LG Electronics and Apple Co-Develop Smart Home Devices... Launch Set for December in North America

Some indoor and outdoor cameras, door locks and other products to go on sale starting in December

LG Electronics will launch a lineup of smart home accessories it co-developed with Apple starting in December.

On Oct. 13 (local time), LG Electronics announced the lineup, which includes a smart door lock, indoor and outdoor cameras, a video doorbell, a thermostat and temperature sensors. It said sales of select products will begin in the United States and Canada in December, with the remaining products scheduled to launch in early 2027.

Products launching in North America will support Apple Home and the LG ThinQ app. Users can control multiple devices together through the Home app or Siri.

The camera lineup supports resolutions of up to 2.5K and color night vision in low-light conditions. It recognizes people, pets, vehicles and motion to provide more relevant notifications. Users can also exclude designated areas from being viewed and recorded.

The wired video doorbell is equipped with a 2.5K front camera and a Full HD lower camera, and can identify people, vehicles, pets and packages. The smart door lock uses the Home Key feature on compatible iPhones or Apple Watches and ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to unlock automatically when users approach. It can also be unlocked with an NFC tag, a PIN code or a physical key.

LG Electronics said data from each accessory is end-to-end encrypted in Apple Home and can be accessed only by users and people they authorize. It added that neither LG Electronics nor Apple can access the data.

Jeong Gihyeon, head of the Platform Business Center at LG Electronics' Home Appliance Solution Company, said, "By combining LG's expertise in home appliances and residential environments with Apple Home, we will provide an integrated experience that naturally fits into customers' daily lives."

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