LG has introduced a new range of smart home accessories co-developed with Apple for the Apple Home Collection, including indoor and outdoor cameras, a video doorbell, and a smart thermostat.
“Creating a truly connected home requires products that work seamlessly together,” said Kihyun Jung, Head of the Platform Business Centre at the LG Home Appliance Solution Company. “By bringing LG’s expertise in home appliances and the home environment together with the Apple Home, we are creating intuitive, integrated experiences that fit naturally into customers’ daily lives.”
Matthew Costello, Apple’s Vice President of Hardware Engineering, added: “Combining our hardware and software expertise with LG’s deep understanding of the home and connected living lets us build smart home experiences that are simpler to set up, are easier to control, and work effortlessly.”
LG and Apple developed these new products together with a consistent user experience in mind to streamline setup and control, and they are specifically designed to work together. Using the Home app or Siri to control a single “Good Morning” scene can simultaneously adjust the thermostat and tilt an indoor camera down while a user is getting ready.
The new indoor and outdoor cameras – landing in the UK in December – deliver clear imaging, intelligent detection and privacy-focused controls to help users monitor what matters around their homes. With up to 2.5K video resolution, low-light colour night vision, and wide-angle coverage, the cameras provide clear views during the day and at night.
Using intelligence, each camera recognises people, pets, vehicles and motion, helping deliver more relevant alerts and reducing unnecessary notifications. Users can also block selected areas from view and recording, while built-in local storage provides greater control over how recorded footage is stored and reviewed.
The line-up includes:
- The Indoor Cam Plug-In: A 160-degree field of view in a single frame, plus a privacy tilt mechanism and physical controls;
- LG Outdoor Cam Plug-In: Reliable outdoor monitoring with low light colour night vision, and 2.5K resolution;
- LG Floodlight Cam: Dual adaptive floodlights automatically illuminate the surrounding area when activity is detected.
Elsewhere, the new LG Video Doorbell Wired includes a dual-camera system that combines a 2.5K front camera and a Full HD bottom camera, capturing separate views of visitors, packages and key areas around a property for broader coverage. It can also identify people, vehicles, pets and packages and play a helpful chime through Apple HomeView, HomePod or HomePod mini.
Indoors, LG and Apple are offering the Smart Thermostat – with Adaptive Temperature from Apple that can adjust heating and cooling based on patterns and algorithms. When paired with optional LG Temperature Sensor devices placed in other rooms, the system can monitor temperature and humidity across multiple spaces. Additionally, Matter over Thread enables low-power, responsive connectivity with fewer connection delays and offline disruptions.
Lastly, the new Smart Deadbolt Lock offers hands-free unlocking with home key on a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch and advanced Ultra-Wideband technology. It recognises an authorised user’s location and movement, while built-in door sensing and real-time app notifications help users monitor door status and security events.
No word yet on when the Deadbolt Lock and Smart Thermostat are coming to the UK; they are initially only being launched in the US and Canada.
