ReviewApple’s HomeView is my new favorite smart display — but not my daughter’s

Apple’s first smart display is a gorgeous, speedy smart home hub and a great kitchen companion. It’s when it tries to be the family iPhone that things get awkward.

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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Photography by Hunter McRae for The Verge

Nov 12, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

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