Cross-platform Mobile Application for Home Control

About the Client

The customer is a European technology company working in the smart living and home automation sector. One of its products is a cross-platform mobile application for smart home control, developed as part of a user-friendly platform that combines connected devices with cloud-based functionality.

Objective

The customer partnered with Altabel to rebuild, modernize and support their existing mobile application for smart home control. The main goals were to:

• Improve app performance and speed
• Update the UI/UX to a more modern, user-centric design
• Introduce new smart home features and integration capabilities

Solution

To meet the requirements, the Altabel team selected React Native to build a cross-platform app for both iOS and Android, supporting mobile and tablet versions.

At the initial stage, our Business Analyst worked closely with the customer to gather requirements and define user stories. Our design team proposed several UI concepts, and the final version was selected with the client’s input. Since then, the app has undergone a full rebranding, and our designer continues to work on ongoing design improvements to constantly enhance the user experience.

The resulting application delivers a clean, intuitive interface and reliable smart home functionality. Key features include:

• Creating a custom dashboard with quick access to favorite and frequently used devices
• One-touch control to turn off all lights when leaving the house
• Intuitive management of room devices, thermostats, and shutters
• Searching devices by category (e.g., all active outlets or thermostats)
• Changing room images and selecting themes (light or dark)
• Multilanguage support

The client also offers various package extensions and integrations, allowing users to tailor the system to their needs and manage everything from one central app.

Result

The customer received a modernized and rebranded mobile solution with a more intuitive user experience and broader functional coverage. The application was successfully published on the App Store and Google Play and continues to receive regular updates and improvements, including ongoing UX/UI enhancements.

The roadmap also includes further development of energy-related functionality for smarter control of thermostats and domestic hot water.

In addition to supporting the mobile application, Altabel continues to contribute to the development and enhancement of the customer’s web portal, as well as several other applications within the customer’s wider product ecosystem.