SmartThings, a smart home app on iOS has been updated by Samsung with support for the Matter device protocol to help expand device ecosystems. Lately in the past October, updated the SmartThings platform and has now integrated it into its mobile app.
The app is available there in the App Store and wants 642MB to download along with iOS 13 or later, iPhone 6s or later, and iPad mini 4 or later. Talking about compatibility it can accommodate hundreds of smart home brands and devices, such as appliances, speakers, and other smart devices.
Samsung avails designed a new protocol for smart home devices to expand the smart home ecosystem and make devices more straightforward for people to use and integrate with their homes is a Matter. Devices from different ecosystems, such as Homekit and SmartThings, can communicate with each other over Wi-Fi, Thread, and ethernet.
SmartThings Requirements
First, a Matter commissioner connects the Matter device to a Matter Controller during the onboarding process, and the SmartThings app acts as a commissioner. Samsung has a support page that lists various requirements that people need to use Matter devices.
For SmartThings to act as a Matter commissioner there is a need for software. Which do differ from the download requirements and run the app. For example, an iOS device needs to run iOS 16.2 or higher and SmartThings App version 1.6.94 or higher.
Matter Controller will be needed next, a hub responsible for controlling the Matter device after adding it to a network. Samsung Matter controllers include the SmartThings 2018 Hub (IM6001-V3P01) running a firmware version 45.9 or higher, and Aeotec Smart Home Hub.
Eventually, the last component to get started with a smart home will be devices. There is a Matter badge on the packaging that will indicate if the device needs a Matter controller with a Thread border router. As long as the device has the Matter badge, users can connect it to any supported Matter Controller in the SmartThings app.
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