Apple's push into smart home tech could see it take on Ring with a smart doorbell equipped with Face ID, one which could unlock the door by recognizing the visitor's face.

Apple is in the early stages of developing a smart home doorbell and lock system with Face ID, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In

The average non-techy person has no idea about HomeKit security standards, but they do trust Apple. So if Apple starts selling smart home hardware – especially the scarier stuff, like cameras and locks – then way more people are going to be happy buying it.

Apple is developing a smart doorbell and lock system that would use Face ID to unlock the door for known residents, Mark Gurman reports in the Power On newsletter. The face-scanning doorbell would connect to a smart deadbolt,

Along with selling security cameras, Apple is also allegedly developing a smart doorbell with advanced facial features that wirelessly connects to a deadbolt lock. Users with the doorbell can gain entry by scanning their faces, similar to FaceID on iPhones.

If Apple launches a Face ID-enabled doorbell, it would raise the stakes for Google and Amazon, which have dominated the smart home space for a while now. Sure, Apple has its work

Apple is reportedly developing a smart doorbell with Face ID. Bloomberg’s tech expert Mark Gurman made the claim in his latest ‘Power On’ newsletter, in which he suggested the rival to Amazon’s Ring Doorbell and Google’s Nest Doorbell could be released at the end of 2025.