SmartThings

Last updated: June 27th, 2023 at 16:36 UTC+02:00 SmartThings Energy in the USA is becoming smarter thanks to AI (artificial intelligence). Samsung’s energy management platform is now leveraging more AI technologies to give users greater control of their energy bills, save money, and use smart home devices more conveniently. Samsung announced today that SmartThings Energy has partnered with Electricity Maps. The latter is a service that visualizes the sources of electricity and associated carbon dioxide emissions.…

SmartThings Energy gives users a glimpse into their whole-home energy consumption. SmartThings/ZDNETWe need all the savings we can get in times like these, where grocery prices are still high and news of layoffs can't seem to stay off the headlines. A smart home can help save some money -- you can rest easy knowing you didn't forget to flick the lights off before bed because Alexa did it for you. SmartThings can help you visualize your home energy consumption in black and white, empowering you to do more than ever…

Before the smart home was as popular as it is today, monitoring or automating your home was something limited to the more technically minded. Then along came Samsung’s SmartThings, providing a user-friendly, organized way of controlling a smart home.I came across the system back in 2015 and immediately found that it provided that missing piece of my smart home: a way to automate my home via motion and door sensors, smart locks, Philips Hue lights, and Sonos smart speakers.In addition, SmartThings was built to be open,…

Last updated: May 29th, 2023 at 10:34 UTC+02:00 Samsung has released a new update to its SmartThings app for iPhones and iPads. The new update offers some UI and UX improvements to make it easier to check the status of smart home devices and control them. The updated version of the app also makes it easier to invite other members of your family to control devices. Updated SmartThins app for iOS and iPadOS makes it easier to invite family members to your account The new version (1.7.01) of the SmartThings app for iOS…

Yeelight has announced an OTA software update to the Yeelight Pro S20 Gateway. The new firmware adds support for the Matter connectivity standard to the device. That means the Yeelight Pro S20 Gateway and any smart home device connected to it can be controlled by every Matter-compatible platform, including Samsung’s  SmartThings. Previously, Yeelight Pro was compatible only with Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Alexa. Now it can work seamlessly with Samsung’s SmartThings smart home network too. Yeelight Pro smart home…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETSamsung has an untapped goldmine with SmartThings, and the company is now paying more attention than ever to its for-home products. This is evident by its incorporation of the smart home platform across a variety of appliances, like the Family Hub refrigerators is the latest device to join its smart home lineup -- and it does more than just connect to your household gadgets.Also: This Samsung phone is the one most people should buy (and it's not a flagship)The SmartThings Station), has a button for…

Last updated: May 8th, 2023 at 13:19 UTC+02:00 By now, Samsung is probably the biggest supporter of the 2030 Busan Expo. Every few months or so, we hear more news on Samsung promoting Busan as the location for the upcoming 2030 World Expo, and most recently, the company went to Germany to do the same. The annual Hamburg Port Festival, Europe’s largest port festival, was held in Hamburg, Germany, from the 5th to the 7th of the month. And as you may have guessed, Samsung Electronics was there to push its bid for the…

, or pair of earbuds to find them by accessing the SmartThings app, which will give them the location of the device on a map, and let them ring the device to make locating it easier.Samsung is growing its effort to create a connected experience for its customers, "We're thrilled to witness this fast growth in SmartThings Find. Our connected device ecosystem enables many new possibilities and meaningful benefits, such as alleviating the stress of misplacing a device and ensuring the safety of belongings," Jaeyeon Jung,…

Last updated: May 3rd, 2023 at 16:26 UTC+02:00 Samsung announced in September 2021 that its SmartThings Find service grew to 100 million “find nodes,” which are registered and opted-in devices that can help other Galaxy users find their misplaced phones, tablets, and wearables. Almost a year later, in July 2022, Samsung revealed that SmartThings Find reached 200 million nodes worldwide. And now, Samsung has just confirmed that its Find network added another 100 million users in less than a year. SmartThings Find now…

Last updated: April 13th, 2023 at 07:27 UTC+02:00 In January 2021, Samsung launched its SmartThings app for Android Auto. This was the first Android Auto app that wasn’t related to audio playback, messaging, or navigation. It allows users to turn on/off and control their SmartThings-compatible smart home products from their car’s screen. Now, Google has opened its doors to more such IoT (Internet of Things) apps to Android Auto. Such IoT apps could bring the ability to control home security, smart doors, lights, and…