Samsung Announceds Matter Support for SmartThings Hub

Samsung Announceds Matter Support for SmartThings Hub

On Oct 24th 2022, Samsung announced that they will be adding Matter support to the newer V2 and V3 versions of their SmartThings hub, including the Aeotec SmartThings hub.  The press release can be found here:

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