The latest SmartThings update adds some nifty features and a One UI-inspired redesign

Samsung has been hard at work with a refresh for the SmartThings app, which is at the core of its smart home platform. Shortly after launching its new design, the company has today announced some new features that would make it even easier to use.

Samsung is rethinking the SmartThings app Home tab

The highlight new feature is called SmartThings Now, which appears as cards at the top of the refreshed Home tab in the SmartThings app. These cards display important information and actionable items based on the user’s current situation, like its location and the usage history and patterns.

For example, the card could recommend you to change the order of the cards on the Home tab when seasons change and you don’t need your AC that much anymore. In another example, if an older family member who’s using the Family Care feature doesn’t show device activity for an extended period, SmartThings Now will recommend you to check in or call them.

In a more obvious example, SmartThings Now will suggest you to turn on lights and air purifiers when you get near your home. However, once you take this action, you’ll get a recommendation to create a new routine. The idea is to make the experience more natural and use the context from the user’s actions and choices to help them discover and use new features.



All this comes alongside an update to the Home tab, which now offers a more streamlined view with a more space-efficient service cards design, and a new Floating Bar that improves one-handed use on larger phones. This is in line with the overall One UI design.

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