Netatmo and other home security cameras are now compatible with HomeKit Secure Video — image credit: Netatmo
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Apple's work to create its own networking chips will lead to updated and new home products, including an updated Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini, and more.
As AppleInsider previously reported, the company has developed its own wireless networking chip called Proxima, which will replace the networking technology currently supplied by Broadcom. The chips will debut in updated home products throughout 2025.
In addition to connecting new and updated devices to an existing home network, the Proxima chip could potentially serve as a wireless access point on its own, Bloomberg reports. The company plans to use the chip in both new and updated home devices, possibly including its own line of security cameras.
The chip will also be used in future iPhone and Mac models, but its potential Airport-like networking features will be used primarily for home products, including a reported smart doorbell and lock that includes Face ID.
More Home Security and Control
For years, Apple has supported the use of iCloud to store video footage from compatible home security cameras through a feature called HomeKit Secure Video. The goal of the feature was to save Apple users money by offering additional storage for home security footage as part of their iCloud subscription, rather than having to pay for expensive third-party hosting services.
Users who pay for the 200GB iCloud storage tier can store up to 10 days of encrypted video footage from up to five supported cameras, without counting toward their storage limit. Likewise, 2TB iCloud subscribers can store up to 10 days of recordings from an unlimited number of cameras.
A number of third-party home security cameras already support HomeKit Secure Video, and Apple could release its own branded security cameras as early as late 2025.
A long-rumored “smart home hub” control device, likely to be announced at the annual WWDC event in June 2025, can reportedly be mounted on walls and provide summaries of information from at least some third-party devices. Apple plans to update its own home products to send data to this hub.
In addition to the long-rumored home hub, Apple will add a new chip and other smart home technologies to an updated Apple TV 4K set-top box, an updated HomePod mini, and other products. The company plans to highlight encrypted video and the overall privacy of its smart home products as a selling point and a sharp contrast to existing offerings from Google and Amazon.
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