Using a smart home is very popular.
Ikea also has such a system and has now announced a change.
Munich – Anyone who uses “smart home systems” can control their home digitally.
Light can be switched on and off with a simple click on the smartphone or radiators can be turned on and off.
In addition to the well-known system Alexa from Amazon, there are a variety of other technologies.
The Swedish furniture store Ikea also has such a system.
"Ikea-Smart" enables its customers to have digitized and automated control of their homes.
Customers using Ikea Smart can now expect a new change.
Ikea discontinues a service - new change for "IKEA-Smart"
If you don't feel like controlling the Smart Home products with the remote control, you can do this very easily on your smartphone using the Home app.
However, you need the “TRÅDFRI Gateway” for this.
With this device, the smart products can be connected to the network.
This is where the change comes in - because "Trådfri" is now being replaced by a new gateway.
Ikea announced in May that it would introduce a new gateway - "DIRIGERA" will then be available from October.
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The Swedish furniture store Ikea.
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Ikea explained in a statement in May that the Dirigera network technology supports more product groups and even more products can be integrated.
Customers can also expect a new version of the Ikea Home Smart app.
Dirigera is compatible with the Matter connection standard.
This facilitates a connection between the Smart products.
The same device can be connected to the Matter Standard in different systems.
The demand for various smart home products is increasing mainly because of the energy crisis.
Ikea introduces new gateway: Can be used with older products
However, the Trådfri gateway can still be used.
An exchange of the network technology is therefore not necessary.
In this way, old smart products from Ikea can also be connected to the Dirigera network technology.
Ikea is already looking forward to the new year and is announcing a new app feature by summer 2023.
Then users of "Ikea-Smart" can also control their smart products while on the move.
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