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Title: Samsung SmartThings Station: Smart Home hub with Qi wireless charging support leaks online
Post by: Redaktion on December 12, 2022, 20:47:14
It seems that Samsung is preparing to release a new SmartThings Hub but with a twist. Lacking Matter integration, the SmartThings Station will offer Qi wireless charging, among other features.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-SmartThings-Station-Smart-Home-hub-with-Qi-wireless-charging-support-leaks-online.674172.0.html
Title: Re: Samsung SmartThings Station: Smart Home hub with Qi wireless charging support leaks online
Post by: JD Roberts on December 14, 2022, 16:37:22
I'm not sure what this device is intended for, but there's no reason to assume it won't support Matter. Matter is at the application layer, not the physical transmission layer, so it won't necessarily show up in an FCC application. Indeed, both the SmartThings v2 and v3 hubs received firmware updates to support Matter long after their FCC certifications.

Since it has a Zigbee radio, it could probably also run thread in a MultiPAN setup.

So I'm not saying it will support Matter (again, I'm not sure what this device is for), but I don't see anything to indicate that it won't.

Maybe it's intended as an add on to Samsung Smart Televisions, like their current Zigbee dongle?