From 11 November it will be available in Italy WILL LEADthe hub of IKEA for the management of devices in your smart home. The device will be perfectly integrated with the new app IKEA Home smart and will be compatible with the Matter standard.
The new software, unlike the current TRÅDFRI, will be able to recognize different products and segments, thus becoming a real hub for all home devices.
“One of the goals we set ourselves during the development of DIRIGERA and the new app was to strengthen and simplify the association procedure that allows you to connect new smart products to the home,” he explained Rebecca Töreman, Business Leader at IKEA of Sweden. “We have also added customization options, which allow, for example, to create different scenes with preset functions of smart products, depending on the activities that take place at home and the different times of the day”.
Let’s discover the DIGERA hub and the new IKEA Smart Home app
The new IKEA app promises to be practical, intuitive and easy to use. Rebecca Töreman assured that the application has been optimized following user feedback, and that the same also applies to the new hub. Users can thus easily connect all their home devices, and manage them all from the device. These can be managed individually or in groups, creating different scenes with preset functions, with a high rate of customization of the methods of use.
“Thanks to the user feedback we have received over the years, starting with the launch of the TRÅDFRI gateway in 2014, we can continue to pursue our goal of making technology easier and more accessible and translating our experience into home furnishings. in a competence ready for the future ”, adds Rebecca Töreman
Users can continue to use the TRÅDFRI gateway and current app. Smart products already purchased from IKEA can be used with both the gateway and the DIRIGERA hub. Furthermore, in the first half of 2023, the launch of the “away from home” access functionality is expected.