Overview
- Apple disclosed in macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 3 release notes Monday that Apple Intelligence features in the Home app require the 2TB iCloud+ plan or Apple One Premier.
- The gated Home features reported in the OS 27 betas include written summaries of motion alerts, grouping of footage from multiple cameras, selection of noteworthy clips, and natural‑language search of recordings.
- The required 2TB iCloud+ plan costs $9.99 per month in the U.S. and is also included with the $37.95 Apple One Premier bundle.
- Apple has not published a feature‑by‑feature breakdown of what is and isn’t covered by the 2TB requirement and the functionality remains in developer beta pending wider OS releases.
- HomeKit Secure Video already uses paid iCloud+ tiers that limit camera counts, and the 2TB tier allows unlimited cameras and avoids counting video against storage, which helps explain Apple’s move and means some users may need to upgrade to access the AI tools.