Ways to use HomeDeck
From the family schedule to the whole home.
These are the practical scenarios HomeDeck supports today. Combine them into one shared screen or keep each display focused on one job.
Family and shared screens
- Shared family schedule
Keep upcoming events from one or more calendars visible to everyone at home.
iPad · Apple TV - Wall-mounted family hub
Give a compatible iPad a permanent place in the hallway, kitchen, or living room.
iPad - Kitchen command center
See the day’s events, weather, cameras, and favorite home controls while the family gets ready.
iPad - Living-room overview
Put the schedule and essential home context on the television for glanceable viewing from the sofa.
Apple TV - Guest or child profile
Share only approved rooms, devices, scenes, cameras, sensors, and Ambient access while owner settings stay behind a PIN.
iPad · Apple TV - A second life for an existing screen
Turn a compatible iPad or Apple TV you already own into a dedicated home display.
iPad · Apple TV
Control and home awareness
- Whole-home overview
See favorite rooms, devices, scenes, cameras, and sensors in one dashboard.
iPad · Apple TV - Room-by-room control
Open a room and work with the devices that belong there instead of searching through the whole home.
iPad · Apple TV - Fast access to favorites
Keep the devices and scenes used every day at the front of the dashboard.
iPad · Apple TV - Run HomeKit scenes
Start arrival, departure, evening, sleep, or any other scene already created in Apple Home.
iPad · Apple TV - Lights, power, climate, and shades
Control compatible lights, outlets, switches, fans, climate devices, blinds, curtains, and more.
iPad · Apple TV - Cameras and the front door
Check compatible live cameras, open a feed full screen, and keep the most important view close at hand.
iPad · Apple TV - Locks, doors, garage, and security
See the state of compatible access and security devices and use protected controls where available.
iPad - Sensors and hazards
Bring motion, contact, smoke, leak, air-quality, temperature, humidity, and other supported sensor states into view.
iPad · Apple TV
Ambient information and shortcuts
- Always-on Ambient display
Leave time, weather, selected events, sensors, cameras, and music visible between interactions.
iPad · Apple TV - Calendars from several providers
Combine upcoming events from calendars already connected to iPad, including iCloud, Google, Exchange, Yahoo, CalDAV, and subscriptions.
iPad · Apple TV - Weather before leaving home
See current conditions, forecast, and available weather alerts alongside the home dashboard.
iPad · Apple TV - Music at a glance
Keep Apple Music playback and now-playing information visible on the dashboard and in Ambient mode.
iPad · Apple TV - Hands-free actions
Use Siri and Shortcuts to open HomeDeck, show Ambient or rooms, run scenes, and control supported power devices.
iPad · Apple TV - One setup across two screens
Configure supported preferences and guest profiles on iPad and carry them to Apple TV through personal iCloud.
iPad → Apple TV