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Smart Home: Products and Services

Q4 2026

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Smart Home and Security Tracker 2026 - October Update

This product is part of the Smart Home and Security Market Tracker service. Contact Parks Associates for info on subscribing to this service.

The Smart Home and Security Market Tracker provides market intelligence on the competitive US Smart Home and Security landscape by sizing and forecasting the overlapping markets and providing an analysis of key industry trends, market shifts, and player announcements on an ongoing basis.

Market Trends & Competitor News – The monthly report covers announcements from major industry players and highlights the potential impact it will have on the market.

  • It helps competing brands understand how the actions of different companies may impact their own bottom-line.
  • It includes insight on the activity of major tech giants in the smart home space, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Samsung
  • It includes insight on the activity of and the major smart security providers and platforms ADT, Alarm.com, Comcast, Brinks, Vivint, SimpliSafe, and others.

The Smart Home and Security Market Tracker helps companies stay informed with Market Sizing and Quarterly Updates focused on the smart home market.

Welcome Home: Apple Becomes a Smart Home Contender. 4

Apple Is Building out Its Ecosystem, with Peripheral Hardware Outsourced. 4

Smart Speakers and Displays Are Flat in Adoption and Need New Value. 5

The Real Value Is Smart Home Control, Which Is Fragmented Today. 5

LG Offers Another Competitive Edge for Apple. 6

Who Will Win: Services Layered In. 7

Industry News & Competitor Moves. 8

Ring Introduces First Smart Lock with Manuel Backup Power. 8

Parks Perspectives: Ring Takes a Low-Tech Approach to Smart Lock Reliability. 8

Withings Introduces Subscription Fee for Third-Party Health Data Syncing. 8

Parks Perspectives: Withings Tests the Value of Subscription-Based Integrations. 8

Yale Partners with Yardi to Simplify Multifamily Access Management. 9

Parks Perspectives: Integrated Access Control Reduces Operational Friction. 9

Tesla Extends Powershare Home Backup to Model 3 and Model Y. 9

Parks Perspectives: Tesla Brings Vehicle-to-Home Backup to a Broader EV Market. 9

Josh.ai Adds New Smart Home Integrations Across Access, Lighting, and Entertainment. 10

Parks Perspectives: Josh.ai Goes Mainstream and Gains Access to Coveted myQ Ecosystem.. 10

Summary of Market News. 11

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