Heatmiser thermostat adds SmartThings tie‑in

Smart thermostats are easy until you want the heating to talk to the rest of the house. Then you hit the usual mess — one app for climate, another for sensors, and automations stitched together with cloud services or hobbyist workarounds. That gap is what changed here. Samsung SmartThings now has an official Works with SmartThings listing for IMI Heatmiser, covering the Heatmiser Neo system through the neoHub. ### What actually showed up? The clearest sign is the new partner page inside SmartThings. It names IMI Heatmiser, describes the tie-in as a way to control home heating through SmartThings, and lists Heatmiser Neo with the neoHub as the supported product. That is different from a forum post or a community hack — it puts Heatmiser on SmartThings’ own partner roster. ### What is Heatmiser Neo? (partners.smartthings.com) Heatmiser Neo is Heatmiser’s smart heating platform for multi-zone control. It is built around thermostats, radiator controls, plugs, and hot-water control, with the neoHub acting as the gateway. Heatmiser pitches it for underfloor heating as well as more standard radiator setups, which is why this matters more in the UK and European heating world than a basic single-room thermostat would. (partners.smartthings.com) ### Why does the neoHub matter? Because the neoHub is the actual bridge. Heatmiser says the current neoHub G3 connects the Neo ecosystem to the network, supports up to 32 devices, and handles heating, hot water, and connected accessories across rooms. So when SmartThings says “Heatmiser Neo,” the practical integration point is the hub, not just a lone wall thermostat. ### Is this really new? (heatmiser.com) Officially, yes. But the catch is that SmartThings users have had unofficial Heatmiser options for years. Community developers built integrations long before this, first with older Groovy-era setups and later with Edge drivers that could auto-discover second-generation neoHubs and expose neoStat, neoPlug, and neoAir devices inside SmartThings. (heatmiser.com) ### So what changes for users? The big change is trust and simplicity. An official Works with SmartThings relationship usually means easier discovery, clearer support expectations, and less dependence on side-loaded drivers or abandoned community code. For people already running SmartThings routines — motion sensors, presence, window sensors, bedtime scenes — heating can now sit in the same automation layer more cleanly. That does not automatically mean every function is local or every advanced setting is exposed, but it does mean the integration has moved out of the hobbyist corner. (community.smartthings.com) ### Does this replace Heatmiser’s other smart-home links? No. Heatmiser already supported Alexa, Google Home, HomeKit, and IFTTT on its own site. SmartThings joins that list rather than replacing it. In other words, Heatmiser is widening its interoperability story, not switching ecosystems. ### Why is that a bigger deal than it sounds? Heating is one of the most useful things to automate, but also one of the hardest to unify because systems vary so much — radiators, electric underfloor, wet underfloor, hot water, zoning. (partners.smartthings.com) Heatmiser’s whole pitch is that it spans those setups. SmartThings getting an official path into that world gives users another thermostat option beyond the usual US-centric brands, especially for homes with more complex heating layouts. (heatmiser.com) ### Bottom line? This is not a flashy new thermostat launch. It is a plumbing upgrade for the smart home. But those are often the useful ones — and for Heatmiser owners, the story is simple: SmartThings support appears to have gone official. (partners.smartthings.com) (heatmiser.com)