# HomeKit Secure Video

5 Hacker News commenters recommended HomeKit Secure Video and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it because video is end-to-end encrypted, so Apple cannot view it and it stays out of iCloud storage limits.

## Why people recommend it

- End-to-end encrypted, Apple lacks keys (3 comments): "Apple can't see the video, it doesn't go to Amazon or Flock, nothing counts against your iCloud storage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47432279)) "Apple's solution is e2ee and they don't have the keys." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47010208)) "For one thing it’s end to end encrypted." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46998028))
- Video handled securely within HomeKit (2 comments): "it's all done securely using HomeKit video" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46998508)) "For one thing it’s end to end encrypted." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46998028))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Frigate NVR](https://hackerapproved.com/p/frigate.md): 54 recommend
- [UniFi Protect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ubiquiti-unifi-protect.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.apple.com/icloud/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "HomeKit Secure Video", https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-homekit-secure-video/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).