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HomeView doesn’t play video apps natively, you still need an iPhone or iPad

Apple has tried talking around the issue and even shown Apple TV screenshots, but now it’s clear the new HomeView cannot play Apple TV or other video apps without an iPhone or iPad streaming to it.

Two modern smart speakers with tilted touchscreens, one showing a yellow music album cover with a singer's face, the other displaying a pink-purple music interface on a slim screen
You’d be forgiven for assuming this means you can watch Apple TV on HomeView, but Apple sidesteps telling you how – image credit: Apple.

HomeView looked at first to be great if you only wanted Apple’s own apps, but now it seems you aren’t even getting all of those. There are four Apple apps that have to be run on an iPhone instead:

  • Apple TV
  • Apple Books audiobooks
  • Apple Music Classical
  • Apple News+

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