At SDC 2023, Samsung said that over 290 million people use SmartThings all around the world, and it’s getting close to having 300 million users. The company has officially revealed that SmartThings is not only compatible with other brands of smart home devices but also makes it easier for users to use SmartThings as the core of their smart home.
As SmartThings gets closer to reaching 300 million users, the South Korean tech giant has shared that the company make the SmartThingsHome API better. This will make it easier for developers to create apps for SmartThings.
Alongside the SmartThings achievement, Samsung also introduced the One UI 6 features, Knox and more. The company unveiled a range of security innovations across its ecosystem of products and services. With the release of One UI 6, these innovations include updates to Samsung Knox Matrix with passkeys and end-to-end encryption for backed-up and restored Samsung Cloud data, and the expansion of Samsung Knox Vault to the wider device ecosystem.
“The strongest security and privacy innovations can help protect your everyday mobile experience as well as your device,” said Dr. Seungwon Shin, EVP & Head of Security Team, Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics. “We strive to keep more users safe in more ways than ever, and our latest security innovations mean users can live life with greater options and less effort — so life can truly open up possibilities, now and for years to come.”