Home Collection

Apple is trying to grow its business beyond the phone, and the living room, front door and thermostat are next. At its October 2026 event, Apple announced Apple Home Collection, a lineup of smart home accessories developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, alongside a new $299 HomeView smart display, a new Apple TV 4K and a new HomePod mini.

The collection is a series of smart devices you control through the Home app (formerly HomeKit) or through Matter, the cross-brand smart home standard. HomeKit has been around since 2014, but until now Apple mostly let third-party brands build the hardware. This time Apple is co-developing the accessories with its partners, which signals a more serious push into the home.

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The first showcase of the Home Collection has two partners: LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. LG makes most of the range.

By LG

• Video Doorbell (Wired), $249.95. It has two cameras, one for visitors and one pointing down for packages. The main camera records at 2.5K and the downward one at Full HD.
• Floodlight Cam, $399.95. The outdoor camera with built-in floodlights.
• Outdoor Cam (Plug-in), $299.95. It skips the floodlights and costs $100 less than the Floodlight Cam.
• Indoor Cam (Plug-in), $199.95. The indoor camera of the set.
• Smart Deadbolt Lock, $349.95. It is compatible with Matter and Aliro and supports basic access functions without an internet connection.
• Smart Thermostat, $199.95, and Temperature Sensor, $39.95. The thermostat has a round design and is built for North American HVAC systems. It works with or without a C-wire.

By Schneider Electric

• Home Smart Thermostat, $199.95, and Home Room Sensor, $39.95. It does the same job as the LG thermostat but has a “rounded square” design. Both sensors use Matter over Thread for connectivity.

All prices above are the US launch prices.

What ties it together

• Setup: The products use one-tap iPhone setup and are controlled through the Home app and Siri, with no separate apps or accounts.
• Thread: Every device supports Thread, which helps it stay connected if the Wi-Fi drops. The devices also update their network credentials automatically if you change your Wi-Fi settings.
• Climate: Both thermostats support Adaptive Temperature through the Home app. It adjusts heating and cooling depending on whether you are home, sleeping or away.
• Privacy: Apple says all data in the Home app is end-to-end encrypted, so neither Apple nor LG nor Schneider Electric can access it.
• The catch: The cameras and doorbell use Apple’s own local buffering and encrypted uploads, which Matter doesn’t currently support. Those devices will only work with Apple products.

Availability

The collection goes on sale in December, with some products arriving in early 2027. The cameras will be available in the US, Canada and the UK. The lock and thermostats are listed for the US and Canada. It won’t be available in Switzerland or the EU for now. I couldn’t find a Malaysian launch announced.

Conclusion

A lot of people think of Apple as a tech company, and they’re not wrong. But you could also say Apple is a lifestyle company that happens to sell technology.

You can marvel at the design details and go gaga over Apple Silicon, but Apple takes design just as seriously as the chips. After all, its market is people, not tech nerds. People love good design that works well.

The Home Collection fits that pattern. It’s not the cheapest smart home gear on the market. The pitch is that setup is easy, the devices feel consistent, and you never have to think about which app controls which gadget.

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