Smart Home Appliances Industry Trends — 2019
By: Alexey Pelykh
Tags: Internet of Things, Smart Appliances, Connected Home, IoT, Smart Home Automation

Smart Home Is Not Just About Technologies In Your Home Anymore.

Though many still think of it exactly in that way, it’s more and more often perceived as a home which is resource-effective, ecological, and comfortable to live in.

Smart Home Is More About Smart Living Rather Than Smart Devices.

That’s why between smart devicesyou’ll often notice not just electronics, but full-fledged solutions taking advantage of the newest scientific discoveries, AI technologies and, most importantly, the contexts in which they might be used.

Customers who buy smart appliances become more and more loyal to the industry: 82% of those who own connected devices know a lot about smart home. For marketers, it means shifting strategies from informing the customers about the product to making it outstanding on the market.

We, at Brainbean Apps, collected the list of trends for smart home industry. It is a part of our e-book “Smart Home Industry In 2019: Trends, Perspectives, Forecasts”.

Interoperability

One of the most problematic aspects of smart home in previous years is now becoming a trend: most device manufacturers are seeking to connect different ways in a single network.

Besides, over 2018, the number of households which have 3+ connected devices grew by a quarter. And it will keep growing.

Connected device ownership is increasing. Households owning more than three smart home products grew by a quarter from previous year

As a result, in the next years we’ll see new use cases addressed, such as extensive energy management and appliance diagnostics.

Data Security

Numerous cases of data leakage caused by insecure smart locks and Bluetooth-enabled toys force market players to pay extra attention to how they protect their devices.

Finally, more and more manufacturers learn that lack of attention to smart device security can even cause unpredictable consequences, such as robbery, reputation losses, and even physical harm — all because of data theft.

And due to Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, more and more people think twice before using any new product, whether it’s a web service, a home automation solution or just a Bluetooth toy.

Healthcare

Smart health remains the most appealing and trusted category for customers. The only potential barriers stopping people from buying fitness trackers, baby monitors or smart personal scales are personal privacy and costs.

So the market will keep growing, and mainly by gradually taking more and more advantage of collected data and hitting the social care sector.

Smart Hubs

With the extremely growing number of new smart devices hitting the market every month, users hop to managing them via a single interface provided by a hub.

So in 2019, we’ll notice new features and further improvements of Google Home, Apple Home Kit, Amazon Echo, Samsung SmartThings, and second-tier hubs.

Design-Centered Solutions

In 2019 more and more smart devices will try to supplement your interior and outrun competitors by superior design.

We’ve already seen this focus in Ajax devices, and there’s also 1-Ring’s Moon.

Economy and Ecology

Further progress with Paris Agreement in 2018 brings ecology and eco-friendliness to the top of current trends.

Smart home devices can easily help with that and decrease customers’ consumption of electricity, clean both the water to drink and the wastewater, save their time and help them focus on living an eco-friendlier life.

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