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Apple to Bring AI Summaries and Smart Search to Home Cameras in iOS 27
Apple is beginning to expand the artificial intelligence capabilities it developed for Siri to its other systems with iOS 27. One of the new features will use artificial intelligence to summarize footage captured by HomeKit security cameras in short text. Apple Intelligence will explain recorded events and combine separate clips under the same event. The required iCloud+ plan may cost $59.99 per month (about 100 manats), depending on the number of cameras.
Using facial recognition, the system can identify a familiar person in a video and describe what happened in the summary. Users can search previous recordings by entering queries in natural language. Because similar videos are grouped together, users receive fewer notifications about the same event. Footage captured by multiple cameras is also treated as a continuous event.
The feature will not be available to all HomeKit users. The home must have a second-generation HomePod, HomePod Mini, or Apple TV 4K, and that device must be running the latest operating system. An iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence is also required. This means at least an iPhone 15 Pro or a newer model is needed.
Previously, HomeKit Secure Video worked with iCloud+ plans offering 50 GB, 200 GB, and 2 TB of storage. The new artificial intelligence feature requires 2 TB of storage for 1 camera. This plan costs $9.99 per month (about 17 manats).
Adding a second camera requires upgrading to the 6 TB plan. It costs $29.99 per month (about 51 manats). A 12 TB plan is required for 3, 4, or 5 cameras, and this package costs $59.99 per month. The annual cost may exceed $700 (1,190 manats). Moreover, this storage is counted separately from the family’s primary cloud plan.
Summaries can be configured using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Users can enable Apple Intelligence in the Home app and select cameras individually. The app can also identify familiar faces and reduce unnecessary notifications. The feature is optional and does not need to be enabled for every camera. Apple notes that the list of compatible cameras and the iCloud+ terms may change over time.