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The latest SmartThings app update brings major changes for the user interface and the app's performance. It's now available for download. - SamMobile

Android Community June 9, 2021 For those who have a lot of smart Samsung things in their home, the SmartThings platform is probably your best friend as it’s the hub that lets you control these devices. The app though is not the most intuitive or has the best user interface. But now, finally we’re getting an update that brings us a new and more organized interface to make managing all your connected smart devices easier. Samsung promises that the transition from the old version to the new...

Like Good Lock, SmartThings Labs needs to be available worldwide A few weeks ago, we talked about the Good Lock app and the fact that Samsung has yet to make it available worldwide, even though certain Good Lock features — like Bixby Routines — have become a part of the standard One UI experience over time. Good Lock is an experimental platform that can enrich One UI with new features and in-depth customization options through Good Lock “modules.” It also serves as a way for Samsung to ...

Home automation is settling into its place in the world, with more and more people embracing it. Predictions have the home automation market hitting 350 million users by 2023.

Samsung today has announced an entirely new, redesigned user interface for it’s SmartThings application. The new interface is available for Android devices starting today, and iOS will follow shortly after, says Samsung. The Samsung SmartThings app lets you control home appliances, light bulbs, and other smart devices inside one simple application. The new SmartThings app looks more modern and simplified. Samsung points out that the new version was made with customer feedback in mind. The col...

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Samsung opens beta on Galaxy Upcycling to breathe new life into old phones Samsung announced Galaxy Upcycling a few years back, but has largely been quiet on that front, aside from some stage time at CES back in January. Today the company announced that Upcycling at Home is being opened to beta today for users in the U.S., Korea and the U.K. It’s a pretty novel program, in a world where consumers are encouraged to scrap their old devices every two to three years for something shiny and new. T...

Samsungs software update to turn older Galaxy phones into IoT devices ​ By IANS | ​ 4 Views Samsung tipped to top smartphone production in 2021: Report. Image Source: IANS News San Francisco, April 21 : Samsung on Wednesday launched a new software update that will allow consumers to convert their older Galaxy smartphones to various types of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The feature will be available for all Galaxy S, Note and Z smartphones that were released from 2018 onwards and run ...