{"id":99224,"date":"2026-10-13T15:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T20:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=99224"},"modified":"2026-10-13T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T20:35:45","slug":"apple-introduces-apple-home-collection-smart-lock-thermostat-doorbell-camera-and-floodlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/99224-apple-introduces-apple-home-collection-smart-lock-thermostat-doorbell-camera-and-floodlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Introduces Apple Home Collection Smart Lock, Thermostat, Doorbell, Camera, and Floodlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Apple announced its unified vision for the smart home today, with the new HomeView serving as a central portal<\/a> and the new Apple Home Collection<\/a> serving as the foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Apple Home Collection represents Apple\u2019s first push into smart home devices\u2014though each device is branded under a partner’s name\u2014and includes at least one new product in each of the major smart home categories: Video Doorbells, Cameras, Deadbolts, and Thermostats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple designed the collection in partnership with both LG and Schneider Electric and each product is designed to be simple to set up and easy to manage solely through the Apple Home app and the new Apple HomeView, while featuring a \u201cclean, minimal aesthetic and premium materials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest frustrations with smart home devices over the years has been setup. That\u2019s because these products are usually made by a third-party that usually requires its own app during setup before<\/em> you get into the process of establishing connection with the smart home platform (Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home etc.) that you actually want to use it with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve installed as many smart bulbs, locks, and cameras as I have, you know that a connection hiccup of some kind is to be expected. With Apple Home Collection, Apple is hoping to offer its customers products that avoid the hassle of multi-step and multi-platform connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all thought (hoped) that the release of the Matter standard would solve all of these problems. Without getting too in-depth here, Matter promises a single connection that talks to all smart home platforms. Sometimes it works perfectly. Many other times it\u2019s just another step in the setup process that often doesn\u2019t work or stops working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple says it is building upon Matter certification with the Apple Home Collection and says this lineup is fully integrated with Apple Home and each protects your data with full, end-to-end encryption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each Apple Home Collection product can be setup \u201cstarting with a single tap with iPhone,\u201d Apple says, and doesn\u2019t require the use of a separate app or login, both during setup or afterward. Everything happens in Apple Home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that single tap, Apple says the smart home device is immediately added to Apple Home in a setup process as quick and simple as setting up a HomePod. Apple notes that each Apple Home Collection device supports Thread, which helps it maintain connectivity even in the event of Wi-Fi connection drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus\u2014huge bonus here\u2014the products also automatically update their network credentials if you change your home Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Doorbell and Cameras<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Apple worked with LG to develop a video doorbell, a floodlight camera, an outdoor camera, and an indoor camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The LG Video Doorbell has two cameras.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n