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In recent years, people have increasingly used to leverage connected devices in their homes, be it lighting, electronic devices or other home appliances, all now can be controlled remotely by homeowners, using a mobile app. However, this trend will certainly grow in the years to come as it is expected that the market of smart home devices will value from US$55 billion in 2016 to US$174 billion by 2025.

Smart homes occupied with connected products are encumbered with possibilities to make modern lives easier, more convenient, and more comfortable. Most stellar smart home IoT devices have already hit the market and made their way into large numbers of houses around the world.

As the technology continues to revolutionize today’s daily lives, it will be interesting to see how smart home systems and devices will offer domestic help in new and innovative ways.

Let’s have a look at the top emerging smart home trends transforming the way of living.

Increased Standardized Platforms

With the advent of standardized home automation platforms, today it is easier to control lights using smartphones. Automated window blinds and video doorbells are also making homes more comfortable or safe. However, there is also an issue that there are multiple operating systems are available, creating mix-up and tricky to find compatible devices and making a seamless experience. Thus, it is significant for smart home devices manufacturers to ensure their products and services will work on platforms provided by Amazon, Google, Apple, among others to capture the largest customer base. As more products and protocols are unified, it will take the guesswork out of purchasing home automation products, and make them easier to set up and operate.

Robots Coming to Home

We have recently seen that many companies demonstrate robots that are able to clean house floors, lawns, cook foods and provide companionship and health assistance. With these capabilities, it is undoubtedly that the day is no longer when robots will come to homes. Considering reports, these domestic robots promise a convenient future where everyday tasks can be carried out by machines, freeing up people to spend their valuable time on other things. Though we won’t see fully humanoid robots in most homes, autonomous, mobile robots will undeniably become more common, constructive and cheaper as more manufacturers are competing to develop the most helpful and marketable products.

In-Home Healthcare Gets Smarter

As more smart home devices will become common, they will make more convenient in-home healthcare, specifically assisting the elderly as they are not able to visit hospitals. This will be accomplished by preventative measures, such as wearables that aid them to lead a healthier lifestyle by monitoring their activity levels, quality of sleep, and nutrition. Other devices will offer interventionist services, enabling people to remotely connect with medical practitioners, alert carers when an elderly person falls in their home, or even diagnose illnesses using AI.

Faster Network Connectivity

As the world has approached 5G network connectivity, smart home devices will now be connected by faster, more powerful networks. This faster bandwidth will provide better access to data and processing resources in the cloud and revolutionize the delivery of IoT services. As 5G is much faster than previous networks, it doesn't just mean a quicker transfer of data between devices, or between devices and the cloud, but it also means increasingly sophisticated applications use bigger, faster data streams.