip and 8GB of RAM, ensuring smooth performance and efficient multitasking, according to Geeky-Gadgets.
Apple uses 100 percent recycled aluminum in the base and includes a color-matched USB-C power cable, as Macworld reported.
Apple hasn't listed conventional volume or power buttons in the published specifications, with touch and Siri providing the primary controls.
The HomeView marks Apple's debut in the smart display category, designed to rival established products like the Amazon Echo Show and Google Nest Hub.
The new device will act as a 'Siri command center' for an Apple-powered smart home, according to PCMag.
Apple announced the HomeView on October 13, 2026, as part of its 'Welcome home' launch, and pre-orders opened on the same day.
The HomeView is available for preorder now on the Apple Store for $299, and the product will be available starting November 13.
What this adds
The HomeView Software 27.2 update includes a hidden HomeView Software 26 graphic, adding to evidence that Apple wanted to release the HomeView earlier but had to wait on Siri AI.
The HomeView's price point of $299 has received mixed reactions, with some critics comparing it unfavorably to the Pixel Tablet's versatility.
Background
Apple has released iOS and macOS 27.2, bringing new Siri AI features and changes to Apple Music, according to 9to5Mac and Analytics Insight.
What's confirmed
- Apple today released HomeView Software 27.2, which is the software that runs on the upcoming HomeView device set to launch on November 13, according to MacRumors.
- The update includes 20 default wallpapers, ranging in color, and features Light Mode and Dark Mode options, with the device able to automatically switch between modes based on the time of day.
- At startup, the HomeView will display the familiar 'Hello' text, as MacRumors reported.
- Guilherme Rambo shared an image of the HomeView's face editing interface, where users can choose the design they want to use on the HomeView's Lock Screen.
- A HomeView setup animation shows the Control Center on the device, and the HomeView has a variety of Snoopy animations if the Snoopy face is selected.
- The HomeView is powered by the robust A18 chip and 8GB of RAM, ensuring smooth performance and efficient multitasking, according to Geeky-Gadgets.
- Apple uses 100 percent recycled aluminum in the base and includes a color-matched USB-C power cable, as Macworld reported.
- Apple hasn't listed conventional volume or power buttons in the published specifications, with touch and Siri providing the primary controls.
- The HomeView marks Apple's debut in the smart display category, designed to rival established products like the Amazon Echo Show and Google Nest Hub.
- The new device will act as a 'Siri command center' for an Apple-powered smart home, according to PCMag.
- Apple announced the HomeView on October 13, 2026, as part of its 'Welcome home' launch, and pre-orders opened on the same day.
- The HomeView is available for preorder now on the Apple Store for $299, and the product will be available starting November 13.
What's still developing
- The HomeView was announced earlier in October, but the early software release gives us a look at features like wallpapers and reveals a few tidbits we didn't previously know.
- There is a hidden HomeView Software 26 graphic in the update, which adds to evidence that Apple wanted to release the HomeView earlier but had to wait on Siri AI.
- Apple also appears to have been testing the interface on a sixth-generation iPad mini before launch.
- I don’t like the $300 price, though, but an expensive Apple product is nothing new, and it’s not the reason I won’t be rushing out to buy one.
- It has been a rollercoaster ride, and not much is actually good about the Pixel Tablet, but its versatility blows the HomeView out of the water.
- Apple announced Apple HomeView, HomeView (Wall Mounted), HomePod mini 2, Apple TV 4K (4th generation) and Apple Home Collection on October 13, with U.S. prices running from $39.95 for a sensor to $399.95 for a floodlight camera.
- According to Apple’s HomePod mini 2 press release, pre-orders opened October 13 in pink, green, blue, white and midnight, with availability in stores beginning Friday, October 30.
- Apple hasn’t announced any general shipping delays beyond the roughly one-month gap between its announcement and retail availability, although individual delivery estimates may vary.
- Alongside the ongoing pre-order deal on Apple TV 4K, Amazon has just brought back the early discount on Apple’s new HomeView and quicker delivery windows for some areas of the country.
- After all models jumped back up to full price over a week ago, Amazon is now once again offering the Space Gray HomeView down at $289.99 shipped.