Adam Kos Apple has its WWDC, Google has its I/O, Samsung has SDC, the Samsung Developer Conference, and it's happening this week. Here, the company officially introduced its One UI 5.0 superstructure and a few other things, including Galaxy Quick Pair. It's meant to simplify pairing your Galaxy device with compatible accessories. And yes, it takes its inspiration from Apple, but expands it further.
Pretty much in sequence: Samsung is also heavily involved in the Matter standard, which it integrates into its SmartThings app that takes care of the smart home, using the Multi Admin feature for even deeper integration with Google Home. It sounds complicated, but since the manufacturer uses Google's system, even with its superstructure, it must try to be as "multi-platform" as possible with its hardware.
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Vratislav Holub With AirPods, Apple introduced a new sense of pairing devices with each other, where you don't have to go to the function menus and select the device or enter some codes. As soon as a new accessory is detected, the Apple product will immediately present it to you for connection - that is, if it is Apple. And here there is a little difference. Of course, Samsung copied this to the letter, so if you pair the Galaxy Buds with a Galaxy, it looks and works practically the same.
Pairing Galaxy Buds2 Pro With Galaxy S21 FE
For a simpler smart world
Pairing a new smart home product means you have to press a button on the device, go to the Bluetooth menu, wait for detection, select the device, enter a code or otherwise agree to it, wait for the connection, and then continue with the setup instructions. But Samsung wants to simplify this process as much as possible with the help of a function that it rather prosaically called Galaxy Quick Pair. Therefore, whenever you turn on a new device compatible with SmartThings, but also Matter (this standard will also be supported by iOS 16), the Samsung phone will show you the same menu as in the case of headphones, making the entire pairing and setup process simpler and faster. Of course, the pop-up also offers to reject the pairing.
Redesigned Home app in iOS 16
Samsung also announced that it has added SmartThings Hub to its high-end refrigerators, smart TVs and smart monitors. However, Galaxy smartphones and tablets can also function as a hub, so users no longer need to buy a separate hub, which in the case of Apple is an Apple TV or HomePod. Additionally, these devices will also act as a Matter Hub to control smart home devices.
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But it was probably just a matter of luck to Samsung that it scheduled its conference in the fall of the year when the Matter standard is supposed to be launched before its end, so it benefits from it. It can be assumed that Apple will also offer similar functionality. Well, at least we hope that Apple does not stick to easy quick pairing only with its AirPods, when it also works on Matter, it might adopt it more. This would certainly improve the user experience.
