The latest Samsung SmartThings Hub Z-WAVE

Aeotec has announced Smart Home Hub 2 at the IFA Tech this week, which represents the end of an era. The axis, which was produced in partnership with Samsung, is the fourth generation that supports the SmartTHings Home Automation platform, and the first without the Z-WAVE radio.

Smart Home Hub 2 has twice the performance of its predecessor, according to a press statement from AEOTEC, which features upgrade, USB expansion, low -power support from Bluetooth, playground, thread, and material control units for SmartThings. AEOTEC says it was designed for first local communications, allowing most automation to operate on the axis, so they will continue to work even if the Internet has decreased. It is scheduled to be launched in Q4 for the year 2025.

SmartTHings users who want to continue to use the z wave in their home will stick to the SmartTHings V3 (also known as as as as as Aeotec Smart Home Hub). AEOTEC plans to stop V3 at the end of 2026, but she says it has just finished operating the final production and has a lot of stock.

Samsung moved away from the manufacture of its dedicated devices a few years ago, using external sources to AEOTEC. Meanwhile, I began to integrate SmartTHings centers with the material and support the thread in TVs, sound tapes, and other devices. However, a dedicated center like Smarthome Hub 2 is more powerful, can handle more devices, and offers more local automation, and has a better scope, which makes it a better option for The largest smart home settings.

The AEOTEC Center was also the only option if you wanted to run the ZTTTHINTHINTSSSSSDS devices. But it seems that those days have almost ended.