After largely ignoring the smart home for years, Apple is poised to make a big entrance in 2025. Rumors claim that Apple is preparing to launch a new iPad-like home controller in 2025, along with updates smart home-centric apps for HomePod mini and Apple TV. And now a new product is on the way: a smart video doorbell.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Apple has “another home device in the works that hasn't been reported before: a smart doorbell with advanced facial recognition that connects wirelessly to a bolt lock sleeping “. He explains that the doorbell would automatically unlock by scanning a user's face, just like an iPhone.
Video doorbells aren't exactly new or innovative, but those with facial recognition most certainly are. The technology is not without its security concerns (aside from system spoofing, an intruder could gain entry by forcing a facial scan against the user's wishes), but Apple has plenty of time to come up with solutions. Gurman says the accessory is “still in its early stages” and won't ship “until the end of next year at the earliest.”
The video doorbell market is dominated by Amazon Ring, and only a handful of doorbells support HomeKit, including the popular Aqara G4 doorbell. Apple offers HomeKit Secure Video for HomeKit-compatible video doorbells which provides end-to-end encryption.
Apple is also rumored to be making an indoor/outdoor security camera with plans to develop a line of accessories leveraging HomeKit and Apple Intelligence.
