{"id":7294,"date":"2025-10-03T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=7294"},"modified":"2025-10-03T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:24:16","slug":"smartthings-weblog-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=7294","title":{"rendered":"SmartThings Weblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>New industry-first functionality simplifies sensible house setup, boosts community efficiency, and allows larger interoperability throughout ecosystems<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"522\" data-attachment-id=\"12386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/smartthings-updates\/samsung-smartthings-introduces-two-way-thread-network-unification\/attachment\/screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10-41-43-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.41.43-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"928,522\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-09-30 at 10.41.43\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.41.43-AM.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.41.43-AM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.41.43-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12386\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>October 1, 2025 \u2014 Mountain View, CA<\/strong> \u2014 SmartThings, Samsung Electronics\u2019s world related dwelling platform, as we speak introduced it is likely one of the first main sensible house ecosystems to help two-way Thread community unification, enabling customers to seamlessly be part of SmartThings Hubs to current Thread networks fashioned by different ecosystems and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>This replace helps customers construct and develop their sensible house with Thread units, profiting from Thread\u2019s mesh networking for higher vary, responsiveness, and reliability. With Thread community unification, a brand new SmartThings Hub can both be part of an current Thread community proper after the preliminary setup or permit a Border Router (BR) from one other ecosystem to affix the Thread community already in use by SmartThings. As soon as unified, all Border Routers within the house work collectively seamlessly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmartThings has all the time been about giving customers alternative and adaptability in how they construct their sensible house,\u201d stated Mark Benson, Head of SmartThings US. \u201cThread community unification eliminates the limitations between ecosystems, so units and Border Routers can work collectively in a single highly effective mesh, delivering the efficiency and ease our customers have been asking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a\/><strong>Key Advantages<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Higher Vary &amp; Reliability<\/strong> \u2014 Unified BRs kind a single, self-healing mesh that covers extra of the house, maintains connections even when a tool goes offline, and routes knowledge alongside the quickest accessible path.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simplified Setup<\/strong> \u2014 Becoming a member of the proper Thread community from the beginning prevents community fragmentation and avoids the complexity of migrating units later.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Versatile Community Administration<\/strong> \u2014 Customers can add or take away BRs from the unified community at any time, see all related BRs throughout ecosystems, and preserve related units even when a BR leaves a community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How It Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A brand new \u201cHandle Thread Community\u201d menu within the SmartThings Hub interface guides customers by means of the unification course of:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1924\" height=\"736\" data-attachment-id=\"12387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/smartthings-updates\/samsung-smartthings-introduces-two-way-thread-network-unification\/attachment\/screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10-42-30-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.42.30-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1924,736\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-09-30 at 10.42.30\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.42.30-AM.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.42.30-AM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.smartthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-30-at-10.42.30-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12387\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Becoming a member of a SmartThings hub to an Present Thread Community:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose \u201cBe part of one other community\u201d within the SmartThings app.\n<p>Be part of a selected community by way of saved Thread credentials within the cellular OS credential locker, or by scanning a QR code\/getting into a one-time passcode (OTP) from a third-party app with a appropriate Thread 1.4 Border Router within the sharing mode.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The SmartThings hub securely retrieves credentials and joins the goal community in minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Including a Third-Get together Border Router to a SmartThings Hub\u2019s Thread Community:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose \u201cShare SmartThings community\u201d within the SmartThings app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Provoke the Thread 1.4 credential sharing, which generates a QR code and a one-time passcode (OTP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scan the QR code or enter the OTP within the third-party app to affix its Border Router to the SmartThings Thread community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whereas Thread Community Unification delivers a big leap in simplicity and efficiency, realizing the complete advantages of Thread 1.4 credential sharing is determined by having appropriate Thread 1.4 BRs throughout ecosystems. At launch in Q3 2025, the function will likely be accessible on choose SmartThings hubs (together with the Aeotec Sensible House Hub and the Aeotec Sensible House Hub 2), with extra hubs to observe. Customers will want the most recent 0.58.x hub firmware and iOS 1.7.37.x and Android OS 1.8.37.x cellular app from SmartThings. Third-party ecosystems might launch Thread 1.4 compatibility updates to their Border Routers on their very own timelines.<\/p>\n<p>For extra details about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/threadgroup.org\/Newsroom\/Blog\/thread-with-matter-better-connections-smarter-homes\">Thread Community Unification<\/a> and the most recent SmartThings updates, go to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/smartthings\"> <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/smartthings\">https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/smartthings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a\/><strong><u>About SmartThings<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a\/>SmartThings, Samsung\u2019s world related dwelling platform, builds sensible properties which can be handy, protected, sustainable, and enjoyable. Hundreds of thousands of individuals, in practically 200 international locations, use SmartThings to simply management their related properties and IoT units. SmartThings delivers easy, highly effective experiences throughout Samsung\u2019s main portfolio of telephones, TV, and home equipment. We provide probably the most versatile sensible house expertise as an open platform with a wealthy associate ecosystem. As a founding member of Matter, we&#8217;re a frontrunner within the {industry} to assist make sensible properties safer, dependable, and seamless to make use of. Do the SmartThings at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smartthings.com\/\">www.companions.smartthings.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New industry-first functionality simplifies sensible house setup, boosts community efficiency, and allows larger interoperability throughout ecosystems October 1, 2025 \u2014 Mountain View, CA \u2014 SmartThings, Samsung Electronics\u2019s world related dwelling platform, as we speak introduced it is likely one of the first main sensible house ecosystems to help two-way Thread community unification, enabling customers to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[110,109],"class_list":["post-7294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smart-home-iot","tag-blog","tag-smartthings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7295,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7294\/revisions\/7295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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