# \#iotindustry **URL:** https://community.smartthings.com/tag/iotindustry/239.md [Latest](https://community.smartthings.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.smartthings.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.smartthings.com/tags.md) --- ## [Matter - smart home connectivity standard (formerly Project CHIP)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/matter-smart-home-connectivity-standard-formerly-project-chip/180934)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 1641\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/matter-smart-home-connectivity-standard-formerly-project-chip/180934 "2026-11-11T23:48:20Z")
--- ## [Unify 2026: SmartThings is all in on Matter. Samsung devices? Apparently not so much](https://community.smartthings.com/t/unify-2026-smartthings-is-all-in-on-matter-samsung-devices-apparently-not-so-much/310658)
**Author:** [@Andreas\_Roedl](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Andreas_Roedl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/unify-2026-smartthings-is-all-in-on-matter-samsung-devices-apparently-not-so-much/310658 "2026-08-17T08:44:11Z")
The Connectivity Standards Alliance recently held Unify 2026 in Austin, and the recordings are now available. If you’re interested in Matter, Thread, Zigbee and the general direction of smart-home interoperability, there… --- ## [Cyber Trust label for smart devices](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cyber-trust-label-for-smart-devices/266738)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cyber-trust-label-for-smart-devices/266738 "2025-02-09T15:45:37Z")
--- ## [Assa Abloy Acquires Level Lock Company](https://community.smartthings.com/t/assa-abloy-acquires-level-lock-company/286658)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/assa-abloy-acquires-level-lock-company/286658 "2024-09-12T13:07:45Z")
This is interesting. Assa Abloy is a huge international lock company that has acquired many different brands over the years, including Yale and August, as well as doorbird, forte, securitron, whitco, and more than 100 ot… --- ## [Who Ya’ Gonna Call? Why IoT Companies Should Embrace Vulnerability Disclosure Programs](https://community.smartthings.com/t/who-ya-gonna-call-why-iot-companies-should-embrace-vulnerability-disclosure-programs/285177)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/who-ya-gonna-call-why-iot-companies-should-embrace-vulnerability-disclosure-programs/285177 "2024-08-02T14:27:49Z")
from Consumer Reports (link above): We also didn’t find a vulnerability disclosure program for these businesses: Aerogarden (Aerogarden has a web form tied to a BugCrowd form but it is not live, which means no one … --- ## [Emmanuel Katto : Is Smart Home Safe?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/emmanuel-katto-is-smart-home-safe/279593)
**Author:** [@emmanuel\_katto](https://community.smartthings.com/u/emmanuel_katto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/emmanuel-katto-is-smart-home-safe/279593 "2024-03-12T14:04:21Z")
Hello Folks, Emmanuel Katto here, i just want to know that smart homes are safe or not because if one have hack to crack than it is risky. please share your views . --- ## [Is there money in Smart Home consulting?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-there-money-in-smart-home-consulting/54647)
**Author:** [@chadbaldwin](https://community.smartthings.com/u/chadbaldwin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-there-money-in-smart-home-consulting/54647 "2024-02-19T16:44:01Z")
This is not a post asking about how to make money with this stuff. It's because I'm curious of your opinions. People ask me almost every day why I don't start consulting for Smart Home setups. Tons of people at work as… --- ## [Amazon to Buy iRobot \[Merger falls apart\]](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-buy-irobot-merger-falls-apart/245845)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-to-buy-irobot-merger-falls-apart/245845 "2024-01-29T16:00:38Z")
This is interesting. IRobot had a terrible last quarter, probably a combination of supply chain issues and retailers worrying about inflation’s impact on consumer demand. But customers mostly love iRobot, and they have… --- ## [Stacey Higginbotham: Bad business is breaking the smart home](https://community.smartthings.com/t/stacey-higginbotham-bad-business-is-breaking-the-smart-home/273573)
**Author:** [@HalD](https://community.smartthings.com/u/HalD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/stacey-higginbotham-bad-business-is-breaking-the-smart-home/273573 "2023-11-22T17:39:48Z")
--- ## [Can Samsung Just Discontinue Functionality This Way?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-samsung-just-discontinue-functionality-this-way/257352)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Daniel](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Simon_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-samsung-just-discontinue-functionality-this-way/257352 "2023-01-27T11:42:34Z")
