Samsung has announced that the next big version of SmartThings brings Matter 1.4 integration. It is the first major smart home platform to bring the latest version of Matter, as Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Home don't have the feature yet.
SmartThings now also features deeper Samsung Health integration and more flexibility with Modes And Routines. It also gets a new feature for Samsung's soundbars and wireless speakers. These are the features Samsung is introducing to its smart home platform for this year.
SmartThings gets Matter 1.4 integration for wider device support, multi-platform controls
Samsung's SmartThings is the first major smart home platform to bring Matter 1.4, which is the latest version of the interoperable smart home standard. This version of Matter adds support for more device types, including batteries, battery storage devices, heat pumps, solar panels, and water heaters.
Samsung says SmartThings' Matter 1.4 integration also brings support for in-wall switches, dimmers, and dimmable load control devices (like fan speed regulators).
Matter 1.4 also offers better control over things like EV charging, robot vacuums, and thermostats. For example, you can ask a compatible robot vacuum to clean a specific room. More importantly, Matter 1.4 makes it easier to use one Matter-compatible device with multiple platforms (like Alexa and Google Home) and offers more granular controls.
You can read more about Matter 1.4 here.
Samsung Health integration brings easier smart home controls to SmartThings
SmartThings and Samsung Health can now work together to offer a more conducive sleep environment and better automation experiences. SmartThings can now offer a sleep environment report that includes data like carbon dioxide levels, humidity, light intensity, and temperature from sensors installed in your home.
You can now adjust your sleeping environment based on data from your Galaxy wearable. For example, you can create automations to turn on the lights when you actually wake up, based on data from when you Galaxy Ring or Galaxy Watch, rather than a particular time of the day. So, if you sleep more than usual on a particular day, the lights won't disturb your sleep. Or, you can set the curtains to open and play music when you wake up.
SmartThings now offers more flexibility to Routines, voice broadcasts for soundbars and speakers
Samsung has improved SmartThings Routines too. They now support automations with recurring schedules (weekly, monthly, or yearly). For example, you can automatically change the color of your lights on your anniversary or a special event. If you have a Samsung smart monitor or smart TV launched in 2025, you can use SmartThings to automatically turn it on and switch to a music or news channel in the morning after you wake up.
We recently reported that the SmartThings app received the ability to broadcast your voice to SmartThings-capable smart speakers (like Music Frame) and soundbars. This feature was formally announced today, and it mimics voice broadcast functionality available on rival platforms like Alexa and Google Home.
Calm Onboarding for SmartThings-compatible smart home devices
SmartThings now supports a streamlined and easier setup process for not just Samsung devices but also SmartThings-compatible partner devices purchased from Samsung's website.
It links the entire product journey to your Samsung account, so you get notifications about your purchase and product delivery directly in the SmartThings app. This feature is called Calm Onboarding and it will first roll out in South Korea and then to other countries.
Image Credits: Samsung, Matter
