Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. recently announced at CES 2021 that it is making one of its most popular Family Hub features available in the SmartThings app. Family Hub won its sixth consecutive CES Innovation Award this year—a testament to Samsung’s innovative strides in offering families smarter and more seamless kitchen experiences.

SmartThings Cooking recommends recipes that fit your tastes and dietary restrictions, then builds weekly meal plans to match. As you’re cooking, it sends recipe instructions directly to synced Samsung cooking devices—so the New Front Control Slide-in Range[1] can automatically preheat, while SmartThings Cooking guides you through every step of meal preparation.

“With more Canadians spending time at home, the kitchen has become central for families as they look for smarter cooking and streamlined meal planning,” said Pat Bugos, Vice President, Consumer Electronics, Samsung Canada. “SmartThings Cooking seamlessly turns your kitchen into a one-stop-shop for an improved culinary experience, inspiring consumers who are cooking and experimenting in the kitchen like never before.”

Smarter Meal Planning from Screen to Table: A New Kitchen Experience

As people spend more time in the kitchen and seek out new recipes, Samsung’s SmartThings Cooking service can help by bringing all of your Samsung kitchen appliances together, offering a seamless journey that allows you to search, plan, and prep weekly meals via the SmartThings app on your Family Hub or smartphone—a single platform that you can access at your convenience[2].

SmartThings Cooking recommends personalized recipes based on your unique taste and preferences—as well as what’s on hand—to curate personalized recipe recommendations so you can plan meals for your family more efficiently. You can even browse the categorized recipe collections to match your craving, ingredient choice, or mood.

Every recipe is laid out to guide you through the simplified cooking process and timing, explaining each step like an at-home cooking class.

SmartThings Cooking is powered by Whisk, a smart food platform acquired by Samsung NEXT. Whisk’s Food AI brings together user preferences, intent, and environmental factors to deliver personalized cooking experiences. Simply save a few of your favourite recipes into the recipe box and, if you wish, share your personal food preferences and your location to the platform. You will then receive customized recommendations.

Although SmartThings Cooking is a standalone service accessible via the SmartThings app,[3] Family Hub owners can also enjoy meal planning conveniently from their fridge.[4] The smart fridge offers a full-screen dedicated board optimized for SmartThings Cooking which works with Family Hub to understand what’s inside the fridge.

Samsung’s Family Hub for 2021 also brings powerful new capabilities that make it the centre of a smart home. Widgets for the most frequently used functions have become easier to use, with a larger music widget that includes personalized recommendations and an upgraded SmartThings widget that serves as a dashboard for all your smart home devices. Family members can upload photos, notes, and more to any screen so that you can use all of the Family Hub screens like the Family Board feature, first introduced in 2019.

More information on SmartThings Cooking and Family Hub will be on display at Samsung’s virtual CES exhibit from January 11 to 14, 2021. For more information about Samsung’s latest products, please visit https://www.samsung.com/ca/explore/experiences/ces2021/

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[1] Available on 2020 Wi-Fi ranges registered with SmartThings. Wi-Fi network connectivity required.

[2] Available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung Account are required.

[3] Available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung Account are required.

[4] Available on versions after Family Hub 2.0.

Samsung Electronics today unveiled the latest edition of its Family Hub refrigerator with intelligent new features that automate meal planning and other daily tasks and deliver a more personalized experience. Family Hub for 2020 will enable families to more easily share life’s important moments with one another and control more of the connected devices within their smart home. 

“In the five years since we launched Family Hub, we have introduced innovations that reflect the new ways that busy, modern families are managing their daily lives,” said John Herrington, Senior Vice President, General Manager of Home Appliances, Samsung Electronics America. “The latest Family Hub is the most innovative yet, with more personalized, intelligent features that enable busy families to stay better connected to one another.”

The latest version of Family Hub is simple, sophisticated, and modern, making it the perfect addition to today’s connected kitchen. In response to years of consumer insights with Family Hub, the next generation delivers innovative features that people want the most: AI-enhanced cameras inside the refrigerator and improved, thoughtful meal planning and recipe suggestions tailored to personal preferences. The new Family Hub also enables families to share more types of media and entertainment together and brings a new level of control to the connected home.

Intelligent Meal Planning

Family Hub is now more streamlined and more personalized, meaning you’ll spend less time preparing your meals and more time enjoying them. It customizes the entire food experience for you—recommending Smart Recipes based on the dietary preferences you set, helping you come up with a weeklong Meal Plan based on your refrigerator inventory, and preparing your Shopping List with all the right ingredients. 

Family Hub’s ViewInside cameras have been upgraded with brand-new AI image recognition technology which automatically scans the products inside your fridge, identifies them, and sends you updates on items your family has added or depleted. Family Hub’s Meal Planner is also smarter, with the Quick Plan feature now offering a week’s worth of recommended recipes with just one click. 

Bring Your Family Closer

Since the launch of the Family Board last year, families have been using this virtual bulletin board to enhance life’s special moments and to share favourite songs and images for the whole family to interact with. Now, for the first time, the Family Board supports video clips so you can transfer videos from your smartphone to the refrigerator and relive important memories together.

To make sharing easier, Family Hub has also updated the SmartView feature, which mirrors content from connected Samsung TVs and Samsung mobile devices. With portrait mode, you can enjoy vertical smartphone videos as well as your favourite social media content on the full screen of Family Hub. With almost half a dozen options available, your family members can continue to enjoy music from their favourite music streaming apps.

Connect and Control Your Smart Home

The new Family Hub takes managing your smart home to the next level. You can monitor and control over 1,000 SmartThings-compatible products throughout your home: turn your lights on or off, see who’s at the front door, set the temperature, and lock the front door. And with the addition of the new SmartThings Video widget, you can now view multiple security cameras at-a-glance to keep an eye on your entire home from the kitchen.

The new Family Hub software enhancements will be available this spring. For more information about the product or Samsung Home Appliances, please visit http://www.samsung.com.