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October 18, 2022, 1:41pm
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That’s an announcement from 2021, the one of the update to 43.5 (July 2022) is here (This version supports Edge drivers):
We will be rolling out Samsung SmartThings Hub firmware version 0.43.05 to Samsung Connect Home and SmartThings WiFi devices on Monday, July 11. This firmware update is for the SmartThings Hub portion of these devices and does not affect the router functionality. Once downloaded, the SmartThings portion of your hub will briefly go offline as the update is applied during this time the router portion of the device will continue to function. We will update the status page when the release is complete.
Hub Target:
All Samsung Connect Home Models
Samsung SmartThings WiFi
Release Date: 11 July 2022 ~ 25 July 2022
This hub firmware update requires your SmartThings Wifi or Samsung Connect Home to be running the most current firmware version for the router portion. If a new router firmware ver…
So, overall, we can say the problems you had could be related to the issue in the platform over the weekend because everything works again, even those with the driver.
Yes, this is because currently, the default joining process checks for drivers first (installed and in the default channel), it will only join with a DTH if there isn’t a driver compatible.
Starting on Tuesday, April 26, new devices onboarded to the SmartThings platform will begin to be backed by Edge (Lua-based) drivers. Note, this transition marks the start of a gradual process that will initially include a small number of devices but will expand to cover more over the coming months. This is an exciting announcement, which will be followed up by many more in the upcoming months as we complete the transition away from Groovy DTHs.
In addition to support for existing hub-connected device protocols (e.g., Zigbee, Z-Wave, LAN), SmartThings Edge will also enable Matter devices to be introduced to the ecosystem as soon as the Matter standard is finalized later this year. The immediate benefit of the shift from cloud-dependent to local control means users of Zigbee, Z-Wave, and L…
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