You can now use Siri to activate Samsung SmartThings routines

The latest update to Samsung’s SmartThings app for iOS brings with it a neat addition – the ability to activate routines with Siri voice commands. This includes routines you’ve created in the SmartThings app.

It works through compatibility with Siri Shortcuts, which is the built-in iOS feature that lets you automate multiple-step routines. You can drag and drop multiple actions from SmartThings to Siri Shortcuts, but you can also access routines you’ve created in the SmartThings app, and not through Siri Shortcuts.

So it’s a win for interconnectivity between ecosystems, that’s for sure. Samsung says this can help “bridge the gap between Galaxy and Apple devices to make it easier for everyone in the home to stay connected”.

This update also lets you see your SmartThings devices and device groups on your Apple Watch. And of course you can control them and run automations too, right from your wrist. Your five most recently used devices will even be featured inside iOS Live Activities.

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