Samsung teams up with ABB for a smarter home
Samsung has announced a partnership with ABB, the industrial technology giant. This will allow SmartThings to be integrated with ABB’s free@home solution.
This means that people and businesses will be able to control the multitude of smart home devices from ABB’s automation fleet with Samsung phones.
ABB makes all sorts of hardware from solar panels, automated locks, refrigerators, washers, dryers, lights, cameras and security devices to heating equipment and remote control blinds.
SmartThings features a neat device control tab that’s easily accessible from your Samsung phone’s drop-down shade.
ABB smart home solutions work already with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Adding SmartThings support will likely open the door to Bixby control as well.