Apple HomeView Skips EU Launch Over Siri AI Restrictions
TL;DR
- Apple chose full EU market absence over a Siri-free HomeView SKU, the hardest possible DMA compliance posture.
- HomeView puts Apple in direct competition with Amazon Echo Show and Google Nest Hub for the first time with a screen-equipped product.
- The launch bundles HomeView, a new Apple TV 4K 4th gen, and HomePod Mini 2 as a coordinated three-device smart home platform.
Apple said on October 13 that its new $299 HomeView smart display will not be sold in the European Union, citing the continued unavailability of Siri AI on iOS in the region. The hub goes on sale November 13 in eight English-language markets — Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US — according to MacRumors.
The language on Apple's product page is blunt: "Apple HomeView is not available for sale in the European Union, as Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS in the EU." The $149 HomePod mini 2 and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K carry an identical footnote, noting Siri AI "will not be initially available in the EU in iOS or iPadOS." Apple said it is "working constructively with the EU in an attempt to find a path forward," without giving a timeline.
This is our second HomeView alert on the Apple tracker this week, after earlier reporting on the November ship window, and the first time an Apple hardware launch has been pulled from the EU because of the Siri AI gap rather than just a software feature being withheld.
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HomeView will not be offered for sale in the European Union because Siri AI is currently unavailable on iOS in the EU
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Originally reported by macrumors.com
Read the original article →Original headline: Apple Unveils $299 HomeView and $149 HomePod Mini 2, Keeps Siri AI Hub Out of EU