Code in the iOS 27.3 beta lists a “Conversational Apps” category, suggesting chatbot support could come to Apple’s HomeView hub.
Chatbots Might Be Coming To Apple’s HomeView
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Amazon Wants Alexa To Become Your Personal Shopping Assistant, And All You Have To Do Is Send It A Text
Amazon is testing a text-based Alexa shopping assistant with a small group of US users, with a wider rollout planned in the coming weeks.
Google’s Find Hub Can Finally Warn You When You Leave Something Behind, Even If The Tracker Isn’t From Google
Google Find Hub now offers alerts when users leave a compatible tracker behind, including select Moto Tag and Chipolo devices in the US and parts of Europe.
Airzone Joins Cooling Demand Project
Airzone and Equiwatt will use automated controls in the £5.5m CoolDown project, testing ways to reduce air-conditioning use during peak demand.
Gemini For Home Now Plugs Into AT&T’s Smart Security System
AT&T Connected Life subscribers can use Gemini for Home to search camera footage, get event summaries and set proximity-based arming.
Apple Home Can Show How Much Energy Your Matter Devices Use — Here’s How To Set It Up
Apple Home can display live and historical energy data from compatible Matter devices, with Grid Forecast and utility-account features also available.
Anker’s New Window-mounted Camera Monitors The Outside Of Your Home From Within It
Anker’s indoor Eufy E10 camera records views outside through a window, with 2.5K video, AI motion alerts and local or cloud storage.
Lafaer LWR02 Review: Great In Small Spaces, Unreliable When You Sit Still
A Matter over Thread sensor responds quickly and fits tight spaces, but a reviewer found it could miss people sitting still in larger rooms.
Amazon’s New Echo Range Takes On HomePod Mini 2 With Matter, Thread And Zigbee — But There’s A Catch
Amazon’s 2026 Echo devices add Matter, Thread and Zigbee support, while the Echo Show 16 combines smart-home controls with ads.
Apple’s HomeView Could Add Security Camera Features
Strings found in HomeView 27.2 suggest camera streaming, motion detection and recording options, but Apple has not confirmed a launch.
