If you plan on using Apple Intelligence features in the Home app, you’ll need to have a 2TB iCloud+ plan, according to notes for Apple’s third macOS Golden Gate beta that was released on Monday.
The new Home app coming in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate supports natural language search, is able to generate written summaries for motion alerts from HomeKit Secure Video cameras, and group footage from separate cameras for an overview of activity, and select noteworthy recordings. For those features, users will need the 2TB iCloud+ plan or better.
As noted by MacRumors, Apple announced at WWDC that some Apple Intelligence features would require an iCloud+ plan, although the company did not specify which tier users would be required to subscribe to. The 2TB plan includes 2TB of iCloud storage and it costs $9.99 per month.
Requiring a paid iCloud plan is nothing new for HomeKit Secure Video users. The 50GB plan allows for one camera, while the 200GB plan supports up to five. The 2TB plan allows users to use an unlimited number of HomeKit Secure Video cameras, and will now add the Apple Intelligence-powered Home features. HomeKit video storage does not count against the storage limit of an iCloud+ plan, so the full amount of the iCloud storage stays available for photos and other data.
