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Apple unveils Apple Home Collection smart home accessories developed with LG and Schneider
Apple today confirmed that it is working with at least two third-party companies to develop a new lineup of smart home accessories, including cameras, thermostats, and a smart lock. Here are the details.
In addition to announcing the new Apple TV 4K, the new HomePod mini, and the new $299 HomeView smart display today, Apple also unveiled Apple Home Collection, a lineup of smart home accessories developed in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
Apple says it collaborated with both companies to bring “the simplicity, reliability, and privacy of iPhone and Apple Home to a new suite of smart cameras, thermostats, and a door lock.”
Building on the thousands of Works with Apple Home and Matter accessories available today, Apple Home Collection offers customers a new array of recommended products to better understand what’s happening inside and outside their home, manage access, and keep the temperature just right throughout the day.
The Apple Home Collection lineup currently includes the following products, with prices starting at:
You can find more details about color and regional availability here. Apple says availability for the lineup begins in December, with some accessories not arriving until early 2027.
The new Apple Home Collection can be set up with one tap on the iPhone. From there, the entire lineup can be managed through the Apple Home app, with no separate apps or accounts required.
All accessories support Thread, while the smart lock also supports Matter and Aliro, allowing its core access functions to work locally, even without an internet connection.
Apple says all data in the Home app is end-to-end encrypted, meaning neither Apple nor its partners, LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, can access it.
LG’s lineup of four cameras gives users a private and intelligent way to monitor their homes when using a home hub like Apple HomeView, HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV 4K. Every camera captures up to 2.5K resolution video and recognizes people, familiar faces, pets, vehicles, and packages, with video history securely stored in users’ supported iCloud+ plan, so there’s no separate camera subscription.