Effortlessly manage your Samsung Smart TVs, appliances, and a wide array of SmartThings-compatible devices with the power of the SmartThings app. Designed to streamline your smart home experience, SmartThings allows you to connect and control your devices with ease.
With compatibility spanning hundreds of smart home brands, SmartThings is your one-stop solution for controlling all your smart gadgets. From Samsung Smart TVs and smart appliances to brands like Ring, Nest, and Philips Hue, you can manage everything through this single, intuitive app.
SmartThings enhances your home automation by letting you connect, monitor, and control multiple smart home devices quickly and efficiently. Plus, you can use voice assistants like Alexa, Bixby, and Google Assistant to control your devices, making your smart home experience even more seamless.
Key Features
- Control and monitor your home from anywhere in the world, ensuring peace of mind and convenience.
- Create customized routines based on time, weather, and device status, allowing your home to operate smoothly in the background.
- Share control of your smart home by granting access to other users, making it easy for family and friends to interact with your devices.
- Stay informed with automated notifications that keep you updated on the status of your devices.
While SmartThings is optimized for Samsung smartphones, some features may have limitations when used with other vendors' devices. Additionally, not all features may be available in every country. For added convenience, SmartThings can also be installed on Wear OS-based watches, providing quick access to routines and device control directly from your wrist.
App Requirements
To ensure a smooth experience, your mobile device should have at least 2GB of RAM. Samsung Galaxy users can also enjoy Smart View for screen mirroring, enhancing your smart home control even further.
App Permissions
SmartThings requires certain permissions to function at its best. While you can use the app without granting optional permissions, some features may be limited.
Optional Access Permissions
- Location: Enables device location, location-based routines, and Wi-Fi scanning for nearby devices.
- Nearby Devices: (Android 12 and above) Allows scanning for nearby devices using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
- Notifications: (Android 13 and above) Provides updates on SmartThings devices and features.
- Camera: Facilitates QR code scanning to add members and devices easily.
- Microphone: Used for adding certain devices through high-frequency sounds.
- Storage: (Android 9-11) Allows saving data and sharing content.
- Files and Media: (Android 12) Enables saving data and sharing content.
- Photos and Videos: (Android 13 and above) Allows playing photos and videos on SmartThings devices.
- Music and Audio: (Android 13 and above) Enables playing sound and video on SmartThings devices.
- Phone: (Android 9) Supports making calls on smart speakers and displaying information about content sharers.
- Phone: (Android 10 and above) Supports making calls on smart speakers.
- Contacts: (Android 9) Retrieves phone numbers for text message notifications and displays names of content senders.
- Contacts: (Android 10 and above) Retrieves phone numbers for text message notifications.
- Physical Activity: (Android 10 and above) Detects the start of pet walks.
By leveraging SmartThings, you can transform your home into a seamlessly connected and automated haven, tailored to your lifestyle and needs.
