SmartThings will play a significant role in Samsung's future plans. The company announced at CES 2022 its membership in the Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA) in an effort to improve compatibility with other brands in the space - and new data shows that deal is beginning to pay off.

Samsung will likely demonstrate the technology it's working on for HCA at IFA 2022 in Berlin on September 2 based on ETNews. A single app will control multiple appliances including TVs, refrigerators, and air conditioners, and the report states that the technology for this has 'entered a last-minute technical review and will be finalized' at the event.

The Samsung Group is a member of the Home Connectivity Alliance, along with Arçelik, Electrolux, Haier, GE Appliances, and Trane. There are five member companies: American Standard, Beko, Grundig, Leader, and Vestel.

Next year, these brands will be able to control their devices through a single application that will feature an innovative smart home environment. Samsung's SmartThings app, which should receive an update that enhances its capabilities, is obviously that app.

Choi Yun-ho, chairman of HCA and Samsung IoT team leader, emphasizes that this is going to be more subtle and fundamentally different from the nascent cross-ecosystem smart home standard Matter.

For its SmartThings platform, Samsung has big plans. A fresh report shows that the company's membership in the Home Connectivity Alliance is having an impact. The company announced its membership at CES 2022 with an aim to improve compatibility with other brands in the space.

At IFA 2022, Samsung is likely to demonstrate technology developed as part of HCA for the first time. At the event, the team will finalize the technology to allow control of multiple appliances like TVs, refrigerators, and air conditioners using a single app. The report states that the technology has entered the final phase of technical review.

HCA (Home Connectivity Alliance) includes Samsung, Arçelik, Electrolux Group, Haier, GE Appliances, and Trane Technologies. In addition to American Standard, Beko, Grundig, Leader, and Vestel, several companies are members of the association.

Through a smart home environment developed by these brands, these brands will be able to control their respective smart homes through a single application beginning in the first half of next year. SmartThings, Samsung's smart home app, will receive a major update during the same period enhancing its capabilities.

Choi Yun-ho, chairman of HCA and Samsung IoT team leader, emphasizes that this is going to be more subtle and fundamentally different from the nascent cross-ecosystem smart home standard Matter.