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Apple Home Collection review: LG Indoor and Outdoor Cams suit renters, other devices less so

1 fonte(s) · 1 atualização(ões) · publicado 15/10/2026 13:19 · coletado há 1 dia

This ZDNET consumer review by Maria Diaz assesses Apple's new Home Collection, which includes the HomeView smart panel ($299), a new HomePod mini, an Apple TV 4K and nine smart home devices priced from $40 (sensors) to $400 (security cameras). It concludes that only the LG Indoor Cam ($200) and LG Outdoor Cam ($300) are well suited to renters, because they need no wall mounting or hardwiring. The article describes no vulnerability, attack or threat activity and is product and privacy-feature news with no direct defender impact.

Technical Details

  • Apple says most AI processing for the new devices runs on-device, and that data goes only through Private Cloud Compute when on-device processing is not possible.
  • Apple emphasizes end-to-end encryption and says it cannot access user footage.
  • The LG Indoor Cam automatically enables privacy mode when the user arrives home. Apple does not say what triggers it, and the article speculates it is based on iPhone location or proximity.
  • HomeKit Secure Video (HKSV) provides intelligent detection, facial recognition, local video analysis and 10 days of recording history with an iCloud+ subscription.
  • HKSV is not exclusive to the new LG cameras. Certain Aqara, Eve, Logitech, Eufy and Netatmo cameras also support it.
  • Both LG cameras can keep recording during Wi-Fi outages, using built-in storage on the indoor model.

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  1. zdnet.com ↗ · pub. 15/10/2026 13:19 · coletado 19/10 17:55 primeiro registro

    Apple Home Collection review: LG Indoor and Outdoor Cams suit renters, other devices less so

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    This ZDNET consumer review by Maria Diaz assesses Apple's new Home Collection, which includes the HomeView smart panel ($299), a new HomePod mini, an Apple TV 4K and nine smart home devices priced from $40 (sensors) to $400 (security cameras). It concludes that only the LG Indoor Cam ($200) and LG Outdoor Cam ($300) are well suited to renters, because they need no wall mounting or hardwiring. The article describes no vulnerability, attack or threat activity and is product and privacy-feature news with no direct defender impact.

    Technical Details

    • Apple says most AI processing for the new devices runs on-device, and that data goes only through Private Cloud Compute when on-device processing is not possible.
    • Apple emphasizes end-to-end encryption and says it cannot access user footage.
    • The LG Indoor Cam automatically enables privacy mode when the user arrives home. Apple does not say what triggers it, and the article speculates it is based on iPhone location or proximity.
    • HomeKit Secure Video (HKSV) provides intelligent detection, facial recognition, local video analysis and 10 days of recording history with an iCloud+ subscription.
    • HKSV is not exclusive to the new LG cameras. Certain Aqara, Eve, Logitech, Eufy and Netatmo cameras also support it.
    • Both LG cameras can keep recording during Wi-Fi outages, using built-in storage on the indoor model.