Advances in technology have rapidly increased in today’s era and it is indicating no sign of slowing down. The technological advancements now are paving several new ways to make homes smarter, more efficient and beautiful. With this development, we can now expect to see more intelligent home appliances including lightings, coffee makers, sprinkler controllers, refrigerators and washing machines.

Though most advances will come with devices and technology that are already accessible, their functionality and ease of use will get so much better as people will ultimately rely on them as much as smartphones and computers.

Here we have brought some top trends in smart home automation that will have an impact in 2020 and beyond.

Integrated Smart Home Solutions

Earlier, controlling lights with voice or doors with the remote system was science fiction. But now it is a reality as the world is entering the age of integrated smart home technology. AI-driven assistants in products like Google Home, Amazon Echo and others are a good instance of smart home technology. According to the reports, around 40 million residents in America currently make use of smart speakers in their homes. And it is also anticipated that the global market of smart home technology will reach a staggering US$53.45 billion by the year 2022. However, many new breakthroughs will hold greater promise for the industry as a whole.

Integration of Voice Control

Voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, Bixby, Google Assistant and others keep on to augment in popularity as they get smarter with advances in machine learning. This kind of voice control system has been a major part of the smart home technology for a few years now. And it is still projected to be a much interest focus area in 2020. Continues advancements in AI behind voice control will mean a more instinctive user experience with less reliance on canned commands and responses. Already wireless speaker vendors such as Sonos that have models that integrate Amazon’s Alexa voice control. Thus, it is also expected that voice control embedded in more devices in the years to come.

Tunable Lighting

Tunable lighting is a technology that accentuates a rising wellness trend in the field of smart home. It allows users to regulate the color temperature of a lamp in real-time. For LEDs, users can adapt the correlated color temperature and power of the source with an input like a slider control or intelligent lighting management system. As several bulbs change colors, with tunable lighting, users can transition through various sorts of white light. Though, by altering color temperature during the day, lights in a home can mimic the look and feel of natural lighting.

Smart Sensors for Homes

Most IoT devices operate using sensors but the technology can also be leveraged in new ways as it goes forward. However, sensors in today’s homes are nothing new. Already, some kind of smart sensors utilized in homes that can send occupants an alert in a need of risk situations, such as smoke detectors that send homeowners alerts when there is an emergency. The technology is expected to spread to other devices, including electrical boxes, furnaces, HVAC systems, water heaters, among others.

Smart Home Security

The modern smart home security systems are modular, enabling homeowners to get started with an integrated siren, controller and a couple of sensors. Even, they can enhance protection with additional devices, including door or window sensors, passive infrared detectors, smart security cameras and more. Besides a dedicated controller, several systems support convenient access from a smartphone app, a key fob or even voice commands. So, intelligent locks, cameras, and sensors are helping to monitor many more things in the home.