TL;DR: Apple announced Apple Home Collection on October 13, 2026, a co-developed lineup with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric that includes cameras, a wired video doorbell, a smart deadbolt lock, thermostats and sensors managed only in the Apple Home app.

Apple made its first Apple Home-branded accessories official on October 13, 2026, introducing Apple Home Collection at its Welcome Home event in New York City. According to Apple, the lineup was designed in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric and includes indoor and outdoor cameras, thermostats, temperature sensors, and a video doorbell and door lock. According to The Verge, the products were co-developed to work with the Apple Home smart home platform, and while third parties manufactured them, Apple says each product is designed to work with Apple Home.

Apple announces first Apple Home-branded accessories

Apple said the announcement came from Cupertino, California, on October 13, 2026. According to Apple, Apple Home Collection builds on the thousands of Works with Apple Home and Matter accessories available today and offers customers a new array of recommended products to understand what is happening inside and outside the home, manage access, and manage temperature.

According to The Verge, Apple introduced the collection as part of a major push into the smart home space, led by its new Siri AI-powered HomeView smart display. According to The Verge, Apple also showcased the new Apple TV 4K and the HomePod Mini 2 at the same Welcome Home event in New York City.

According to Apple, availability for all products begins in December, with select accessories available starting early 2027. According to TechCrunch, the products will become available in December and are designed to work with HomeView, the company's new smart home hub which can be used to control connected accessories and interact with Apple's software.

Matthew Costello, Apple's vice president of Hardware Engineering, said the lineup is intended to make accessory selection simpler. According to Apple, Costello said:

Apple Home Collection makes it easy to choose smart home accessories with confidence.

Costello also said Apple worked closely with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric and designed every accessory to work with Apple Home. LG Electronics Executive Vice President Kihyun Jung said LG Electronics has spent decades developing technologies and products around the way people live, and said the companies co-created a more connected home experience. Schneider Electric CEO Olivier Blum said Schneider Home's new Smart Thermostat is a collaboration with Apple to manage home energy use.

No separate app and one-tap iPhone setup

According to Apple, the accessories are simple to set up starting with one tap with iPhone, and everything is managed through the Apple Home app with no separate app or account required. According to The Verge, all the products work with the Apple Home app with no third-party apps or accounts needed, and Apple says they pair as easily as a HomePod or AirPods by tapping them with an iPhone, which recognizes them using Bluetooth and NFC.

According to Apple, each product can be set up starting with a single tap with iPhone, controlled entirely from the Home app and using Siri, and can work as either standalone accessories or together as a connected system. According to The Verge, all accessories in the collection are managed by Apple products, like an iPhone or a device that can act as an Apple Home Hub.

According to Apple, each accessory is encrypted end-to-end in Apple Home, so only users and the people they choose can access their home data. According to Apple, Home app data is encrypted end-to-end, so LG Electronics, Schneider Electric, and Apple cannot read it. According to The Verge, communication is end-to-end encrypted, so only the user can say who has access to data.

Clean, minimal design in black and silver

According to Apple, Apple Home Collection accessories feature a clean, minimal aesthetic and premium materials, with every detail considered, from how they mount and adjust to how they look and feel throughout the home. According to The Verge, the collection shares a similar design aesthetic, and Apple says it and its partners designed each product with a simple, clean look in mind.

According to The Verge, the devices come in black or silver with some white touches and options. According to The Verge, the cameras share a tubular design and were installed in Apple's smart home in New York's Tribeca neighborhood. The Verge reported that the cameras are designed to blend in, and compared them to products from French smart home manufacturer Netatmo.

According to The Verge, the LG smart lock is available in silver and black. According to The Verge, the lock has a circular exterior design and a more traditional rear housing for batteries and the motor. According to Apple, the same attention to mounting, adjustment, look and feel applies across the lineup and alongside Apple products throughout the home.

Four LG cameras record up to 2.5K

According to Apple, LG's lineup of four cameras gives users a way to monitor their homes when using a home hub like Apple HomeView, HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV 4K. According to Apple, every camera captures up to 2.5K resolution video and recognizes people, familiar faces, pets, vehicles, and packages, with video history stored in users' supported iCloud+ plan, so there is no separate camera subscription.

According to The Verge, there are six devices in total across the collection. According to The Verge, footage is processed locally on an Apple Home Hub and sent to the cloud end-to-end encrypted. According to The Verge, if users have an iCloud subscription, recorded video is automatically saved there.

According to The Verge, if users enable Apple Intelligence on the camera via a supported phone, an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, they can get AI-powered text descriptions with more detail than standard notifications. According to The Verge, these clips use Apple's Private Cloud Compute. According to The Verge, the cameras support Apple's HomeKit Secure Video, so they can send smart notifications for Familiar Faces, pets, packages, and vehicles.

Video doorbell watches visitors and packages

According to Apple, LG's Video Doorbell offers dual cameras that capture separate views of visitors and packages, allowing users to switch between the front and bottom camera views, along with a built-in spotlight and a chime that plays through HomeView, HomePod, and HomePod mini. According to Apple, the front camera captures 2.5K resolution video, and the bottom camera captures full HD resolution.

