Apple’s HomeView could add security camera features
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Reddit user pdfu found hints hidden in the HomeView 27.2 code that Apple could be adding security camera features to its smart home hub. The strings describe a security camera mode with motion detection, live streaming, and recording options, as well as privacy functions. According to pdfu, there is
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A cozy living room with a large Apple TV screen and various smart home devices, including a prominently featured HomePod speaker, all connected to a central hub. A family sits on a couch, with parents looking worriedly at the TV while a child innocently plays with a toy nearby.
Caption: Now featuring the latest in home security: constant surveillance of your own living room.
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Based on the original story on theverge.com.
Editor's note
It's exciting to see how Apple's HomeView might evolve to include security camera features, offering homeowners an integrated way to safeguard their spaces within the familiar ecosystem of their smart home devices. This integration could foster a sense of community trust, as neighbors and friends might feel more secure knowing their devices can work seamlessly together to enhance safety.
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Panel 1
(a) What the subject actually is and does: Apple’s HomeView is a smart home hub that controls and integrates various smart home devices. The latest hint in the code suggests that Apple might be expanding its features to include security camera functionality, which would allow users to monitor their homes through motion detection and live streaming capabilities. (b) The ONE real irony or absurdity in the news: The irony lies in the idea that a device originally designed to control smart home devices is now expected to have security features that were traditionally the domain of dedicated security cameras. (c) The single funniest observation that becomes the highlight: The highlight is the absurdity of a device that controls your lights and thermostat suddenly becoming a tool to watch your home like a hawk.
Panel 2
*Living room. A man sits on a couch, looking at his iPhone while a smart light bulb and a smart thermostat are visible in the background. The man looks contemplative.* Man (muttering to himself)
Man: I never thought I’d need a home hub to spy on my cat.
Panel 3
*Same living room, but now the man is standing, looking at a wall-mounted smart home hub (HomeView), which has a camera lens in the middle of it.* Man (to the camera)
Man: So, you’re telling me I can now watch my plants water themselves?
Panel 4
*Man standing in front of the home hub, looking at the screen. The screen displays a live feed of his living room with a motion detection notification popping up.* Man (sarcastically)
Man: Oh, great. Now I know exactly who took my remote when I wasn’t home.
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