Samsung announces SmartThings is close to a major milestone

Samsung's SmartThings has been expanding since the company first acquired it in 2014, and the company is reporting a sharp increase in the number of users year after year. 

SmartThings grows its user base even more 

According to Chelogi Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Digital Appliances at Samsung Electronics, as of December 2025, Samsung's SmartThings platform is rocking more than 430 million users. 

What is Samsung SmartThings really

Samsung’s SmartThings platform is a way to connect and control a bunch of smart devices in your home from one place – usually the SmartThings app on your phone. You can link lights, plugs, cameras, TVs, appliances, and sensors, and then manage them together instead of switching between a dozen different apps. 

It works with many Samsung products, but also with devices from other big brands, giving you a single hub to automate and monitor your home.

This stuff is actually quite useful 

In my opinion, SmartThings has improved a lot and feels like something worth using if you already have smart gadgets. It's nice that you don't have to juggle five or six different apps just to turn on a light, check a camera, or start a robot vacuum. Having everything in one place makes everyday smart home tasks smoother and less confusing.

I also like that it’s not just Samsung devices – you can connect products from other big brands too. That gives you more choice when building a setup that fits your home. Sure, it’s not perfect and can have quirks here and there, but seeing it grow so fast and hit hundreds of millions of users tells me a lot of people do find it useful in real life.

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