TechAppleLGThe new Apple Home Collection includes a video doorbell, smart lock, and moreApple has co-developed the products with LG and Schneider Electric to work seamlessly with its Apple Home smart home platform.\ufeffApple has co-developed the products with LG and Schneider Electric to work seamlessly with its Apple Home smart home platform.\ufeffby Jennifer Pattison TuohyOct 13, 2026, 1:00 PM UTCShareGiftThe Apple Home Collection includes a door lock, security cameras, thermostats, and home sensors. Image: ApplePart OfAll the news from Apple\u2019s \u2018Welcome home\u2019 eventsee all updates Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a senior reviewer with over twenty years of experience. She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.Apple has partnered with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric to launch the Apple Home Collection, an assortment of smart home devices meant to be easy to set up and use. The collection is something of a smart home starter pack, including security cameras, a video doorbell, a door lock, and two thermostats.Apple is announcing the products as part of a major push into the smart home space, led by its new Siri AI-powered HomeView smart display.<\/p>\n
The devices are the first smart home gadgets the company has made for Apple Home; previously, it relied on third parties to make products for the platform. While third parties manufactured these, Apple co-developed each product and says they are designed to work seamlessly with Apple Home. Apple introduced the collection at its Welcome Home event in New York City today, where it also showcased the new Apple TV 4K and the HomePod Mini 2.The LG lock and doorbell camera. Photo: AppleThe collection shares a similar design aesthetic; Apple says it and its partners designed each product with a simple, clean look in mind.<\/p>\n
The devices come in black or silver with some white touches and options. The cameras share a tubular design; I saw them installed in Apple\u2019s smart home in New York\u2019s Tribeca neighborhood this week, and they are largely unremarkable \u2014 not ugly but not showpieces, seemingly designed to blend in as much as possible. They remind me of products from French smart home manufacturer Netatmo, but not quite as stylish.RelatedApple announces the HomePod Mini 2Apple launches HomeView, its first smart display for the homeThe new Apple TV 4K has built-in microphones so you can talk to Siri AIApple said its main focus with the collection was to make the accessories easy to set up, reliable for everyday use, and capable of keeping your data private. All the products work with the Apple Home app (no third-party apps or accounts are needed), and Apple says they are as easy to pair as a HomePod or AirPods; just tap them with your iPhone, and it will recognize them using Bluetooth and NFC.<\/p>\n
Apple says all accessories in the collection are managed by Apple products, like an iPhone or a device that can act as an Apple Home Hub, and communication is end-to-end encrypted, so only you can say who has access to your data.The LG floodlight camera. Image: AppleUltimately, while easier setup is a nice touch, installation and ongoing connectivity issues with smart home devices like cameras and door locks are what give people headaches. I hope Apple has addressed those here, too, but we won\u2019t know until we test them. The collection does fill a gap in Apple\u2019s offering, giving it a line of products blessed by the platform.<\/p>\n
Amazon with Ring and Google with Nest both have products they can point users to when they are looking to set up a smart home. Now Apple has the same.There are six devices in total, with the UWB-powered door lock being the most interesting \u2014 it\u2019s only the third lock on the market to support Apple\u2019s hands-free unlocking using UWB.The LG smart lock is available in silver and black. Composite of images provided by AppleThe LG smart lock costs $349 and supports Apple Home Key, including hands-free unlocking via UWB, so you don\u2019t need to tap your phone or watch (though you can); if it\u2019s in your pocket or bag, the door unlocks automatically. It also has a keypad for PIN code entry and a physical keyhole hidden under the rotating keypad.This is a full replacement door lock for a US-style deadbolt that uses Matter-over-Thread for connectivity and supports the Aliro smart lock standard.<\/p>\n
It has a circular exterior design and a more traditional rear housing for the batteries (standard AA) and motor, as well as a physical thumbturn for manual operation. It comes in black and silver for the housing but only black for the front, and will be available in the US and Canada starting in December.LG doorbell camera. Image: AppleThe video doorbell will cost $249 and features two cameras: one front-facing for viewing visitors and one pointing down for packages, both cameras support up to 2.5K resolution. The camera comes in silver or black and has a long, tubular design, and sticks out slightly from the wall.<\/p>\n
It also features a motion-activated light that illuminates the floor to help it see packages and light the area when you approach the door at night.The doorbell needs to be wired into your home\u2019s doorbell wiring and can ring your HomePods as a chime. It will be available in the US, Canada, and the UK, but Apple hasn\u2019t given a release date. It supports Apple\u2019s HomeKit Secure Video, so it can send smart notifications for Familiar Faces, pets, packages, and vehicles.If you have an iCloud subscription, recorded video is automatically saved there. Footage is processed locally on an Apple Home Hub and sent to the cloud end-to-end encrypted.<\/p>\n
If you enable Apple Intelligence on the camera via a supported phone (an iPhone 15 Pro or newer), you can get AI-powered text descriptions that give you more details about what the camera saw than standard notifications. These clips use Apple\u2019s Private Cloud Compute and require a higher iCloud storage tier.LG indoor security camera. Image: AppleThe indoor camera has a similar tubular look; the model I saw was white and looked a bit like a desk lamp. It costs $199, is compatible with HomeKit Secure Video, and records up to 2.5K resolution.<\/p>\n
Its signature feature is that it can move up and down automatically, so you can set it to tilt down when you arrive home. Combined with HomeKit Secure Video\u2019s ability to shut off video and audio recording when anyone arrives home, this can provide assurance that you aren\u2019t being recorded.LG floodlight security camera. Image: AppleThe outdoor camera shares a similar design to the indoor camera, is wired, and comes in two models: one without lights for $299 and one with motion-activated floodlights for $399. There\u2019s a black version and a silver one.<\/p>\n
Both support up to 2.5 K resolution and are compatible with HomeKit Secure Video. All three cameras will be available in the US, Canada, and the UK, but no release date has been announced.The LG camera without lights. Image: AppleAll the LG cameras work with Apple\u2019s new HomeView smart display, which can show a live feed when someone presses the doorbell or if you drop in on a camera, as well as play back recorded footage. The HomeView can display up to nine live camera feeds at once.The LG thermostat Image: AppleApple announced two smart thermostats: a round LG model and a square Schneider Electric model.<\/p>\n
Both cost $199, are designed for North American HVAC systems, and work with or without a C-wire. They will be available in the US and Canada starting in December.The Schneider Electric thermostat. Image: AppleThe two thermostats have similar designs, with an opaque screen overlaid by touchscreen controls. I saw a glowing orb visual on the Schneider model when it adjusted the temperature, but they seem designed to blend in, unlike Google\u2019s latest Nest thermostat, which feels more like a statement piece.The thermostats support Matter, so they can work with other smart home ecosystems, and each comes with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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