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TL;DR
- Samsung has refreshed its SmartThings app on mobile and smart home appliances.
- The updated UI brings Now Brief-style cards with contextual information in the center.
- The update also brings local controls when the internet shuts down, along with support for Matter 1.6.
Samsung’s smart home platform, SmartThings, is getting an update to its apps across different platforms. Along with a refreshed UI that we covered last week, Samsung reveals the update brings improved local controls and a new Now Brief-like summary for appliances and other smart home devices connected to the app.
The new summarization feature, called SmartThings Now, surfaces important information and displays actionable items at the top of the Home tab. This information is personalized based on users’ location, usage patterns, and other past activity to suggest actions. It will also prioritize routines and may recommend you to reorganize the cards on the Home page when the seasons change.
