Skip to main contentSecurity cameras in Apple Home will be able to generate descriptions and search footage with natural language — and finally support 4K resolution.Security cameras in Apple Home will be able to generate descriptions and search footage with natural language — and finally support 4K resolution.by Jennifer Pattison TuohyJun 8, 2026, 6:37 PM UTCJennifer Pattison Tuohy is a senior reviewer with over twenty years of experience. She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.Apple Intelligence is coming to cameras connected to Apple Home. At WWDC, Apple announced that with iOS27, its HomeKit Secure Video service will use Apple Intelligence to analyze footage and generate descriptions summarizing what the camera saw. You can also search footage with natural language to find clips from across connected cameras, such as when a package was delivered.1/3Image: AppleThe Home app will also use Apple Intelligence to connect relevant clips together to give you a picture of what’s happening across your home, and surface “noteworthy clips” on the search page to quickly show you videos that might be important.This AI boost is similar to features that Amazon’s Ring and Google’s Nest have added to their home security cameras over the last year. It’s possible these updates are in preparation for Apple’s rumored upcoming video doorbell and security camera.Screenshot / The VergeApple also announced that support for up to 4K video resolution is coming to HomeKit Secure Video cameras. This should help with clearer images to feed the AI; prior to this, the service only supported 1080p. Another welcome update is adding the ability to condense multiple alerts for the same device into a single notification, and then have that update as more activity occurs.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jennifer Pattison TuohyThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)