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Apple HomeView smart home hub may double as an indoor security camera via HomeKit Secure Video, per code strings

1 fonte(s) · 1 atualização(ões) · publicado 02/11/2026 13:35 · coletado há 1 hora

Strings found in Apple's HomeView settings app bundles and the Home app, posted by a Reddit user (pdfu), suggest the smart home hub could work as an indoor security camera through HomeKit Secure Video. The report is unconfirmed and based on discovered code strings. It is consumer product news with no vulnerability, exploitation or threat activity described.

Detalhes técnicos

  • Four video modes are suggested: Off, Detect Activity, Stream, and Stream & Allow Recordings.
  • Only users registered to the home could view streams and recordings.
  • A green status light and a chime would signal recording or the start of a stream.
  • All Home app members would be notified when someone changes HomeKit Secure Video settings.
  • Motion detection, streaming or recording could be limited to when members are home, away or asleep, based on device location.

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  1. zdnet.com ↗ · pub. 02/11/2026 13:35 · coletado 02/11 14:00 primeiro registro

    Apple HomeView smart home hub may double as an indoor security camera via HomeKit Secure Video, per code strings

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    Strings found in Apple's HomeView settings app bundles and the Home app, posted by a Reddit user (pdfu), suggest the smart home hub could work as an indoor security camera through HomeKit Secure Video. The report is unconfirmed and based on discovered code strings. It is consumer product news with no vulnerability, exploitation or threat activity described.

    Technical Details

    • Four video modes are suggested: Off, Detect Activity, Stream, and Stream & Allow Recordings.
    • Only users registered to the home could view streams and recordings.
    • A green status light and a chime would signal recording or the start of a stream.
    • All Home app members would be notified when someone changes HomeKit Secure Video settings.
    • Motion detection, streaming or recording could be limited to when members are home, away or asleep, based on device location.