India, Dec. 22 -- Samsung Electronics has announced that its smart home platform, SmartThings, now supports Matter 1.5, the global smart home interoperability standard. With the update, SmartThings becomes the first major platform to support Matter-compatible cameras.

From later this month, Samsung will begin rolling out updates to SmartThings that extend Matter support beyond existing device categories such as lights, door locks, switches and sensors to include cameras. The move broadens the range of Matter-enabled devices that can be connected through the platform.

Jaeyeon Jung, Executive Vice President and Head of the SmartThings team at Samsung Electronics, said the company was focused on ensuring a consistent experience across prod...