I’d be super surprised to see it as far out as 18 months.
We have a mostly working Device Type Handler, we have hardware samples of the keypads we want to work with, and we have engineers assigned to the SmartApp/Solution work. We just need to prioritize that work against the existing roadmap.
Source: me - my team manages the onboarding of new devices/SmartApps/solutions
See Samsung Shows Dedication to IoT With $1.2 Billion Investment and R&D – Samsung Global Newsroom. This is largely related to us. Alex spoke at this event.
This will be led by the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center, Global Innovation Center and Samsung Research America, part of Samsung’s U.S. footprint of more than 15,000 employees across the country.
We’re part of the Global Innovation Center!
tl;dr - entry/exit delays are coming, we’re all still hard at work on improving our product, 