According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple is working on a new smart home doorbell, to compete with the likes of Ring. Itd offer advanced facial recognition, and integrate wirelessly with smart home locks.Apple already offers many third party HomeKit locks on its online store, but doorbells with facial recognition would be a new venture. Gurman reports that the doorbell will be able to automatically unlock your home by just scanning your face:The idea is that the doorbell could automatically unlock the door for a homes residents by scanning their face just like Face ID lets them into their iPhone.This doorbell will potentially be able to integrate with many of the third party HomeKit locks on the market, although that isnt quite clear. Gurman says Apple may partner with one specific lock maker, and instead just offer a complete package with one purchase.This smart home doorbell is still in early stages, and wont come to the market before the end of next year at the soonest, according to the report. This doorbell will also take advantage of Apples new in-house networking chip.Apple is expected to expand its reach in the smart home market significantly next year, with the release of a new smart home control device, which can reportedly attach to your walls and potentially a speaker base. Think of it as a Google Nest Hub of sorts. Well also be getting a refresh to the Apple TV and HomePod mini next year, as part of these efforts.Follow Michael:X/Twitter,Bluesky,InstagramAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel