Matter support will come to Samsung TVs, refrigerators and other devices.
Dozens of the biggest names in smart home technology havepledged support for Matter.
For controlling devices, Google and Apple arebuilding Matter support into Androidand intoiOS.
Matter support was only one piece of Samsung’s home-centric announcements on Tuesday.
Amazon and Apple offer similar functionality though their own respective features known as Alexa Routines and Scenes.
SmartThings got its start onKickstarterin 2012, and Samsung acquired it in 2014.
SmartThings would take all of your scattered products and connect them under one app and one hub.
Samsung is clearly trying to address those shortcomings with updates like Matter support and simpler voice controls through Bixby.
But Samsung’s voice assistant has also struggled to keep up with its rivals.
CNET’s Megan Wollerton contributed to this report.
