Apple's HomeView Has an App Problem | The Vergecast

A few days after Apple's HomeView debut, David and Nilay return with fresh information and a growing list of new questions about the product. Their central concern is an app problem: the software experience around HomeView appears to be a sticking point, and the hosts dig into what that means for the device's real-world usefulness. The conversation moves from confusion over how the HomeView app is meant to work to a broader debate about CarPlay as a home interface. The episode widens beyond Apple, covering the latest Gemini model and a pointed question about whether building the best model even matters if you can't build the best products around it. That thread leads into a discussion of returning to X, why none of the supposed Twitter replacements managed to stick, and the latest in Brendan Carr news. With chapters spanning CarPlay banter, HomeView app confusion, and CarPlay as home, this Vergecast installment blends product skepticism with industry commentary. Subscribe to The Verge, follow on social, and catch The Vergecast and Decoder wherever you listen to podcasts. Read more at theverge.com.