UK households are increasingly adopting the smart home experience according to the third report from EY’s annual digital home survey of 2,500 UK consumers. Yet many are worried about security implications.
The report, which focuses on the connected home, finds that nearly a quarter (22%) of households currently own a voice-controlled digital home assistant, double the figure from 2017 (11%), and 41% of households plan to own one over the next five years.
Among smart home appliances, utility-based products are particularly popular with 12% of households surveyed owning a smart heating device (up from 8% in 2017) and 11% owning a smart lighting device (up from 7% in 2017). Over the next five years 41% and 36% of households, respectively, say they plan to own these products. Ownership of smart security devices has risen to 9%, from 7% in 2017, and 37% of households expect to own one within five years....