Samsung Brings SmartThings to Galaxy XR, With Key Features Still Missing
The launch signals progress in building a more useful app lineup for Samsung’s headset.
Overview
- Samsung released a dedicated SmartThings app for the Galaxy XR, enabling smart‑home control from the headset.
- Reviewers describe the interface as clean and tailored for XR use compared with the mobile client.
- The XR version omits several capabilities found on phones and TVs, most notably the Map View feature.
- SmartThings was absent at launch on Galaxy XR, highlighting this as a notable expansion of first‑party support.
- Coverage frames overall app support as improving yet still thin, with Galaxy XR seen in a better position than Apple Vision Pro.