HomeView Software 27.2: Wallpapers, Control Center, and More

Apple today released HomeView Software 27.2, which is the software that runs on the upcoming HomeView device set to launch on November 13. The HomeView was announced earlier in October, but the early software release gives us a look at features like wallpapers and reveals a few tidbits we didn't previously know. Wallpapers There are 20 default wallpapers to choose from on HomeView, with a range of colors. Users will also likely be able to set their own photo wallpaper. The HomeView uses faces, but the wallpapers may be shown on the Home Screen. Face Editing Guilherme Rambo shared an image of the HomeView's face editing interface, where users can choose the design they want to use on the HomeView's Lock Screen. Of course I had to virtualize a HomeView 😅First look at the face editing UI. https://t.co/3t03FVmuP3 — Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) October 30, 2026 Hello Screen At startup, the HomeView will show the familiar "Hello" text. Control Center A HomeView setup animation shows Control Center on the HomeView. HomeView setup animation found in HomeView Software 27.2 https://t.co/k4gCHNV3bY — Aaron (@aaronp613) October 30, 2026 Light and Dark Mode As with other Apple devices, the HomeView will have Light Mode and Dark Mode options, with the device able to swap between modes automatically based on time of day. Snoopy The HomeView has a bunch of different Snoopy animations if you pick the Snoopy face. Here are the Snoopy videos from the HomeView 🧵 https://t.co/hrRxPlmVSS — Aaron (@aaronp613) October 30, 2026 Launcher Unlike iOS, HomeView doesn't use SpringBoard. It has a new launcher called BreadBoard, and the process for its Control Center UI is called CupBoard. iOS 26 There is a hidden HomeView Software 26 graphic in the update, which adds to evidence that Apple wanted to release the HomeView earlier but had to wait on Siri AI. Apple also appears to have been testing the interface on a sixth-generation iPad mini before launch. HomeView Software contains this image, adding more indiciation it was initially going to ship with HomeView Software 26 last year https://t.co/yV1a1lbJcr — Aaron (@aaronp613) October 30, 2026 The HomeView is priced at $299, and it can be pre-ordered from Apple's website. It will launch alongside the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K on November 13. Popular StoriesNew Apple TV 4K, HomeView, and HomePod Mini: 16 Details Just LeakedSunday October 11, 2026 12:56 pm PDT by Joe RossignolJust two days before Apple's "Welcome home" experience in New York, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has leaked several details about the new products set to be unveiled, including an all-new smart home hub, a HomePod mini 2, and a new Apple TV 4K. Here is an all-in-one summary of the details shared by Gurman:Apple's home hub with a touch-enabled display will be named HomeView, seemingly confirming a ...Apple Announces 'HomeView' Smart Home HubApple today announced the "HomeView," an all-new kind of smart home hub featuring a 7-inch Liquid Retina display and Siri AI. Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Greg Joswiak said: Apple HomeView is designed to be shared by everyone in the home yet feel completely personal to each user. It recognizes your face to shift from a household screen to your own experience,...RIP, homeOSTuesday October 13, 2026 9:39 am PDT by Joe RossignolMacRumors was first to reveal the name "HomeView" last week, after discovering a trademark filing from a secretive shell company that we correctly suspected was linked to Apple. Apple was likely behind a "homeOS" trademark filing as well, but the company ultimately decided to stick with generic "HomeView software" naming, just like it refers to the HomePod's operating system as "HomePod...