SmartThings, Samsung's smart home platform, has integrated with the Google Nest portfolio of connected devices The time has come

SmartThings has long been one of the best smart home hubs, but previously did not support Google's collection of smart home devices, leaving legions of Nest users out of Samsung's system This new integration will put the "Works With SmartThings" stamp on Nest's popular thermostats, cameras, and doorbells for the first time

In our review of the Samsung SmartThings Hub V3, we liked this smart home hub but felt it could be better with a few key upgrades That said, we were unable to control the Nest Protect smoke detector or the Nest Hello video doorbell during testing

Nest makes some of the best smart home devices and is one of the most well-known companies in the IoT industry; Google Nest Audio and the new $129 Nest Thermostat are two recent launches worth noting, but their catalog spans all kinds of smart products

SmartThings users will soon be able to integrate Nest devices with their existing WWST-certified devices to set up automation (or routines) and create custom smart home scenes Even features that are currently unfortunately limited by Google Home automation will be added

It will also be possible to stream feeds from camera-equipped Nest products to Samsung TVs and Family Hub refrigerators

According to Samsung, this integration will begin next month How well it will work will be reported later