Logitechs new Circle View Wired Doorbell is the first to support HomeKit Secure Video

Logitech has quietly revealed a new Circle View Wired Doorbell camera today, which is notably the first consumer smart doorbell to support Apple’s recent HomeKit Secure Video standard. The new doorbell is available from both Apple and Logitech’s websites for $199.99.

Apple first debuted the HomeKit Secure Video standard in 2019, but it’s taken some time for developers to adopt the system. Logitech’s new Circle View Wired Doorbell is the first doorbell camera to offer it, at least on a consumer level (technically, as 9to5Mac notes, the Robin ProLine camera beat Logitech to the punch, although that product is designed for commercial customers rather than home installations.)

As for the camera itself, it’s design to exclusively work with...

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