Imoto yesilinda esemthetheni kuhlanganisa nenkampani yasekhaya esemthetheni, ikuvumela ukulawula ngokusheshayo, ukusebenza okuzenzekelayo nokubukwa kwamapali akwesilinda ngokudla ngemisebenzi ye-smartphone, amabizo ngokuhlabelela noma kuhlanganisa nenamacala engqikithi. Abasebenzisi bakwazi ukuvula/ukulahlala silinda kusiphiwa, seta izimpawu (isb., "Lahle kwekanga yasonto"), noma kuthumele isilinda ngokuhlangana nenamacala engqikithi (isb., "Vula xa isilonda sikhala"). Ukulawula ngokuhlabelela ngemigcazo egciniweyo jikelela i-Alexa noma i-Google Home ikunikeza ukoluleka ngaphandle kokugcina. Izingxenye eziphambene nazo zifaka phakathi ukubekezela kwezimo ezinjalo (real-time), imikhuba yokunciphisa ukusebenza kwezhishumi (isb., ukulahlala silinda ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwesithuthi sokuchaza), nekhowudi yokupheya kwezimali ukulondoloza ukufinyelela okungavumelekile. Izinhlobo eziningi zilandela izinto abasebenzisi bezifunda ngokwehla, zinikeza izimpawu eziphambene, futhi ezinye zilandela imikhuba yezindatshana (isb., "Usuku lokubhobho" lalahlala silinda sonke usimame amadlali). Imicelo yethekwane yesilinda esemthetheni yiyaqhanyiswa nabanye amacala asemthetheni (i-Apple HomeKit, i-Samsung SmartThings) futhi kungenzeka ukusetha. Iyaqhanya nenamacala angasebenzi njengokoqobo. Lokuthenga imisebenzi yemposi, ukubuyekeza kwe firmware, noma amathiphu olwandisa ukuhlanganisa, qhagamise itimu yethomba.