I love the SmartThings platform. I feel it’s about time we start to talk about the next version of the hub. When you think about it the Home Automation industry makes it extremely easy to “jump ship”. The reliability, technical support, GUI, device integration, etc. play a major role in sticking wit…

Same here, I’d enjoy beta testing v2. Long time HA enthusiast here (since 2001) and I’ve got a nice sized setup to test all aspects of your new hub. I give good bug reports as well. ha. TK

[image] llamas: If they shift away from the micro-USB power connector,… Not “if” … I’m pretty sure this is a design decision that is already made and locked in for various reasons.

I was responding to a post that asserted that this was due to a power draw just above 2A. I wasn’t sure if the rest of the rumor was based on that incorrect assumption. I don’t see it affecting my use of the product in the slightest…

[image] llamas: I was responding to a post that asserted that this was due to a power draw just above 2A. Watch the Developer Discussions posted on youtube, they explained their decision to depart from the usb plug cause they were over 2A. Current usb 1.0 and 2.0 power specs are 0.5A and usb…

With regards to USB power, the problem is more related to the fact that there are a lot of USB ports out there that won’t deliver more than 500ma and users don’t generally know the difference. As a result, somebody installs the hub next to their WiFi router, the router has a 500ma USB port so they …

Did you hammer the AEBS 5th gen sideways by any chance, @tyler ? :wink:

I just got a replacement hub today since my last one died and reseting and joining previous devices has been a nightmare, none will connect I hope that for version 2 of the hub there is a migration process

@Tyler Any word on support for thread protocol? If supported can we expect Nest products to be compatable? Also, how did the transition from V1 to your new hub go? Any spoilers?

@Tyler What is the plan for the migrating profiles and things from Hub V.1 to Hub V.2?

SmartThings Hub Version 2.0

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The plastics are almost final I believe. This particular one is currently installed at my house, having completely replaced my first generation hub.

V2 delayed

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SmartThings Hub Version 2.0

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