Leaked images show LG's Apple Home lock, thermostat and cameras, and iOS 27.2 code adds Schneider as a second partnerLeaked images show LG's Apple Home lock, thermostat and cameras, and iOS 27.2 code adds Schneider as a second partner

A day after Bloomberg reported Apple's work with LG on smart home accessories, leaked images, FCC documents and code in the iOS 27.2 beta have filled in what the devices look like, and named a second company, Schneider Electric.

Most of the new material is Evidence grade, in the terms we use for leaks. It comes from regulatory filings and from Apple's own software rather than from anyone's account. One set of images, of the cameras, comes from a social media account and is weaker. Apple, LG and Schneider have said nothing.

What the FCC filings show

MacRumors found label drawings, renderings and test reports in the FCC records for three of the LG devices. The thermostat, model TMCTAW5W, is a round puck on a 24 volt AC supply with Wi-Fi on 2.4 and 5 GHz, Bluetooth and Thread, and its radio test report confirms a built-in 60 GHz radar. The temperature sensor, TMST2A6W, runs on a CR2477 coin cell and uses Bluetooth Low Energy and Thread.

The deadbolt comes in Graphite and Silver, models TMCDD15G and TMCDD15S, runs on four AA batteries and supports Bluetooth, Thread, NFC and ultra-wideband. An FCC order explains the unlock sequence: the lock checks a device's credentials over Bluetooth, then uses ultra-wideband to work out where it is before granting access. All three labels carry a Matter setup code.

What the images and settings add

The code researcher pdfu posted images of the lock, thermostat and sensor along with their settings, reported by 9to5Mac and iClarified. The lock's keypad rotates open, and a swivel pin can stop it turning into a nearby wall. Its settings cover a touchpad light ring, an alarm when the door is left open and lock volume, and it lists automatic unlocking and tap to unlock. The thermostat has a Far Sight Display option, humidity display and temperature calibration. The sensor attaches magnetically, comes with an adhesive metal plate and warns when its battery needs replacing.

Separately, the X account @ringo_tech posted images and component details for the LG Video Doorbell Wired, Floodlight Cam, Outdoor Cam Plug-In and Indoor Cam Plug-In. According to those posts, the doorbell has a second, downward-facing camera, and every camera has Thread alongside dual-band Wi-Fi with WPA2 and WPA3 security. The indoor camera has a motor that tilts it vertically. 9to5Mac notes the account is small but has a good record on smart home details. Where the images came from is not stated.

What does second-party mean in Apple Home?

pdfu also found a table of second-party accessories in iOS 27.2. AppleInsider counts ten products in it, from LG and from Schneider: a Schneider Home Smart Thermostat and a Schneider Electric Temperature/Humidity Sensor. Only the Schneider thermostat has setup artwork so far, and placeholder artwork at that. According to the code, second-party accessories get treatment from the operating system that ordinary Apple Home accessories do not, including NFC pairing and an animation during setup. 9to5Mac says it is not clear whether Apple worked as closely with Schneider as Bloomberg says it did with LG.

Our take

Our first report on Bloomberg's account of LG building Apple Home accessories guessed that ultra-wideband was why Apple was involved. The FCC order now confirms the design: Bluetooth to check who you are, then ultra-wideband to check where you are. That second step is meant to stop a lock opening for a phone that is inside the house or walking past, and it is the hard part to get right.

The second-party table matters more than any of the pictures. It is a tier inside Apple's own software, between Apple's own hardware and the open Matter catalogue, with its own setup flow. It has two members so far, and both have a thermostat and a sensor in it. That points to heating as the first category Apple wants to work properly, which fits the Aqara thermostat Apple began selling for Adaptive Temperature. A 60 GHz radar in the LG thermostat suggests it can tell when someone is in the room, but no filing says what it is used for, so that is our inference.

Two limits are worth keeping in view. Being in a code table is not proof that Schneider co-developed anything; it may only mean Apple has given its products the better setup treatment. And none of this changes the timing. Bloomberg put the LG range months away, and Apple's own camera is still reported for 2027. APPDOOK's reading is that Apple is building a club of approved accessory makers rather than a product line of its own, and the 13 October event is where we would expect to hear what the club is called.