Apple and LG Reportedly Plan Smart-Home Doorbell, Thermostat and Camera

What changed

Apple is reportedly collaborating with LG on a new smart-home lineup that includes a video doorbell, thermostat and indoor camera. The devices would carry LG branding and connect with Apple’s rumored smart-home hub, which may feature at an event expected on October 13.

Why it matters

This points to Apple building a broader home system through partners rather than relying only on its own hardware. LG could supply the visible devices at the doors and inside the house, while Apple’s hub becomes the organising layer.

That split matters because a smart-home platform lives or dies by its range of compatible products. A doorbell, thermostat and camera give the proposed system practical jobs to do, not just another screen in the living room. But the key pieces remain unsettled: launch timing, specifications, pricing and availability are unconfirmed, and the hub itself is still only rumored.