Apple's HomeView launch announcement did more than introduce a new smart home display. Tucked into the October 13 press release is the first look at the Apple Home Collection, a lineup of connected home accessories that Apple says it designed in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
According to Apple, the collection is its first group of smart home cameras, thermostats and a lock. The company says HomeView works with these products as well as with other accessories that carry the Works with Apple Home label or support Matter. The idea, as Apple describes it, is to help people see what is happening inside and outside the home, manage who can get in, and keep rooms at a comfortable temperature, all from the same screen.
What Apple has and has not said
The portion of the press release reviewed for this story names the partners and the three accessory types, but it does not list prices or individual models for the collection. MacRumors reports that the collection begins arriving in December, with some accessories not due until early 2027. Apple's release, as read here, does not spell out those timings, so they should be treated as the report of one outlet until Apple publishes product pages.
Wall mounts from Schneider
Schneider also shows up in a more concrete way. Apple says Schneider Home will sell wall mounts for the wall-mounted version of HomeView, with three options that differ by how power reaches the display. The Power Mount USB-C Wall Connector starts at $59.95 in the U.S., the Power Mount AC Wired starts at $79.95, and the Power Mount PoE Wired, which draws power over Ethernet, starts at $129.95. Apple lists all three as available in early 2027.
HomeView itself
HomeView costs $299 in the U.S., and the wall-mounted model is priced the same. Pre-orders opened on October 13, and sales begin on Friday, November 13. Apple says the device is sold in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, with Singapore pre-orders added two days later and South Africa handled through Apple Authorized Resellers. It is not offered in the European Union, which Apple ties to the unavailability of Siri AI in iOS there.
Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, said in the release that HomeView is meant to be shared by a household while still feeling personal to each person, switching from a shared screen to a personal one when it recognizes a face.
Why it matters
Until now, Apple has relied on third-party makers for most of its smart home hardware. A branded collection built with established partners suggests the company wants HomeView to sit at the center of a more complete ecosystem, rather than being a screen that depends entirely on outside products. Details such as pricing and exact release dates for the collection are still to come.
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