- 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 TV
Samsung’s smart home platform SmartThings has just received a much-needed upgrade with the addition of more integrations for IKEA’s new line of smart-home devices.
The Korean tech giant has added improved integrations to 25 of the latest Matter-over-Thread IKEA smart-home devices, including smart plugs and lighting. This also includes the IKEA caster remote control, door sensors, water leak sensors, air quality sensors and more.
While IKEA’s flagship line is a step below many of the best smart home devices, they are solid entry-level options that allow 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 little difficult. Previously, users would need separate IKEA and SmartThings hubs to integrate IKEA smart devices, but now users can connect them directly to a SmartThings hub.
There is 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.
Samsung’s Executive Vice President of SmartThings, Jaeyeon Jung, announced the upgraded connectivity: “By connecting IKEA devices to SmartThings, even first-time smart home users can enjoy a familiar and easy connection 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 in the SmartThings ecosystem regardless of brand or communication protocol”.
IKEA has doubled down on its commitment to expanding into the smart home market even more this year, and at CES in January it unveiled a number of new products, including the donut-shaped Varmblixt smart lamp (pictured above), which quickly went viral.
At the show, we spoke to David Granath, IKEA’s Range Manager for Lighting and Home Electronics, who teased the company’s smart-home expansion, promising many more affordable and user-friendly gadgets and new smart features for existing products.
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