- Samsung has upgraded SmartThings integration with IKEA smart home devices
- You can now connect 25 new IKEA devices directly to your SmartThings hub
- It now works with the SmartThings app on Samsung TVs
Samsung’s smart home platform SmartThings just received a much-needed upgrade with the addition of more integrations for IKEA’s new range of smart-home devices.
The Korean tech giant has added enhanced integrations for 25 of the latest Matter-over-Thread IKEA smart-home devices, including smart plugs and lighting. This also includes IKEA’s scroll-wheel remote, door sensors, water-leak sensors, air-quality sensors, and more.
While IKEA’s flagship range are a step beneath many of the best smart home devices, they’re solid entry-level options, allowing Samsung users to create their own smart home ecosystem at an affordable price.
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Until now, connecting IKEA smart-home devices to SmartThings could be a bit of a hassle. Previously, users would need separate IKEA and SmartThings hubs in order to integrate IKEA smart devices, but now users can connect them directly to a SmartThings hub.
There’s also good news for owners of Samsung TVs, as this integration also enables you to easily control IKEA devices via the SmartThings app on your TV on your big screen, and integrate IKEA devices with Samsung smart appliances such as washing machines and air purifiers.
Announcing the upgraded connectivity, Samsung’s Executive Vice President of SmartThings, Jaeyeon Jung, said: “By connecting IKEA devices to SmartThings, even first-time smart home users can enjoy a familiar and easy connectivity experience without financial burden”. He also added that “SmartThings will continue to expand its ecosystem through partnerships, enabling more consumers to enjoy seamless and convenient smart home experience within the SmartThings ecosystem regardless of brand or communication protocol”.
IKEA has doubled down on its commitment to expanding into the smart home market even further this year, and at CES in January it unveiled a slew of new products, including the donut-shaped Varmblixt smart lamp (pictured above) which quickly went viral.
At the show we spoke with David Granath, IKEA’s Range Manager for Lighting and Home Electronics, who teased the company’s smart-home expansion, promising lots more affordable and user-friendly gadgets, and new smart features for existing products.
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