GoKawiilSamsung to discontinue Samsung Sound app, folding features into SmartThings
Samsung is shutting down its standalone Samsung Sound app, which launched on Android and iOS only months ago for setting up and controlling its soundbars and Wi-Fi speakers. A notice in the app's latest update tells users it will be merged into SmartThings, and that they can keep their existing settings by registering their sound device there. Samsung says Samsung Sound will keep working until March 31, 2027, after which SmartThings becomes the only option.
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The quick reversal suggests Samsung may have concluded that running two overlapping apps—Samsung Sound lacked some controls like IP control and Auto Power Off that SmartThings already had—created unnecessary confusion rather than convenience. Consolidating into SmartThings could simplify Samsung's software ecosystem, but it also shows the company is willing to scrap a newly launched product quickly when it doesn't fit cleanly into its broader strategy.
- Samsung Sound app, launched only months ago, is being discontinued.
- Its features will be absorbed into the existing SmartThings app.
- Samsung Sound stays functional until March 31, 2027, after which SmartThings is required.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-10-01
Published there as: “Samsung is quietly killing one of its newest apps”
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