Samsung Expands SmartThings to Support IKEA's 25 New Smart Home Products
IKEA's Scroll Wheel remote, smart lights, smart plugs and air quality sensors now compatible with Matter standard via SmartThings
L'essentiel
- Samsung Electronics has expanded its SmartThings platform to support 25 IKEA smart home products, including the Scroll Wheel remote, smart lights, smart plugs and air quality sensors.
- The products use the Matter standard, enabling seamless integration with Samsung appliances.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Samsung's SmartThings is a smart home connectivity platform that enables users to control various IoT devices. The partnership with IKEA adds 25 products to the platform, all supporting the Matter standard for cross-manufacturer compatibility.
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has expanded its SmartThings connectivity platform to support products from Swedish furniture giant IKEA. IKEA's 25 new products, including the Scroll Wheel remote, smart lights, smart plugs and air quality sensors, are now compatible with the smart home connectivity standard Matter, Samsung said in a Newsroom post. Matter is an open-source, unified smart home standard that enables devices from different manufacturers, including Apple, Google and Samsung, to work together seamlessly. Users can connect IKEA products to the SmartThings platform without additional setup and integrate them with Samsung home appliances. The Korean tech giant said it has worked with IKEA to strengthen connection stability on the SmartThings platform. "We will expand our ecosystem through collaboration with various partners to provide a more convenient smart home experience through SmartThings," a Samsung Electronics official said.
Questions ouvertes
- Will more IKEA products be added to SmartThings in the future?
- What other partnerships is Samsung planning for SmartThings?
