Apple adds Apple Intelligence text descriptions to HomeKit Secure Video in iOS 27
With iOS 27, Apple enabled Apple Intelligence for HomeKit Secure Video, bringing AI-generated text descriptions, notable-event summaries, cross-camera stitching, and natural-language search to compatible cameras; The Verge tested these features against Amazon Ring and Google Nest doorbells and found AI alerts generally more useful but noted Apple’s Apple Intelligence requires higher-tier iCloud Plus subscriptions and can cost more than competitors. The author tested an Aqara doorbell on HomeKit and compared it to Ring Wired Doorbell Pro and Google Nest Doorbell 2K.