Samsung SmartThings has been an important component of smart home intergration for the past decade now and has always looked to make your tech life in the home easier. Now they are looking to make things such as your health easier in the home too.
SmartThings newest update brings expanded Calm Onboarding and Matter 1.4 standard. With the latest Matter update you can now gain access to water heaters, heat pumps , solar power devices, batteries, thermostats and a whole pleathora of equip,emt in Matter’s ecosystem.
On the Health side, if you are using a Galaxy Ring or Galaxy Watch now SmartThings can recoginze your sleep rountines and adjust your surroundings accordingly. So when you fall sleep or wake up the watch/ring can trigger a scenario of turning tvs, lights, on and off.
Samsung Electronics Unveils Latest SmartThings Update
Enhanced Automation, Sleep Wellness, and Matter 1.4 support are all Included in the Update
April 9, 2025 – Samsung Electronics today announced an update to its global connected living platform, SmartThings, enhancing the AI home experience. SmartThings introduces new features and improvements each quarter to provide users a more seamless and convenient connected life.
The highlight of this update is the integration with Samsung Health, which enhances users’ sleep environments while also improving personalized automation experiences. Additionally, the update expands device support for Calm Onboarding and introduces compatibility with the Matter 1.4 standard.
“Samsung SmartThings’ latest update represents our ongoing commitment to making the smart home more intuitive, connected, and personalized,” said Jaeyeon Jung, Executive Vice President and Head of SmartThings Team at Samsung Electronics. “We’ve introduced new ways to expand routine capabilities, empower users through enhanced sleep wellness, and reaffirmed our commitment to releasing Matter support as early as possible. We’re excited to continue pushing the boundaries of smart home innovation and delivering meaningful experiences for our users.”
The image highlights key features introduced in the latest Samsung SmartThings update. From left to right
1. A sleep environment summary card displayed in Galaxy Now Briefing on a Galaxy smartphone
2. A detailed sleep environment report within the SmartThings app, presenting key data such as indoor temperature, humidity, CO? levels, and light intensity
3. An automation routine setup screen combining sleep/wake triggers with Samsung TV Plus actions
4. A broadcasting feature that allows users to send personalized voice messages to connected home speakers via the SmartThings app.
Create an Optimal Sleep Environment through Integration with Samsung Health
Customizable sleep environment reports through Samsung Health on Galaxy devices provide detailed insights into key factors such as temperature, humidity, and CO2 levels, and lighting intensity, helping users create optimal sleep conditions. Users can also integrate sleep tracking into automation routines, allowing them to automatically adjust lighting, temperature, and other environmental factors.1
When paired with the Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Ring, these routines can be triggered based on when users fall asleep or wake up, delivering a seamless, personalized experience informed Samsung Health data. For example, users can set routines to automatically turn off the lights and the TV when they go to bed, open the curtains in the morning when they wake up, or play music that matches their preferences.2
Expanded Routine Capabilities
As part of the latest update, SmartThings now allows users to set automation triggers based on weekly, monthly, and annual schedules, enabling them to control events on a recurring basis. This feature unlocks various use cases, such as automatically changing the color of smart lights to celebrate important yearly events like family birthdays.
In addition, SmartThings routines now support Samsung TV Plus integration; available exclusively on 2025 TV models. Users can automate entertainment settings as part of their smart home experience- for example, setting their TV to turn on a news channel in the morning when the user wakes up so they can get caught up right away over coffee.
Broadcasting through SmartThings Connected Speakers
A brand new intercom feature allows users to send voice messages across SmartThings-connected speakers, making household communication more convenient. For example, if a parent is away from home and sends a voice message through the SmartThings app saying, ‘I’ll be home soon, so if you’re hungry, have a snack from the fridge,’ the message will automatically play on the home speaker. With real-time delivery, family members can stay connected no matter where they are.
Expansion of Devices Supported by Calm Onboarding
Samsung has been providing a convenient ‘Calm Onboarding’ feature since the end of 2023, where product information is automatically linked from order to delivery and connection to the SmartThings app for Samsung home appliances purchased from Samsung.com.3)
Furthering Samsung’s commitment to a more unified connected home experience, users who purchase SmartThings-compatible smart home devices directly from Samsung.com will now receive purchase and delivery updates within the SmartThings app. Additionally, users will receive step-by-step onboarding instructions to simplify product setup. 4)
Matter 1.4 Support
SmartThings continues to drive smart home adoption by expanding its support for Matter 1.4. The latest version of the standard introduces new energy management device types, including water heaters, heat pumps, solar power devices, and batteries, as well as mounted on/off switches and mounted dimmable load control devices to enhance home automation and customization. These newly supported device categories build on popular existing categories such as lights, thermostats, switches, air conditioners, air purifiers, fans, door locks, and more, solidifying SmartThings’ status as a leader in the Matter ecosystem.
By integrating AI-powered routines, expanding device compatibility, and supporting the latest Matter release, SmartThings demonstrates its ongoing commitment to innovation—making the connected home easy to use, saving users time, energy, and money, and helping families stay safe and connected.
For more information about the latest updates, please visit https://www.samsung.com/smartthings/.
- The Sleep Environment Report is available on Samsung Galaxy smartphones with One UI 7.0 or higher and Samsung Health version 6.29 or later. Availability may expand in the future. To activate, turn on the ‘Sleep Sensor Information Collected from Device Sensors’ permission in SmartThings Settings > Connect Health App. For more information on devices that can measure sleep environment, refer to the Sleep Condition Report section in the How to Use section of the SmartThings app.
- Setting sleep condition-based routines may not be supported in certain countries. Available on Samsung Health 6.29 and above, with plans for future expansion. You need to turn on the ‘Sleep and Wake’ permission in SmartThings Settings > Connect Health App. A device that can measure sleep and wakefulness such as a watch or ring must be connected, and the sleep signal must be sent once from the device.For more information, refer to the Accessories section in the Sleep tab of the Samsung Health app.
- As of April 2025, the ‘Calm Onboarding’ feature for Samsung products is available in a total of 14 countries, including Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, and Brazil, and is expected to continue to expand throughout the year.
4) This support is planned for countries where the IoT Marketplace, which sells SmartThings compatible smart home devices on Samsung.com, is available. It will be first applied in Korea and gradually expanded to other countries.
