# App-Controlled Homes The Samsung Smart Home Service Lets You Control Home Devices Using an App By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2014-04-07 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-smart-home References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-smart-home/31469/) & [global.samsungtomorrow](http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=35496) [Samsung](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-home-hub) recently unveiled the Samsung Smart Home service, which lets users automate and control their homes using a smartphone app. Users can add compatible devices and appliances to their home network using the Samsung Smart Home app and manage them via the app's interface. For example, users can [control their TV](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-tv) from their couch without a remote control, switch off the heating from the office to save energy or turn on the lights for security while abroad on vacation. Users will even be able to control multiple devices simultaneously by connecting one device to other related devices. For example, a user can program the Samsung Smart Home in such a way that they can say 'Good Night' to their TV remote control and switch off the TV as well as the lights and air conditioners in the living room. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 84% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Smart-home Automation:** Smart Home App lets users automate and control their home devices using a smartphone App. - **Internet of Things (iot) Integration:** Samsung Smart Home App enables users to add compatible devices and appliances to their home network and manage them via the app's interface, which is an opportunity for IoT integration. - **Voice-activated Control:** Programmable Smart Home Automation, which allows the user to use their voice say a trigger phrase such as 'Good Night' to command the home system for various functions, is an opportunity for voice-activated control of devices. ### Where This Applies - **Home Automation:** The Samsung Smart Home App is bringing the home automation industry a convenient and user-friendly solution for managing home devices. - **Iot Service Providers:** Samsung's Smart Home App is a potential opportunity for IoT service providers to integrate IoT technology into their device networks. - **Artificial Intelligence (AI):** Combining Smart Homes technologies with AI would enable the home devices to learn from their surroundings, creating AI opportunities in home device development. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Smart Home Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-home-hub.md) - [Smart Home Savings-Focused Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-home-savings.md) - [Connected Caregiver Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-smartthings-family-care.md) - [Slick AI-Powered Household Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-appliances.md) - [Dedicated Smart Home Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-automation-control-pad.md) - [Smart Ecosystem Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-and-ikea-matter.md) - [Accessible Smart Home Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-smartthings-station.md) - [Smart Home Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-freestyle.md) - [Gamified Smart Home Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/majordom-smart-home-hub.md)