SmartThings and Signify enable users without a hub to control their Philips Hue lighting experience
SmartThings, the leader in smart home automation, announces the next step in its long-term, strategic partnership with Signify smart lighting brand Philips Hue, launching a new integration that allows users without a hub to seamlessly control their Philips Hue lighting experience with the SmartThings app, alongside other smart devices, through the SmartThings Schema cloud-to-cloud protocol, available now in more than 10 million homes in over 100 countries around the globe.
Together, lighting market leader Philips Hue and SmartThings will ease the barrier to entry for IoT adoption in the home, first with frictionless installation and control; and second with interoperability, lending more utility and functionality of consumers’ favorite devices, that they are already using every day via the SmartThings app.
Once connected, users can add, connect, and control a wide range of Philips Hue lights, bulbs, and other smart home devices to the SmartThings App – accessible through mobile and Samsung TVs – and manage them all from one place, making it easy to automate when and how you use your Philips Hue lights.
“Philips Hue and SmartThings have a history of successful innovation, and this marks the next stage of continued collaboration and partnership,” said Ralf Elias, the Vice President of IoT & Global Business Development at SmartThings.
“This integration will make connecting Hue devices with the SmartThings platform simpler and more enjoyable for our joint users, and is an ideal example of the benefits and frictionless on-boarding possible through SmartThings’ Schema.”
“We are thrilled to be partnering with SmartThings and believe this is an essential step in providing the best smart lighting experience for our users.
“Being the best connected and most comprehensive smart lighting system in the world, this SmartThings integration is a logical addition to our Philips Hue ecosystem and we can’t wait for our users to try and enjoy,” said Duncan McCue, Head of Partnerships at Philips Hue.