…but under antitrust laws, they cannot make changes designed to solely make them more sales / money / profit, and since Samsung / Smartthings is part of matter, that causes big issues. They could say that our new Matter… --- ## [Is it all going to go terribly wrong?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-it-all-going-to-go-terribly-wrong/256106)
**Author:** [@TheHundredthIdiot](https://community.smartthings.com/u/TheHundredthIdiot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/is-it-all-going-to-go-terribly-wrong/256106 "2023-01-13T21:41:28Z")
According to Which? maybe… --- ## [Z-Wave is going open source today](https://community.smartthings.com/t/z-wave-is-going-open-source-today/254052)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/z-wave-is-going-open-source-today/254052 "2022-12-14T15:21:27Z")
--- ## [Interesting article on Amazon's Alexa division](https://community.smartthings.com/t/interesting-article-on-amazons-alexa-division/252438)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/interesting-article-on-amazons-alexa-division/252438 "2022-11-21T15:20:00Z")
--- ## [The future is…hubs?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-future-is-hubs/249698)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-future-is-hubs/249698 "2022-10-14T23:58:44Z")
I know for the last two years or so it has looked like hubs were going to be less important in the future of the smart home industry. Better battery power management for WiFi, Thread as a more reliable substitute for Blu… --- ## [How samsung’s smartthings is thinking about matter and the future of the smart home](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-samsung-s-smartthings-is-thinking-about-matter-and-the-future-of-the-smart-home/242312)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Oliver](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Paul_Oliver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-samsung-s-smartthings-is-thinking-about-matter-and-the-future-of-the-smart-home/242312 "2022-09-24T16:28:50Z")
--- ## [Wink moving to subscription model on May 13, 2020 (now set for July 27, 2020)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/wink-moving-to-subscription-model-on-may-13-2020-now-set-for-july-27-2020/192768)
**Author:** [@Automated\_House](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Automated_House)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/wink-moving-to-subscription-model-on-may-13-2020-now-set-for-july-27-2020/192768 "2022-07-01T23:09:31Z")
well this isn’t totally surprising given their history, but wink posted today they are moving to a $5/month subscription model on May 13th (yes, 1 week notice). i’d assume this is a latch ditch effort to stay in business… --- ## [Insteon is down](https://community.smartthings.com/t/insteon-is-down/241712)
**Author:** [@GSzabados](https://community.smartthings.com/u/GSzabados)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/insteon-is-down/241712 "2022-04-26T12:50:16Z")
Might be an ungraceful exit of the industry. And if anyone do not understand why full local control is important, then think what you would do in a situation like this. --- ## [Real Estate Sales: What does a basic smart house need to be attractive to buyers?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/real-estate-sales-what-does-a-basic-smart-house-need-to-be-attractive-to-buyers/86503)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/real-estate-sales-what-does-a-basic-smart-house-need-to-be-attractive-to-buyers/86503 "2022-04-13T10:41:58Z")
This one is interesting, not because it’s HomeKit, but because of the use cases that they have included. This is a national residential builder, and they have decided that for their townhouses, they are going to offer… --- ## [Zwave 800: smaller, faster, stronger and better battery life](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zwave-800-smaller-faster-stronger-and-better-battery-life/239594)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zwave-800-smaller-faster-stronger-and-better-battery-life/239594 "2022-02-15T15:58:46Z")
The zwave 800 chip has started shipping to manufacturers. It’s probably another year to 18 months before there’s anything consumers can buy and, yes, you’ll need a new hub, but very cool trajectory. They are really pushi… --- ## [In the future, you won't own anything](https://community.smartthings.com/t/in-the-future-you-wont-own-anything/237156)
**Author:** [@HalD](https://community.smartthings.com/u/HalD)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/in-the-future-you-wont-own-anything/237156 "2022-01-03T23:22:34Z")
This article seems appropriate for SmartThings users… --- ## [CES 2020 (January 7-10, 2020)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ces-2020-january-7-10-2020/180073)
