After a pretty quiet spell in the smart home arena, Apple seems set to make a bold return with not one but two new devices.

It appears Apple’s rumored push into the smart home will include an Apple smart security camera. Supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports the company is planning to start production of a smart home IP camera in 2026 and aims to sell over 10 million units a year.

As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is looking to launch a new “wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle videoconferencing and use AI to navigate apps.” The device, which Gurman says could arrive as early as March, is “a priority” for Tim Cook, who is pushing to get it to market after more than three years of development.

This description sounds a lot like the Google Home Hub, which came out in 2018, or the Echo Show, which is already up to its eighth iteration. If Apple wants to be a serious competitor in this smart home space,

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Apple might be pushing further into the world of smart home gadgets. According to reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a Medium post, "Apple is making its first foray into the smart home IP camera market.

If Kuo’s analysis is correct, Apple is targeting an ambitious goal of selling tens of millions of cameras globally a year. According to Kuo, the upcoming smart home camera will be integrated with Siri and Apple Intelligence,