Can Apple Home’s AI camera features outsmart Amazon’s and Google’s? I put them to the test

September 25, 2026 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

I used Google’s Nest Doorbell (left), Aqara’s HomeKit-compatible G400 (center), and the Ring Pro 4K (right) to test the new AI features of Gemini for Home, Apple Intelligence for Home, and Amazon’s Ring. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

A few years back, I was at a beachside Easter egg hunt, watching my kids dash through sand dunes searching for sweet treats. My phone buzzed in my pocket; I ignored it. A moment later, it buzzed again. I pulled it out, glanced down, and saw a "motion detected" notification from my security camera. "Just my dog in the yard," I thought, dismissing it.

As the colorful eggs piled up in the baskets, my phone kept buzzing. Reluctantly, I pulled it out again and saw several more "motion detected" alerts. I tried to load a video clip, but it just buffered endlessly.

AI-powered text descriptions paint the whole scene in a sentence.

When I returne …

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