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Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell
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In Short: Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a range of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, smart lock, and thermostat.
Apple and LG are reportedly collaborating to launch a range of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, smart lock, and thermostat, according to Android Authority and TechCrunch.
The partnership aims to create a tightly integrated home ecosystem for consumers already using Apple devices like iPhones and HomePods.
LG will manufacture and support the devices, which will carry the LG brand rather than an Apple logo.
The products are designed to integrate with Apple’s upcoming smart home hub, scheduled to launch on October 13.
The collaboration includes a smart doorbell, smart thermostat, and smart deadbolt lock, alongside indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera.
Apple’s smart home ambitions are expanding beyond its current offerings, with the company reportedly helping shape the designs, features, and engineering of these new products.
LG already has experience working with Apple, making the reported collaboration less unexpected.
The partnership could signal Apple’s more ambitious attempt to make the home a larger part of its product strategy.
Apple’s approach allows established hardware companies like LG to produce compatible devices, rather than manufacturing and selling every accessory itself.
The new products could be seen as a competitive move against Amazon’s smart home offerings, which include similar products like Ring home security cameras.
TechCrunch reached out to Apple for more information but did not receive a response.
The smart lock is also said to include Ultra Wideband support for proximity-based unlocking.
What this adds
The partnership brings an old Apple rumor full circle, as the company has never launched its own first-party video doorbell.
Documents submitted by LG to the Federal Communications Commission and UL Solutions reveal details of the devices, although the filings do not name Apple.
What's confirmed
- The lineup includes a video doorbell, smart deadbolt, thermostat, temperature sensor, indoor and outdoor security cameras, and a floodlight camera.
What's still developing
- Back in 2024, Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on a Face ID doorbell that could unlock compatible smart locks and suggested the company could partner with another manufacturer to offer a complete door-entry system.
- Apple has never launched its own first-party video doorbell, and it now appears LG could be the partner that finally gets that idea onto consumers’ front doors.
- For households already packed with iPhones, Apple Watches, and HomePods, a tightly integrated home lineup could be exactly what many have been waiting for.
- Apple’s smart home ambitions are about to get a lot bigger than a new screen on your kitchen counter.
- But with Apple reportedly preparing to unveil its long-awaited smart home hub next week, we’re now learning that it has quietly helped build the accessories needed to turn that hub into something closer to a complete ecosystem.
- That arrangement also brings an old Apple rumor full circle.
- Apple has sought to push into new territory with its recent hardware releases.
- One of those new territories is an expanded smart home presence.
- Apple is preparing a major expansion of its home lineup centered around a new smart home hub, alongside updated HomePod mini and Apple TV hardware.
- Documents submitted by LG to the Federal Communications Commission and UL Solutions reveal details of the devices, although the filings do not name Apple.