Gurman: Apple to launch smart doorbell with Face ID in 2025

23 December 2024
Apple is readying a big push into the smart home market next year.

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Apple is reportedly working on a doorbell with facial recognition that could be released by the end of 2025. According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, the doorbell will wirelessly connect to a deadbolt lock and unlock the door. The facial recognition tech might work like how the Face ID unlocks the iPhone. It could also be equipped with the company’s Secure Enclave chip that saves and processes the images.There have been speculations that Apple is working on smart home devices that will form an ecosystem with Apple Intelligence.

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    • 24 Dec 2024

    Tim Cook, 23 Dec 2024Fun fact: if you destroy the doorbell, the owner can't... moreNoWeTake video of it then post it on YouTube, once we make subscription from family, well wishers and other entrainment freak, we go to police, place charges then, yes brother then we sell you doorbells, ol kind, non functional. Yo name it.

      Will pass on this, I paid £50 for a blink doorbell that nobody ever bothers presses, they just bang on the door as usual. So no way am I paying what Apple will likely charge (spoiler, it won’t be £50) just to get the same result 🤷‍♂️

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        • 24 Dec 2024

        This product should be called iBall. Get it?

          Anonymous, 23 Dec 2024China is in a league of its own when it comes to domestic s... moreobviously can't compete with Murika where they are international level when spying on other countries leader including their own ally

            yawn, what year is it now?

            let me guess, it's the year Apple "invented" smart door lock

              floydb1982, 24 Dec 2024If I were to store an image of my face into it then I go an... moreAlso, now your look alikes and especially your twin and can get into your house without any issues. Joke of the decade - "Door lock with face ID"

                Anonymous, 23 Dec 2024and it's 99.99£ a month to unlock up to 5 times a day😜The truly crazy part is that there will be people who will pay.

                  If I were to store an image of my face into it then I go and shaved off my beard, mustache, and side burns at the local barbershop would I still be able to get back into my own house or would my own face look to different to Face ID and I end up getting lock out of my own house?

                    Woo yay more random crap to buy

                    Seriously though why can’t Apple just focus on the things they’re good at like phones and laptops instead of making extra “smart” products that no one wants or needs

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                      • 23 Dec 2024

                      David, 23 Dec 2024Seeing as HomeKit has been a flop compared to the adoption ... moreNow, tech illiterate cultists can even be recognized before greeting them

                        An Apple doorbell, the iBell. The next step is your very own iHome.

                          People already steal doorbell cameras of relatively unknown brands; an Apple branded one will be much more lucrative to thieves, especially if it costs a fortune like Apple products tend to do.

                            I don't think this is a good idea.

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                              • 23 Dec 2024

                              Great reason to never go outside again.

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                                • 23 Dec 2024

                                cyber, 23 Dec 2024kids tend to forget their iphone passcodes pretty often,wha... moreDid you not read the article or even the headline?!

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                                  • 23 Dec 2024

                                  Zuzuz, 23 Dec 2024So, is ok to become China in this regard? China is in a league of its own when it comes to domestic spying, lol.

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                                    Zuzuz, 23 Dec 2024So, is ok to become China in this regard? It looks like according to him, yes!

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                                      • 23 Dec 2024

                                      and it's 99.99£ a month to unlock up to 5 times a day😜

                                        99$ monthly subscription to unlock door