Samsung has already worked on providing its services to make the SmartHome device work interconnectedly. To bring the functionality under single functionality as it has introduced the SmartThings, now the company is joining hands with Ashley Home stores to expand the possibility of smart furniture.

Ashley Home stores is the largest US-based furniture store chain; now, with the latest partnership, Samsung is also preparing to open the duo’s flagship store, Samsung SmartThings Home, at Ashley on October 19 in Brentwood.

The main aim of this store is to provide a new experience of furniture with the integration of smart appliances and devices. Consumers will be able to purchase furniture and Samsung products at the store.

Samsung showcases new features of smartThings

During the press conference, Samsung and Ashley demonstrated how it can work in various spaces like kitchens, home offices, and bedrooms.

In the demonstration, it has revised new ways to use the electronics; for example, people can enjoy viewing art on Samsung’s lifestyle TV, the frame.

Samsung has said that SmartThings is compatible with over 3800 devices from 340 brands, including smart plugs, door locks, and smart bulbs.

Samsung has revealed a lot of new things and also discussed future plans in the SDC 2024. Here the developers have gotten a sneak peek of Samsung’s upcoming ecosystem changes based on three key factors: simple, impactful, and emotive. Along with these, the company will also expand the passkey security edge to smart home devices, which adds one more point of security.

Passkey functionality for smart home devices

Earlier this year, Samsung rolled out the Passkeys functionality to the Galaxy device with the One UI 6.1 update. With this functionality, the company aims to provide more security for web sign-ins without the need to remember complex passwords.

Now, according to the announcement, the company is expected to bring some functionality to smart home-based devices, including smart TVs, Family Hub refrigerators, and other home appliances.

Availability

As the plans are discussed in the recent event platform, it is expected that Samsung will implement them in the coming year. So be ready to be amazed, as these new capabilities will unlock new potential in security.

Samsung One UI 7 is currently in the top discussion on the Internet, as Samsung has officially confirmed that it will introduce the stable update next year. But fortunately, we have seen a glimpse of One UI 7 running on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Let’s explore it.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra spotted running on One UI 7

According to the video (via Sammyguru), there are many new UI changes spotted, and it will provide several new features that will provide several new changes, like initially it will provide the square buttons matching with the app icons, the power menu now has circular buttons.

In the video, we can clearly see the power menu options, where four options are available, including power off, restart, emergency call, and medical info. The notification shade also spots a pill-based design, while this is the default icon.

Going further, the WiFi icon next to the battery indicator in the image above is labeled as WiFi 5. The latest UI also refreshes the default dialer app, or perhaps the phone app. Here you can see the bottom icons are changed and following new design language.