According to The Verge, the video doorbell will cost $249 and features two cameras, one front-facing for viewing visitors and one pointing down for packages, with both cameras supporting up to 2.5K resolution. According to TechCrunch, the $249.95 wired video doorbell will let homeowners see who is outside, monitor visitors, and receive notifications when someone approaches their property.

According to The Verge, the doorbell camera comes in silver or black, has a long, tubular design, and sticks out slightly from the wall. According to The Verge, it also features a motion-activated light that illuminates the floor to help it see packages and light the area when users approach the door at night.

According to The Verge, the doorbell needs to be wired into home doorbell wiring and can ring HomePods as a chime. According to TechCrunch, when someone rings it, a chime will sound through Apple devices like HomeView, HomePod, and HomePod mini, and users will also be notified on iPhone or iPad. According to The Verge, it will be available in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, but Apple has not given a release date for that model.

Floodlight, outdoor and indoor cameras

According to Apple, LG's Floodlight Cam delivers perimeter monitoring with adaptive dual floodlights that activate automatically when motion is detected, and low-light color night vision that preserves clarity in darker conditions. According to Apple, LG's Outdoor Cam also offers low-light color night vision and can be easily angled, with simple self-installation for flexible outdoor coverage.

According to The Verge, LG is releasing two versions of a wired outdoor camera: a $399 model with motion-activated floodlights and a cheaper $299 model without lights. According to TechCrunch, Apple is also introducing indoor and outdoor cameras, as well as a floodlight camera that combines exterior lighting with video monitoring. According to TechCrunch, the camera lineup includes features such as live viewing, motion detection, intelligent alerts and video storage.

According to Apple, LG's Indoor Cam tilts upward and downward to adjust the view when users check in on the home, and tilts back down to stop monitoring as soon as the first member of the household returns. According to Apple, users can also tilt the camera manually or in the Home app at any time, whether to take a quick look around the room or adjust coverage. According to The Verge, the plug-in indoor camera costs $199 and records videos in up to 2.5K resolution, moves up and down automatically, and can be set to face downward when users return home.

According to The Verge, a pair of LG outdoor and indoor security cameras sport a tubular design that matches the video doorbell. According to Apple, all four cameras are intended for private and intelligent monitoring when paired with a home hub such as Apple HomeView, HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV 4K.

UWB smart deadbolt lock supports hands-free entry

According to The Verge, the UWB-powered door lock is the most interesting of the six devices, and it is only the third lock on the market to support Apple's hands-free unlocking using UWB. According to TechCrunch, the smart lock stands out for its support for ultra-wideband, a wireless technology that enables more precise proximity detection than traditional Bluetooth and could allow the lock to recognize when an authorized user approaches and automatically unlock the door.

According to The Verge, the LG smart lock costs $349 and supports Apple Home Key, including hands-free unlocking via UWB, so users do not need to tap a phone or watch if it is in a pocket or bag. According to The Verge, users can still tap a phone or watch, enter a PIN code on the keypad, or use the physical keyhole beneath the keypad.

According to The Verge, the lock is a full replacement door lock for a United States-style deadbolt that uses Matter-over-Thread for connectivity and supports the Aliro smart lock standard. According to The Verge, it has a circular exterior design and a more traditional rear housing for the batteries and motor, as well as a physical thumbturn for manual operation. According to The Verge, it uses standard AA batteries, comes in black and silver for the housing but only black for the front, and will be available in the United States and Canada starting in December. According to TechCrunch, the smart lock is priced at $349.95.

Two thermostats and a room sensor

According to The Verge, Apple showed a round LG smart thermostat and a square thermostat from Schneider Electric, which cost $199 and support Matter. According to TechCrunch, the temperature sensor can provide insight into conditions in individual rooms, helping users identify temperature differences between areas and make adjustments.

According to Apple, the broader collection includes thermostats and temperature sensors intended to keep temperature balanced throughout the day. According to Apple, the accessories are intended to help users better understand conditions inside and outside the home and manage comfort through the Home app. According to The Verge, users can control each of the new devices with HomeView or other Apple products, like an iPhone.

According to Apple, Schneider Home's new Smart Thermostat is presented as a way to help manage home energy use while blending efficiency with comfort and simplicity. According to Apple, LG Electronics and Schneider Electric collaborated with Apple to create an integrated Apple Home experience across the new product lineup. Pricing reported for the thermostat is $199, and pricing reported for the temperature and room sensor is $39.95.

Why Apple now points to its own starter pack

According to The Verge, the collection is something of a smart home starter pack, including security cameras, a video doorbell, a door lock, and two thermostats. According to The Verge, the devices are the first smart home gadgets the company has made for Apple Home, because previously it relied on third parties to make products for the platform.

According to TechCrunch, the new range could help Apple compete better with Amazon Ring and Google Nest, two established players in connected home security. According to The Verge, 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, and now Apple has the same.

According to The Verge, easier setup is a useful change, but installation and ongoing connectivity issues with smart home devices like cameras and door locks cause user problems, and testing will be needed to assess reliability. According to Apple, the products are meant to be simple to set up, reliable for everyday use, and private by design, with management by Apple products and end-to-end encryption.

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