Apple Home's new AI summaries for security cameras cost more than you'd think

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The upgrade launches Apple's video summary feature, where you can generate descriptions of videos caught on your home security system. Notably, the feature won't be available to all Apple HomeKit users. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino.

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11, 2026 12:15 pm EST Eric Welander/YouTube Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover With the release of iOS 27, Apple is deploying its much-anticipated Siri AI suite of features across its software ecosystem. One noteworthy change is coming to Apple HomeKit, as the Cupertino company injects Apple Intelligence into its home security camera system.

The feature groups together related clips across multiple cameras for a comprehensive picture of a specific event, allowing you to easily review events that occur at your home. You can also search these recordings using natural language queries, as well as group similar videos together to reduce notifications.