Apple’s HomeView could add security camera features

Code strings in HomeView’s software suggest Apple could launch a Secure Video feature soon.

HomeView 软件中的代码字符串表明，苹果公司可能很快会推出一项安全视频（Secure Video）功能。

Reddit user pdfu found hints hidden in the HomeView 27.2 code that Apple could be adding security camera features to its smart home hub. The strings describe a security camera mode with motion detection, live streaming, and recording options, as well as privacy functions. According to pdfu, there is a setup page that even explicitly reads: “Your HomeView can be used as a security camera with HomeKit Secure Video.”

Reddit 用户 pdfu 在 HomeView 27.2 的代码中发现了隐藏的线索，暗示苹果可能会为其智能家居中枢增加安防摄像头功能。这些字符串描述了一种包含运动检测、实时流媒体和录制选项以及隐私功能的安防摄像头模式。据 pdfu 称，甚至有一个设置页面明确写道：“您的 HomeView 可以作为安防摄像头与 HomeKit 安全视频配合使用。”

Supposedly, the video feeds will only be visible to members of the home, and will both show an indicator light and play a sound when either someone is watching the camera feed or when it starts to record. Home members will also get a notification anytime settings are changed for the Secure Video mode. It will also include customizable options for what to detect, stream, or record, based on whether you’re home, away, or asleep.

据推测，视频画面仅对家庭成员可见，并且当有人正在观看摄像头画面或开始录制时，设备会显示指示灯并发出声音。每当安全视频模式的设置发生更改时，家庭成员也会收到通知。它还将包含可自定义的选项，根据您是在家、外出还是睡眠状态，来决定检测、流式传输或录制的内容。

Some wondered why Apple did not allow HomeView to double as a security camera at launch, and the company hasn’t said anything to suggest the features are coming. But, considering how central privacy is to Apple’s marketing, the company may be waiting to fine-tune those features before launch.

一些人曾质疑为什么苹果在发布时没有让 HomeView 同时兼作安防摄像头，而该公司也从未透露过这些功能即将推出的消息。不过，考虑到隐私在苹果营销中的核心地位，该公司可能是在等待这些功能完善后再行发布。