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Apple launches smart home accessories with LG and Schneider Electric
Apple has introduced the Apple Home Collection, a range of smart home devices made with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
The lineup includes cameras, a video doorbell, a smart lock, thermostats and temperature sensors, designed to work with Apple’s Home app, Siri and its new HomeView hub.
The devices can be set up with an iPhone and controlled without separate apps or accounts.
The cameras can identify people, pets, vehicles and packages, while their recorded footage is stored through iCloud+.
The lock can automatically unlock when an authorized person approaches with an iPhone or Apple Watch, and the indoor camera can tilt away when someone is home.
The collection extends Apple’s smart home range and could help it compete with established connected-home products from Amazon and Google.
The products are expected to arrive from December, though some accessories may not launch until early 2027.
Apple unveiled the Apple Home Collection, a smart home accessories lineup developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
The collection includes cameras, a video doorbell, a smart lock, thermostats and temperature sensors designed to work with Apple’s HomeView hub.
Apple says the devices can be set up with an iPhone and managed through the Home app.
The products are scheduled to become available in December, with some accessories delayed until early 2027.
The smart deadbolt can use ultra-wideband to unlock automatically when an authorized user approaches with a compatible device.
- Who
- Apple, working with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
- What
- Apple unveiled the Apple Home Collection, a lineup of connected home accessories.
- When
- Announced October 13, 2026; availability begins in December, with some accessories due in early 2027.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Apple said the collection is intended to help customers monitor their homes, manage access and control home temperatures.
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Apple unveiled the Apple Home Collection in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
Availability of the lineup is scheduled to begin.
Some accessories are expected to launch.
- Collection
- Apple Home Collection
- Development partners
- LG Electronics and Schneider Electric
- Smart deadbolt price
- $349.95
- Wired video doorbell price
- $249.95
- Floodlight camera price
- $399.95
- Availability
- Starts in December; some accessories in early 2027
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