A HomeView widget changes a front door's glass from opaque to transparent. AppleInsider's two-week review makes its case through small household jobs like that. Replacing the iPad isn't the aim. The channel wants more HomeViews despite repeatedly running into unfinished controls.
The widgets are uneven. AppleInsider gets useful results from Hubspace, CARROT Weather and Dexcom G7, including door control and a glanceable glucose reading. FedEx produces a blank box in the review, while some other widgets mainly launch an app. iPhoners relying on a particular widget should treat compatibility as something to check, rather than assume from its presence on an iPhone.
Apple Home has a similar split. The channel likes the camera view and quick accessory controls, but says the Home modular face leaves out sensors, including the outside temperature and door state it wants to see. A light tile toggles power; changing brightness or color requires opening Home. Faces also can't switch automatically with a schedule or Focus in the tested software.
The missing controls would be my first update request. A wall display earns its place when the action someone needs is available as they walk past.
