Samsung bought SmartThings in 2014, and in June 2020, the Korean giant announced a plan that would basically shut down all of the stuff it acquired, forcing everyone over to in-house Samsung infrastructure.

Is Samsung SmartThings discontinued?

Is SmartThings being discontinued? No, but there are some changes. SmartThings hardware, including Hub v3, will become Aeotec hardware - you can see the full product range here. The SmartThings platform, including the app, will continue to be developed by the team at SmartThings and branded SmartThings.

What will replace SmartThings?

SmartThings is here to stay as an app and control system, but Samsung is moving away from making its own hardware, including the native hub. Instead, the Aeotec Smart Home Hub is the preferred SmartThings base for anyone that wants to directly connect Z-Wave and Zigbee devices.