LG Electronics, the Seoul, South Korea-based maker of home appliances and TVs, has announced seven smart home accessories that it says were co-developed with Apple. They belong to the new Apple Home Collection, a range of accessories that Apple will sell itself and that also includes products from French energy management group Schneider Electric.
The LG set covers four cameras (an indoor cam, an outdoor cam, a floodlight cam and a wired video doorbell), a smart deadbolt lock, a smart thermostat and a temperature sensor. LG says the two companies worked together from the early planning stage on hardware, software and the user experience, going beyond simple device compatibility.
“Creating a truly connected home requires products that work seamlessly together,” said Kihyun Jung, head of the Platform Business Center at LG’s Home Appliance Solution Company. Matthew Costello, Apple’s vice president of Hardware Engineering, said the collection “makes it easy to choose smart home accessories with confidence”.
What LG Is Putting On Apple's Shelves
The LG Video Doorbell Wired has two cameras: a 2.5K lens on the front and a full high-definition (HD) lens on the bottom. LG says it can tell people, vehicles, pets and packages apart, supports two-way talk and plays its chime through Apple’s HomePod speakers.
The LG Floodlight Cam pairs a camera with two adaptive floodlights that switch on when motion is detected. The LG Outdoor Cam Plug-In records in 2.5K with low-light colour night vision, and Apple says it is designed for self-installation. The LG Indoor Cam Plug-In has a 160-degree field of view and tilts down to stop monitoring once the first household member gets home.
The LG Smart Deadbolt Lock uses Ultra Wideband (UWB), a short-range radio that measures distance precisely, to unlock as an iPhone or Apple Watch carrying a home key approaches. It also offers a near-field communication (NFC) tap, a keypad and a hidden backup key. Apple says it supports Aliro, a Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) standard that lets phones and watches work as digital keys.
The LG Smart Thermostat uses Apple’s Adaptive Temperature feature, which adjusts heating and cooling depending on whether people are at home, away or asleep. The LG Temperature Sensor is an optional add-on that tracks temperature and humidity in other rooms so the thermostat can balance comfort across the house.
Prices, Regions And Launch Timing
Apple has published prices for the United States (US). The doorbell costs $249.95, the floodlight cam $399.95, the outdoor cam $299.95 and the indoor cam $199.95. The lock is $349.95, the thermostat $199.95 and the temperature sensor $39.95. Schneider’s own thermostat and room sensor carry the same prices as LG’s equivalents.
Most products go on sale in December on Apple’s online store, in the Apple Store app and at Apple Store locations, with some accessories following in early 2027. The lock, thermostats and sensors are limited to the US and Canada. Apple lists all four LG cameras for the United Kingdom (UK), while LG’s release names only the indoor and outdoor cameras and the doorbell there.
Apple also says home security company ADT will offer paid professional installation through Apple Retail in the US, starting this autumn. LG notes that availability, features and compatibility may vary by model, region and country.
Where Matter And Thread Fit In
The CSA launched Matter 1.0 in October 2022 as a common language for smart home devices, built with input from more than 280 member companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google and Samsung SmartThings. Matter runs over Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Thread, a low-power mesh network in which devices relay signals for one another.
Apple lists the lock, both thermostats and both sensors in the collection as Matter compatible. LG’s own release names Matter only for its thermostat, which it says runs Matter over Thread for responsive, low-power connections. Apple also says every device in the collection supports Thread, which keeps it connected if Wi-Fi drops.
Neither company lists the cameras or the doorbell as Matter devices. The CSA added cameras to the standard with Matter 1.5 in November 2025, covering live streaming, two-way communication, pan-tilt-zoom controls, privacy zones and recording.
Hubs, Privacy And The Home App
Setup starts with a single tap of an iPhone over NFC, and Apple says no separate app or account is needed. LG says the lineup also supports its own ThinQ app. LG’s release lists an Apple home hub and a Wi-Fi connection as requirements, while Apple says some features need a compatible hub.
A hub is a device that runs the home in the background: a HomePod, a HomePod mini, an Apple TV 4K or HomeView, Apple’s new home hub. Apple says HomeView will not be sold in the European Union because the artificial intelligence (AI) features of Siri, its voice assistant, are not yet available in iOS there, and that it is working with the European Union on the issue.
Data in the Home app is end-to-end encrypted, and both companies say neither LG nor Apple can see camera footage. Apple says video is processed locally on a home hub or through Private Cloud Compute, its server system for AI tasks.
Camera event history is kept for 10 days with an iCloud+ storage plan, with no separate camera subscription. The 50GB tier covers one camera, 200GB up to five and 2TB unlimited cameras. The cameras also have built-in storage that keeps recording during a Wi-Fi outage, and the lock keeps its core access functions without an internet connection.
Rivals Already Moving On Cameras
Samsung said in December 2025 that SmartThings, its smart home platform, was the first to support Matter cameras. It said Matter cameras it developed with Aqara, Eve and XThings were expected to roll out from March 2026, and that its Works With SmartThings programme covers more than 4,700 models from over 390 brands.
Google began rolling out Gemini for Home in October 2025, replacing Google Assistant on its speakers and smart displays with its Gemini AI models. Its paid Google Home Premium tier starts at $10 a month and adds AI camera alerts and search of recorded video.
What It Means For Device Makers
For LG, the collection puts its products in Apple’s stores without dropping support for its ThinQ app. LG already has its own platform: it unveiled the ThinQ ON AI home hub, which supports Wi-Fi and Thread, at the IFA trade show in Berlin in 2024, shortly after buying Athom, the company behind the Homey smart home hub.
For Apple, the collection means selling a branded range of partner-made accessories designed around its Home app and Siri. Grand View Research, in a March 2025 report, projected the smart home market would reach $537.27B by 2030, growing 27.0% a year from 2025.
LG’s seven devices now have US prices and a December start, centred on the US and Canada, with UK buyers limited to camera products. Apple lists the lock, thermostat and sensor as Matter compatible, but neither company does so for the cameras.
