Schneider Electric adds Apple Home thermostat and HomeView mounts

What happened

Schneider Electric has announced Smart Thermostat, developed with Apple for the Apple Home Collection, alongside optional Room Sensors and a dedicated Power Mount range for Apple HomeView. The products join Schneider Home, the manufacturer’s residential portfolio. The announcement brings temperature management and power provision for Apple’s wall-mounted home interface into the same product offering, although the thermostat and mounting hardware follow different release schedules.

Smart Thermostat introduces Adaptive Temperature through the Apple Home app. Schneider Electric says the feature is intended to coordinate temperature control with household comfort and energy management. Users can also change the temperature by speaking to Siri on Apple devices, giving the thermostat both app-based and voice-operated control rather than requiring interaction solely at the installed unit.

The thermostat has a compact metal bezel with a silver finish and a translucent display that Schneider Electric describes as matte and glare-free. Its integrated sensing can work with optional Room Sensors to monitor conditions including temperature and humidity. According to the company, those readings allow the system to adapt its operation to the conditions and requirements of an individual home.

The background

Schneider Home already spans several parts of a property’s electrical infrastructure. Its portfolio includes electric vehicle chargers, circuit breakers, electrical panels, uninterruptible power supplies and connected wiring devices, alongside the new thermostat. That places the Apple collaboration within Schneider Electric’s wider residential energy business, rather than presenting temperature control as a separate category unrelated to the manufacturer’s other household electrical products.

The mounting accessories accompany the newly announced Apple HomeView smart-home hub. Schneider Electric has designed Power Mount specifically for the wall-mounted HomeView model, not as a general-purpose support for other displays. Its role differs from that of the thermostat: the mount holds and powers Apple’s interface, while Smart Thermostat provides the temperature-control functions available through Apple Home.

Smart Thermostat also supports Apple’s Clean Energy Guidance, with EnergyKit supplying the grid-forecast function in the Home app. EnergyKit currently targets applications for EV charging and smart thermostats. It requires iOS 26, iPadOS 26 or a later version and is restricted to the contiguous United States. That geographic limit is narrower than the announced sales territories for the thermostat and mounting accessories.

Pairing, connectivity and household data

Schneider Electric says installers or householders can begin pairing by bringing an iPhone close to the thermostat, using NFC. The company describes the process as taking seconds and says it works even when Smart Thermostat has no power. The unpowered pairing capability is a specific part of the set-up process; the announcement does not describe it as a means of operating the thermostat without a power supply.

The thermostat supports Matter and Thread. According to Schneider Electric, it can maintain its connection to the household network when the internet service fails. The stated benefit concerns connectivity within the home during an outage, rather than a promise that every internet-dependent feature will remain available. The announcement does not give a separate breakdown of which functions require an external connection.

Apple Home applies end-to-end encryption to both Smart Thermostat and Room Sensor data, according to the announcement. Access is limited to the user and the people that user authorises. The companies present this access model alongside the product’s connectivity and pairing features, making household data protection part of the stated system design rather than an optional service added to the thermostat.

Three power options for HomeView

Power Mount comes in USB-C Wall Connector, AC Wired and PoE Wired versions. All three use magnets to retain Apple HomeView against the wall while keeping it powered. The USB-C Wall Connector has a suggested US retail price of $59.99, making it the lowest-priced option in the announced range. The other two versions provide wired installation routes for projects requiring concealed cabling.

The AC Wired model connects to the property’s electrical wiring through one wall box and carries a suggested US price of $79.99. Schneider Electric positions this arrangement as a professional installation option without exposed wires. Its mains connection distinguishes it from the PoE version, which uses the Ethernet cable route for the HomeView installation rather than the stated electrical wall-box connection.

The PoE Wired Power Mount supplies both power and data through a standard Ethernet cable concealed within the wall. Its suggested US price is $129.99. It is also scheduled later than the initial USB-C and AC Wired retail release, with purchasing due to begin in early 2027. Integrators planning around that connection method therefore have a different procurement timetable from those specifying the first two versions.

What people are saying

Olivier Blum, chief executive of Schneider Electric, framed the collaboration around coordination between different parts of the home. He said energy technology was central to the company’s mission and presented Schneider Home as its route into everyday residential use. His stated aim for the Apple relationship combines energy management with a simpler operating experience across the household’s connected equipment.

Matthew Costello, Apple’s vice president of Hardware Engineering, emphasised straightforward operation and privacy. He described Schneider Electric’s energy expertise as a contribution to Apple Home and positioned the products as an extension of an experience Apple customers already use. His comments focused on installation and everyday interaction, rather than announcing additional thermostat specifications, performance figures or energy-saving targets.

The announcement also sets out a company-level restriction on access to personal information: it says neither Schneider Electric nor Apple can access personal data held in the Home app because that data is end-to-end encrypted. This is a stated privacy commitment, not a quantified energy-performance claim. Neither company provides a percentage saving or a financial payback estimate for Smart Thermostat.

What happens next

Apple Stores in the United States and Canada will begin selling Smart Thermostat and the accompanying Room Sensors in early 2027. Suggested prices are $199.99 for the thermostat and $39.99 for a Room Sensor. The announcement does not give a UK thermostat release date, so the inclusion of the UK in the mounting-accessory rollout should not be read as confirmation of UK thermostat availability.

Apple.com ordering covers the USB-C Wall Connector and AC Wired mounts in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US, with Apple Retail Store availability scheduled for Friday 13 November 2026. India is an exception to the AC Wired timetable: that version will arrive there later. The announcement provides US mount prices but does not specify UK pricing.

For customers seeking professional installation, Apple Retail is introducing a paid third-party service through ADT in the US from autumn 2026. ADT also uses Qmerit’s nationwide installer network, which has Schneider Electric’s backing. The service gives the launch a stated installation route alongside Apple’s retail channels, although the announcement does not disclose the installation charge or describe an equivalent service for the other listed markets.

Why this matters

For integrators, the practical distinction is between what can be installed, where it is sold and which energy features operate locally. The HomeView mounts offer mains and PoE routes for concealed wiring, but the thermostat’s initial sales territories and EnergyKit’s coverage are narrower. For firms serving the [UK smart-home market](/news/cedia-uk-smart-home-study-tracks-ai-growth-in-2-2bn-market), the confirmed opportunity is the mounting hardware; the announcement does not establish a UK thermostat launch. Client proposals should keep those product and regional boundaries explicit.