Apple's Oct. 13 'Welcome Home' Event: 3 LG Smart Home Products Tipped

Apple has set an October 13 event titled "Welcome Home," a name that points directly at a smart home announcement rather than a new iPhone or Mac, according to MacRumors' reporting on the invitation.

What did Apple's invitation reveal about October 13?

The invite's title, "Welcome Home," is the clearest signal Apple has given so far about the focus of the gathering, MacRumors reported. Apple has not published a product list, pricing, or an exact start time beyond the date itself in the material reviewed for this story. Macworld, in its own preview of the event, framed it as the arrival of "4 big Apple announcements," though the outlet did not spell out all four in the portion of its coverage summarized here.

"Welcome Home" — Apple's October 13 event invitation, as reported by MacRumors

What products are expected from the Apple-LG partnership?

The most specific detail to surface ahead of the event comes from The Verge, which reported that Apple and LG are teaming up on new smart home hardware, "starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat." That phrasing — starting with — suggests the three categories are an opening slate rather than the full scope of the collaboration, though The Verge's reporting as summarized here does not specify additional categories or a timeline beyond those three devices. No pricing, release windows, or technical specifications for the lock, doorbell, or thermostat were included in the material reviewed.

A lock, a doorbell, and a thermostat together cover three of the most commonly replaced smart home categories, and all three are product types where Apple's HomeKit platform already has third-party support from other manufacturers. Whether the LG-made devices will be sold under the LG brand, an Apple brand, or jointly is not addressed in the sourcing available for this report.

How many total announcements is Macworld projecting?

Macworld's preview puts the number at four, a figure that appears in the outlet's own headline framing of the event rather than in an Apple statement. That count has not been independently confirmed by Apple, and the specific nature of a fourth announcement — beyond the lock, doorbell, and thermostat reported by The Verge — was not detailed in the source material reviewed for this piece. Readers should treat the "four" figure as Macworld's own characterization pending Apple's own program for the day.

What does "Welcome Home" suggest about Apple's smart home push?

The event name itself is the strongest available clue to Apple's intent. Pairing a dedicated smart home event with a hardware partner like LG — rather than folding smart home products into a broader fall keynote alongside phones or computers — points to Apple treating the category as warranting its own announcement window. That matches the pattern described across the cluster of reporting: MacRumors on the invitation, Macworld on the scale of the announcements, and The Verge on the specific device categories.

What should current smart home owners do before October 13?

For households already running HomeKit, Matter, or a mixed ecosystem, the practical step is less about predicting specs and more about housekeeping. A recent Matter protocol update was built to simplify how devices from different manufacturers connect to a single smart home hub, a relevant backdrop if new LG-made locks, doorbells, or thermostats are designed to work across platforms, as reported separately on connectivity changes. Owners adding new entry and climate devices to an existing setup may also benefit from reviewing how scenes and automations are labeled, since clear naming makes it easier to tell devices apart once a household has more than one lock or thermostat on the same app, a point covered in guidance on naming smart home devices for readable scenes.

Apple has not released an official agenda, pricing sheet, or confirmed list of partners beyond LG for the October 13 event. Any additional detail — including whether the fourth announcement Macworld referenced involves software, a new hub, or an unrelated product category — will depend on what Apple discloses on the day itself.