- Apple has reportedly partnered with LG to build a much broader smart home lineup, including a video doorbell, smart lock, thermostat, cameras, and a floodlight camera.
- The products will carry LG branding, but Apple reportedly helped shape their design, features, and engineering as part of its wider smart home reboot.
- Apple’s new smart home hub is expected on October 13, but the LG-made accessories are reportedly still at least a few months away.
Apple’s smart home ambitions are about to get a lot bigger than a new screen on your kitchen counter. The company has long relied on other manufacturers to fill most of the gaps around HomeKit, leaving Google and Amazon with much broader hardware lineups. 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.
According to Bloomberg, Apple has partnered with LG to develop a surprisingly extensive collection of smart home hardware. The lineup includes a video doorbell, smart deadbolt, thermostat, temperature sensor, indoor and outdoor security cameras, and a floodlight camera. However, you won’t see an Apple logo on these products. They’ll carry LG branding, with LG handling manufacturing and customer support while Apple reportedly helped shape the designs, features, and engineering.
