---
title: "HomeView 27.2 update reveals 20 wallpapers, face editor, and delay hints"
description: "Code explorer Aaron Perris found 20 default wallpapers, a face editor, and hidden artwork in the update ahead of HomeView's 13 November launch."
url: https://mactoreality.com/homeview-27-2-update-reveals-20-wallpapers-face-editor-and-delay-hints
published: 2026-10-31T06:13:19Z
updated: 2026-10-31T06:13:19Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
category: Rumours
tags: ["Home","Software"]
publisher: Mac to Reality
ai_assisted: true
apple_heat_impact: 1
---

# HomeView 27.2 update reveals 20 wallpapers, face editor, and delay hints

*Code explorer Aaron Perris found 20 default wallpapers, a face editor, and hidden artwork in the update ahead of HomeView's 13 November launch.*

**Key points**

- The HomeView 27.2 pre-release software contains 20 default wallpapers, each in light and dark variations.
- A hidden HomeView Software 26 graphic in the update suggests Apple originally planned to ship the hub last year.
- HomeView ships on 13 November and is available for pre-order now.

Code explorer [Aaron Perris](https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2116295652112298485) has discovered new features and hidden clues in the pre-release HomeView Software 27.2 update, the operating system for Apple’s upcoming smart home hub. The software, build number 24V514, was made available ahead of the device’s [13 November launch](https://mactoreality.com/homeview-to-ship-13-november-with-five-named-faces-including-snoopy).

The update includes 20 default HomeView wallpapers, each offered in light and dark variants at a 1:1 aspect ratio. It also gives an early look at the HomeView’s face editing interface for selecting a Lock Screen design.

[https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2116295652112298485](https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2116295652112298485)

The software also contains a hidden graphic referencing HomeView Software 26, strengthening the theory that Apple originally planned to ship the hub last year but held back for Siri AI. Apple has [explained why it needed Siri AI for HomeView](https://mactoreality.com/apple-explains-why-homeview-needed-siri-ai-to-become-a-reality). The code also suggests Apple tested the interface on a sixth-generation iPad mini.

Apple announced HomeView in October and is taking pre-orders now ahead of the 13 November release. It is not yet confirmed whether users can apply custom photo wallpapers, or precisely which screen the new wallpapers will decorate.

## Sources

- [Aaron Perris: Aaron Perris on X (code findings)](https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2116295652112298485)
- [MacRumors: HomeView Software 27.2: Wallpapers, Control Center, and More](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/30/homeview-software-27-2/)
- [9to5Mac: Download all 20 Apple HomeView wallpapers in light and dark mode here](https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/30/download-all-20-apple-homeview-wallpapers-in-light-and-dark-mode-here/)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*