![]() ![]() This is opening up to work with more SmartThings partners and energy data aggregators. This even includes button functionality to run automations. This now has an SDK, so third party companies can add devices to the SmartThings Find network. Sadly no mention of something like Airbnb integration. They now have official APIs and tools so companies can build programs to manage Samsung Appliances and other SmartThings devices in multi-tenant buildings, make pre-built smart homes, etc. It’s clearly an incentive to sell Samsung appliances. Samsung has been pushing into the new-home builder and multi-tenant space since SDC 2019. For example, “No motion for X minutes” or “Temperature rises above X degrees” will run locally in the future. Local support for remains and greater than conditions coming in the future. If you’re currently a WebCoRE user, pay close attention to this. These Routines will also be shareable via a 6 digit code. This is great news for power users that want complex local automations but don’t want to write code. So they plan to release a web-based Routine Creator beta to help customers build complex automations with the Rules API. ![]() Samsung has seen the need for automation functionality that is more complex than the included mobile app capabilities but doesn’t require writing raw JSON in the Rules API. Here’s a quick-fire list of some other newsworthy topics: There was also some non-Matter news that caught our attention at the conference. It’s purely a Matter bridge to the SmartThings cloud. It doesn’t have any smart home radios like Thread, Zigbee, or Z-Wave. That “Hub” being built into future Samsung TVs and fridges? The hub label is a misnomer. No Samsung TV, soundbar, Zigbee, or Z-Wave device will be exposed to other Matter controllers like Apple HomeKit. That means Samsung products will not be exposed to other Matter controllers and a SmartThings hub will not act as a Matter bridge. It’s also worth noting that Samsung is integrating Matter as a controller. The only currently existing products that will get a Matter update are the SmartThings hubs. Notice we said future Samsung TVs and refrigerators.
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