Samsung SmartThings will get Matter support later this month: Here’s how it’s promising | figures

Tech giant Samsung has received Matter certification for a fully integrated family. The company will upgrade its SmartThings hubs to accommodate the new open-source smart home technology this month.

The company confirms that the hubs will not connect Zigbee and Z-Wave devices to Matter devices, The Verge reports.

The company received its certification a week after Matter launched, according to Jaeyeon Jung, Samsung’s corporate vice president and head of SmartThings’ mobile experience business.

Samsung was one of the first to receive a certification, according to Michelle Mindala-Freeman of the Connectivity Standards Alliance, which is in charge of the issue.

According to the company, the certification has been given only to the centers and a date has not yet been set for the certification of the dongles.

The case lays the groundwork for the complete connectivity of home devices. The company is committed to the integration of Matter and claims to achieve the vision of a fully integrated home.

Samsung and Google work closely together to provide multi-admin capabilities that reduce manual management and increase accessibility for Google Home and Nest Hub, with the goal of making life easier and smoother for both consumers and device manufacturers.

“This ease of use at Samsung and Google is just the beginning, and we look forward to delivering a smoother and more enjoyable experience at home,” said Google’s Matthew McCullough.

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