Seattle-area smart-home device maker Wyze Labs and Amazon-owned Ring, among others, could be set to face new competition in the home security camera market from Apple.

Apple may be dropping a smart home camera in the future. Hot on the heels of launching new iPhones and MacBooks, Apple is reportedly brewing something entirely new in the kitchen. In a post on Medium,

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Reportedly a wall-mounted, 6-inch screen with front-facing camera, the smart display would be Apple's answer to smart-home rivals Google and Amazon. A security camera will follow in 2026.

Apple is reportedly working on a smart display that uses on Siri and Apple Intelligence to help control your smart home.

The pivot from Apple Car set the stage for bigger investments in the smart home, and the initial products from that shift could be launching as soon as March according to a new rumor.