New SmartThings feature can turn your old Samsung phone into a smart home hub – Android Authority

• Samsung’s Upcycling at Home project is now available in the UK and US.
• The project, which arrives via a SmartThings Lab feature, turns old Samsung phones into IoT devices.
• These old phones can then be used as baby monitors, smart home control hubs, and more.

Some of us have a growing collection of old smartphones lying dormant in a drawer somewhere. But if those are Samsung devices, you may be able to upcycle them into IoT devices through Samsung’s Upcycling at Home program (h/t SamMobile).
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