Samsung’s SmartThings iOS app now helps Matter units

The iOS model of the Samsung SmartThings app now presents assist for the good house commonplace Matter.

Samsung formally introduced the transfer through a assist web page after the replace was initially teased at CES 2023 earlier this month. The Android model of the app was up to date with assist manner again in October.

With the intention to acquire entry to Matter assist, SmartThings customers should guarantee their machine is operating iOS 16.2 or later and app model 1.6.94. And, naturally, a Matter controller – like the brand new SmartThings Station, for instance – may also be required.

Samsung has beforehand famous that the delay in delivering the replace to iOS was that it relied on the discharge of iOS 16.1. This occurred in October, however, clearly, there’s been a while getting the app on top of things since then.

All of it implies that these with Matter units linked through SmartThings now have the choice to manage their merchandise on the iPhone, iPad or Apple good speaker, like the brand new HomePod 2 or HomePod Mini. And, in fact, it means SmartThings joins Apple’s personal House app as the one different iOS app you are able to do so with.

Whereas each the Alexa app and Google House have upgraded to assist Matter, neither has made the leap to iOS assist simply but.

We already know the subsequent section of Amazon’s Matter rollout will happen this spring, whereas Google’s iOS Matter assist will prolong sooner or later, too.