Summarizing existing rumors about Apple launching an AI home security camera, a new report says it will be announced in 2027 alongside a monitoring service.
Apple has not had the best luck so far with security devices, having effectively abandoned HomeKit Secure Routers after few vendors supported it. But it was one of several signs that Apple was aiming at the home with secure devices, and there have long been rumors of a full security system.
Now Bloomberg claims to have more details, and a projected launch date. It includes the home security system in a list of products slated for 2027, alongside iPad and MacBook Neo refreshes.
The as-yet unnamed security system is, unsurprisingly, said to be privacy-centric. It's said to center on AI monitoring the feed from cameras rather than actual video being recorded.
Presumably video recording would cut in if that AI system detects something such as movement within sight of the camera. But the report says only that this will be one element of a home security system that includes a unspecified monitoring service.
Apple has long been planning this
Given that Apple has already added the ability to view feeds from compatible security cameras on Apple TV 4K, little of the report is surprising. At present that Apple TV 4K also effectively acts as a hub for such a system, and of course Apple is also expected to shortly launch a whole home hub.
The point about using AI monitoring instead of video recording is newer, though. It means capturing frames, possibly on the camera itself, and analyzing them on device.
Instead of saving raw video, the camera need only send metadata such as a timestamped record of when someone was spotted. It uses less bandwidth, and it can also be quicker from the moment movement is detected to when an alert is sounded.
It's previously been reported that Apple would introduce a home security camera before the end of 2026. For at least two years, it's been believed that Apple was also working on a related video doorbell.
Apple will face competition from many existing devices, but it will also doubtlessly have the advantage that its security camera will fit into its whole ecosystem. Most recently, Anker launched its MindBase smart home system includes some similar features, but no release date or price has been announced.
