Apple has spent more than a decade asking other companies to build the cameras, locks and thermostats that make its Home app useful. With the new Home Collection, it is now putting its own name on that hardware, even if LG Electronics and Schneider Electric are doing much of the manufacturing work.
The lineup lands alongside the HomeView hub, refreshed Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2, and it focuses squarely on security, entry and climate control. Security gets the most attention, with four LG-built cameras in total. The LG Video Doorbell Wired, priced at £229.95, uses two cameras, a 2.5K lens facing visitors and a downward Full HD lens aimed at parcels left on the step. It adds a spotlight and pushes its chime through HomeView, HomePod or HomePod mini, which conveniently gives owners another reason to buy Apple speakers.
The £349.95 Floodlight Cam pairs motion-activated dual floodlights with colour night vision, while the £279.95 Outdoor Cam Plug-in offers colour night vision in an adjustable, self-install design. The £179.95 Indoor Cam Plug-in has the most interesting idea of the bunch, physically tilting its lens upward and pausing monitoring once the first person in the household arrives home. A camera that visibly looks away is a more reassuring privacy gesture than a status light most people never check.
Entry is handled by the LG Smart Deadbolt Lock, which uses Ultra Wideband to recognise an approaching iPhone or Apple Watch holding a home key and unlock automatically. Tap-to-unlock, a PIN pad and a hidden backup key slot cover the fallback scenarios, while sensors report whether the door is open, shut or being tampered with. Guest access is shared through the Home app.
Climate control comes from two thermostats, one from LG and one from Schneider Electric, plus standalone temperature and humidity sensors that work with either. Everything in that group supports Matter and is designed for DIY installation. Schneider’s model leans into energy management, and in the contiguous US it can shift heating and cooling to cheaper, cleaner periods for customers on compatible utility plans.
Regional pricing for markets such as the UAE also remains unannounced. The bigger question is what this means for the third-party partners who built the Apple Home ecosystem in the first place, now that Apple is effectively competing with them on its own shelves.
