Apple is working on a doorbell with FaceID capable of recognizing the user and unlocking the doors

Apple is developing a new device based on a smart doorbell equipped with a camera and Face ID recognition technology, which users could use to unlock the door, and whose launch is expected by the end of 2025 “at the earliest,” according to Gurman.

The company led by Tim Cook is advancing its goal of an interconnected home, working on devices such as the 6-inch home screen powered by Apple Intelligence’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) functions, as recently unveiled.

In this sense, Apple is also developing a new smart doorbell for the home that, through a camera and Face ID technology, will be able to recognize users, just as happens on iPhone smartphones, and unlock the door. door.

This was announced by Bloomberg analyst and journalist Mark Gurman in his ‘Power On’ newsletter, where he noted that the smart doorbell will connect wirelessly to the lock to control the closing and opening of the door in question.

Specifically, users will be able to use this device to enter their home simply by scanning their face, without having to use keys. To do this, Apple will use its current Face ID device unlocking system, with which people’s biometric data is analyzed and, if they match the stored data, the door will be unlocked.

Likewise, Gurman has indicated that the doorbell is expected to be equipped with Apple’s Secure Enclave chip, in order to protect user data by storing it externally to the hardware.

As for locks, the new smart doorbell will be able to work with third-party locks already on the market, as long as they are compatible with Apple’s HomeKit protocol. However, the possibility of the technology company partnering with other lock manufacturers to create its own device and “offer a complete system” is also raised.

With all this, it is a device in an early phase of development, so, according to sources related to the project, its arrival is not expected until the end of next year 2025.

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Likewise, another home product that is “in full development” is an Apple security camera designed to work with your home screen, as Gurman has specified.

In this case, the security camera is expected to arrive after the launch of the home screen powered by Apple Intelligence and, according to the analyst, it is a service with which the company could choose to sell more subscriptions to iCloud for storing security videos.