At its very early Unpacked 2021 event last week, Samsung didn't just announce a new Galaxy S21 smartphone, Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds, and Galaxy Smart Tag
Samsung starts rolling out Android Auto support for SmartThings
Last week, Samsung had announced during the Unpacked 2021 event that it will bring Android Auto support for SmartThings. The new feature lets users control their smart home products right from their car’s infotainment unit. Now, the company has started rolling out the new feature to a few users.
The Android Auto integration into the SmartThings app appears to be going live with version 1.7.59.23. If you have received this update on your smartphone, you can start using SmartThings from your car’s Android Auto-compatible dashboard. The Android Auto section appears in the app’s settings menu, and you can select which SmartThings devices you want to show up on your car’s display. You can select up to six devices or SmartThings Scenes. You can also choose to receive automatic notifications for running Scenes when you approach your home (or any chosen location).
Galaxy Active Watch 2 gets SmartThings Find in feature-packed update
Not even a full day after its official, full-fledged announcement, the SmartThings Find service is already rolling out to select Galaxy Active Watch 2 models. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg that is this newest over-the-air update for Samsung’s 2019 wearable.
Identified by release version
R820XXU1DUA3/R820GFC1DUA3, the firmware upgrade was first sighted earlier today by one of our eagle-eyed readers from Canada.
How long until SmartThings Find reaches more Galaxy wearables?
SmartThings Find arrives on the heels of nearly half a year’s worth of teasers from Samsung. The feature was originally mentioned during the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra announcement as a way to underline that particular flagship’s ultra-wideband (UWB) support. And it was only yesterday that Samsung finally announced a practical, real-world application of this tracking solution in the form of an extremely convenient Android Auto in
Samsung’s SmartThings IoT hub is growing, but how often do you use it?
SmartThings is a giant in the smart home space and, for millions of people, it’s become synonymous with smart living. Samsung continues to add new features to SmartThings while making the platform more inclusive. It will soon benefit from integration with Google Nest products, and users can already take advantage of the new Find feature for locating misplaced wearables, Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch smartwatches included. To top it all off, the 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class will essentially double as a SmartThings hub.
At present, SmartThings has around 63 million active users worldwide, many of which rely on Scenes, Automations, and the countless IFTTT (If This Then That) smart home scenarios these tools can create. Scenes and Automations feel natural to anyone who has used Bixby Routines before, and they’re equally intuitive to users who may be unfamiliar with the IFTTT concept or Samsung’s user-friendly