Apple Developing New Face ID-Enabled Smart Doorbell, Reports Gurman

Highlights

• Apple is developing a smart doorbell with advanced facial recognition.
• It will be capable of unlocking the door automatically by scanning the resident’s face.
• The doorbell will integrate with smart home locks and is expected to use Apple’s new networking chip.
• It won’t be available before the end of next year at the earliest.

Apple is working on a smart home doorbell with advanced facial recognition and aims to compete with brands like Ring. Plans revealed in the latest Mark Gurman newsletter on Bloomberg, this new device would integrate wirelessly with smart home locks and offer innovative features for seamless access control.

Report reveals that one of the standout feature of this doorbell would be its ability to unlock your home automatically by scanning your face. Gurman explains, “The idea is that the doorbell could automatically unlock the door for a home’s residents by scanning their face — just like Face ID lets them into their iPhone.”

Apple already supports several third-party HomeKit-compatible locks available through its online store, but a doorbell with built-in facial recognition marks a new direction. Gurman suggests that the doorbell could potentially integrate with various third-party HomeKit locks, although it’s not confirmed.

Apple might even partner with a specific lock manufacturer to offer an all-in-one package.

However, the project is still in its early stages. Gurman notes that the doorbell won’t hit the market “before the end of next year at the soonest.”

The device is expected to use Apple’s new in-house networking chip, which enhances connectivity across smart home devices.

This doorbell is part of Apple’s broader plans to expand its presence in the smart home market. The company is rumoured to soon launch a new smart home control device that attaches to walls and may feature a speaker base akin to the Google Nest Hub.

Moreover, refreshed versions of the Apple TV and HomePod mini are expected as part of the same efforts.

One interesting thing highlighted in the newsletter is that Apple may choose to release the doorbell under its own brand or through a close partner such as Belkin. Gurman explains the company Apple might go with own brand because considering all the possible risks of potential break-ins and robberies association.

FAQs

Q1. What is the standout feature of Apple’s upcoming smart doorbell?

Answer. The standout feature of Apple’s upcoming smart doorbell is its advanced facial recognition, which can automatically unlock the door for residents by scanning their face similar to Face ID on iPhones.

Q2. When is Apple’s smart doorbell expected to be released?

Answer. Apple’s smart doorbell is still in its early stages and won’t hit the market before the end of next year at the soonest.

Q3. How will Apple’s new smart doorbell integrate with existing home devices?

Answer. The smart doorbell will integrate wirelessly with smart home locks and use Apple’s new in-house networking chip to enhance connectivity across smart home devices.

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