Apple Intelligence Home App Features Locked Behind $9.99/Month 2TB iCloud+ Plan

Executive Briefing

• Requires users to subscribe to the 2TB iCloud+ plan at $9.99/month to access Apple Intelligence Home features in iOS 27
• Enables AI-generated written summaries of motion alerts from HomeKit Secure Video cameras
• Supports grouping footage from multiple cameras, highlighting noteworthy recordings, and natural language search
• HomeKit video storage does not count against the 2TB iCloud storage limit, preserving full capacity for other data
• Revealed in notes accompanying the third macOS Golden Gate beta released July 6, 2026