Apple has confirmed that select accessories from its new Home Collection will be available to order starting Friday, November 13, with the first products arriving in December. The announcement, made on Thursday, November 12, gives Apple Home users their first chance to reserve the cameras, doorbell, thermostats, and lock that Apple developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric — and it lands on the same day the company’s HomeView smart display and new Apple TV 4K reach stores.
Apple has not said exactly which accessories will be in the first ordering batch, and some products in the lineup are not scheduled to arrive until early 2027. But the ordering date matters: it turns a lineup that has existed mostly as a spec sheet since its unveiling last month into something you can actually buy, just in time for the holiday season.
What you can order on November 13
The Home Collection is a nine-accessory lineup, with U.S. prices ranging from $39.95 to $399.95. According to reports from AppleInsider and MacRumors, the first batch available to order on Friday will be led by the cameras and video doorbell:
- LG Indoor Cam — $199.95. Records in up to 2.5K resolution and works with HomeKit Secure Video. It has a motorized lens that can angle itself away for privacy when people are home, then return to its monitoring position when the house is empty.
- LG Outdoor Cam — $299.95. The weatherproof counterpart to the indoor model, also recording in up to 2.5K with HomeKit Secure Video support.
- LG Video Doorbell — $249.95. Uses dual cameras to capture both visitors at the door and packages left on the ground.
- Floodlight Cam — $399.95. The most expensive item in the collection, combining a camera with a floodlight for driveways and yards.
Video from the cameras is stored through HomeKit Secure Video, and eligible iCloud+ subscriptions provide 10 days of encrypted event history, according to MacObserver. The cameras and video doorbell will be sold in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, while the rest of the accessories will initially be limited to the United States and Canada.
Thermostats, sensors, and the smart lock
The rest of the collection fills out the home’s infrastructure, and these items will roll out through December and into early 2027:
- LG Thermostat — $199.95 and Schneider Electric Thermostat — $199.95. Both support Adaptive Temperature, Apple’s newer thermostat technology, and both can read temperature and humidity across multiple rooms when paired with separate sensors.
- Temperature and humidity sensors — $39.95 each. These feed room-by-room readings back to the thermostats.
- LG Smart Deadbolt Lock — $349.95. Uses Ultra Wideband to unlock automatically as a recognized owner approaches with a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch, with no tap required.
In the U.S., the thermostats can also activate heating and cooling during lower-cost periods for users on a compatible utility plan — a small but practical energy-saving feature that ties the collection into Apple’s broader push around home energy management.
Designed to work without third-party apps
The pitch for the Home Collection is simplicity. Apple says the accessories were co-developed with LG and Schneider Electric and are designed to set up directly in the Home app, with no third-party apps or accounts required. That is a deliberate contrast with much of the smart home market, where even Matter-compatible devices often still demand a vendor account and a vendor app for full functionality.
Some devices in the collection also support Matter, the cross-platform standard, although the cameras do not at launch, according to AppleInsider. The Matter support matters most for the thermostats and the lock, which could in principle work with other ecosystems — but the collection is clearly built first and foremost for households that live inside Apple Home.
We covered the full lineup in detail when Apple introduced it last month, including how each accessory fits into the Home app. The November 13 ordering date is the next step: the point at which the collection stops being an announcement and starts being a product line.
Launch day is crowded
Friday, November 13 is shaping up to be Apple’s biggest smart home day yet. The HomeView display and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K both arrive in stores that day — the HomeView at $299 and the Apple TV 4K at $299 as well. Apple released a HomeView Software 27.2 update on November 12, just ahead of launch, and has said a further update coming next month will fix a Siri AI issue that currently prevents the assistant from controlling smart home products like locks.
That timing is worth noting for anyone planning a purchase. The Home Collection accessories are designed to be controlled from the HomeView, and the display itself is still getting day-one software polish. Early buyers should expect the experience to improve over the first few weeks rather than being flawless on arrival.
What to watch
Three things will decide whether the Home Collection is a real product line or a niche accessory range for Apple loyalists.
First, the first-batch question: Apple has confirmed the November 13 ordering date but not the exact selection. If the cameras and doorbell are the only items available at launch, buyers interested in the thermostats and lock may be waiting until December or early 2027.
Second, pricing. At $199.95 to $399.95, the cameras are priced well above established rivals — a premium that Apple is asking buyers to pay for HomeKit Secure Video integration, the privacy-focused design, and setup without a third-party account. Whether that premium holds up will depend on reviews once the hardware is in people’s homes.
Third, availability beyond North America. Only the cameras and doorbell are confirmed for the United Kingdom at launch, with the rest of the range initially limited to the United States and Canada. International buyers will be watching for a wider rollout in 2027.
For now, the practical advice is simple: if you want one of the cameras or the doorbell, check Apple’s Home Collection page on Friday, November 13, when orders open. Availability begins in December, so the first batch could make a reasonable holiday purchase — but with no confirmed list of what is actually orderable on day one, it is worth checking the page before assuming your preferred accessory is in stock.