**Author:** [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ces-2020-january-7-10-2020/180073 "2021-11-17T02:10:25Z")
https://www.ces.tech/ --- ## [Will SmartThings have a future? (2019)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/will-smartthings-have-a-future-2019/148665)
**Author:** [@Duccio](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Duccio)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/will-smartthings-have-a-future-2019/148665 "2021-09-09T23:06:56Z")
This year installed two Samsung Air Conditioners and bought a Philips Hue lamp, so it made sense for me to go for the Samsung Hub instead of buying the Philips Hue Hub to control just the lamp. I wish I could say that I… --- ## [Marketing that Understands the Real Smart Home (Flic, Sept 2021)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/marketing-that-understands-the-real-smart-home-flic-sept-2021/231069)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/marketing-that-understands-the-real-smart-home-flic-sept-2021/231069 "2021-09-02T16:00:25Z")
Ok, clearly the marketers for this company understand what living in a real smart home is like. :wink: Of course Amazon already solved this particular use case when they added the option for “Alexa, lights on” to wor… --- ## [Lowes (Off-topic)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/lowes-off-topic/225807)
**Author:** [@MarkTr](https://community.smartthings.com/u/MarkTr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/lowes-off-topic/225807 "2021-05-10T13:04:11Z")
Does anyone else feel like Lowes is trolling the smarthome community with this banner? :roll\_eyes: https://lda.lowes.com/is/image/Lowes//house-of-curators-dp18-300958-dt-v2?scl=1&fmt=webp --- ## [Thread 2020: and now things get interesting](https://community.smartthings.com/t/thread-2020-and-now-things-get-interesting/211349)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/thread-2020-and-now-things-get-interesting/211349 "2021-04-18T03:09:28Z")
This is going to be super geeky, so bear with me, and I’ll try to keep the concepts understandable. Thread is a mesh protocol that runs on the same frequency (so can run on the same radios) as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. This … --- ## [Zigbee goes to Mars](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-goes-to-mars/222182)
**Author:** [@GSzabados](https://community.smartthings.com/u/GSzabados)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-goes-to-mars/222182 "2021-03-07T15:05:31Z")
So interesting stuff about Zigbee, as it is used in the latest Mars rover, Perseverance. --- ## [\[2017\] ATT considers selling Digital Life business unit to ease debt load](https://community.smartthings.com/t/2017-att-considers-selling-digital-life-business-unit-to-ease-debt-load/96744)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/2017-att-considers-selling-digital-life-business-unit-to-ease-debt-load/96744 "2017-08-25T01:44:46Z")
OK, there are a lot of different factors in this decision, it’s not about an industry trend. But it is interesting. AT&T has a security/home automation unit which only sells into a few markets. It’s called AT&T digital … --- ## [US adds Xiaomi to list of alleged Chinese military companies](https://community.smartthings.com/t/us-adds-xiaomi-to-list-of-alleged-chinese-military-companies/217832)
**Author:** [@vitamincm](https://community.smartthings.com/u/vitamincm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/us-adds-xiaomi-to-list-of-alleged-chinese-military-companies/217832 "2021-01-16T15:31:23Z")
I wonder if this is just about their phone business or EVERYTHING. Are those cheap little sensors spying on us? --- ## [IFTTT now only allows 3 applets in the free version](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ifttt-now-only-allows-3-applets-in-the-free-version/204713)
**Author:** [@iderdik](https://community.smartthings.com/u/iderdik)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/ifttt-now-only-allows-3-applets-in-the-free-version/204713 "2020-12-28T17:35:28Z")
When I try to add a new applet, I see this a warning telling me to upgrade to IFTTT Pro for a “name my own price” minimum $1.99 a month. Trying to add a new applet shows this: Existing applets above the limit seem to … --- ## [The Great IOT Cloud Outage of Nov 2020](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-great-iot-cloud-outage-of-nov-2020/212691)
**Author:** [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-great-iot-cloud-outage-of-nov-2020/212691 "2020-11-29T20:32:24Z")
The day before Thanksgiving, one of Amazon Web services server farms, the one in Virginia, started having problems and there were major outages over the next 36 hours. This affected a wide range of IOT customers. Alexa … [Next page](https://community.smartthings.com/tag/iotindustry/239.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=iotindustry)