Apple is requiring a $9.99 iCloud+ plan to use the iOS 27 Apple Intelligence Home app features with a single HomeKit camera, and “iPhone users aren’t happy about it,” according to MacRumors.
Last week, Apple shared details on Apple Intelligence limits, but it seems the 2TB iCloud+ plan (US $9.99 per month) will only add AI summaries to a single camera. You’ll need the $29.99 per month, 6TB plan to get AI summaries for two cameras, or the $59.99 per month 12TB plan if you want to add up to five cameras.
Apple One Premier subscribers are limited to a single camera since the bundle includes 2TB of iCloud+ storage. And Apple isn’t offering an iCloud+ plan that lets users receive AI summaries for an unlimited number of cameras, notes MacRumors.
From the article: Using HomeKit Secure Video cameras has always required a paid iCloud+ plan, but the recording limits are at odds with the Apple Intelligence limits. You can use a single HomeKit Secure Video camera with a $0.99 per month 50GB iCloud+ plan, five cameras with the $2.99 per month 200GB plan, and unlimited cameras with the 2TB plan priced at $9.99 per month.
Someone who has a 2TB iCloud+ plan and has invested in multiple HomeKit Secure Video cameras will only be able to use the new Apple Intelligence feature with one of those cameras.
There are dozens of complaints about the subscription requirements on Reddit and on the MacRumors forums.
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