In keeping with the CSA itemizing, the Hub 3’s knob works for issues like tweaking temperature in your sensible thermostat or adjusting media quantity — it says it’s suitable with “Apple TV, Spotify, and different streaming platforms for unified audio administration.” The opposite bodily controls embrace what seems like a house button, again button, and a mysterious button with an “S” emblem on it. It additionally has 4 “editable quick-scene buttons on the house web page for one-touch activation of personalized modes.”
The SwitchBot Hub 3’s show will activate when it detects movement, together with “hand gestures or system actions,” and can present indoor temperature and humidity, third-party climate forecasts, and “real-time standing updates for door locks.” It should help SwitchBot’s Bluetooth-connected sensible units, which the Hub 2 bridges to Matter, making them controllable by way of main sensible house platforms from the likes of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung. The itemizing says the Hub 3 helps voice management by each Alexa and Google Assistant. SwitchBot hasn’t formally introduced the brand new hub, and it’s not clear when it’d launch.