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Samsung’s SmartThings app gets more home automation capabilities


Samsung has updated SmartThings, its app that lets users control the company's IoT devices, with new home automation capabilities in an apparent bid to

The app’s “Routines” feature — like Apple’s Shortcuts and IFTTT, this is essentially a basic, no-code conditional programming interface that can trigger tasks — has been updated to enable a good amount of home automation. Image Credits: SamsungUsers can now set routines to be repeated every week, every month, or every year, and SmartThings’ integration with the Health app and new 2025 Samsung TV models now enables you to set up automations, like having the lights automatically turn off when you go to bed, or have the TV start on a specific channel in the morning. SmartThings can now also connect to Samsung Health to send sleep reports on Galaxy devices that provide metrics such as temperature, humidity, CO2 levels, and lighting intensity.

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