Effortlessly manage your Samsung Smart TVs, appliances, and a wide array of SmartThings-compatible devices with the power of the SmartThings app. This innovative platform allows you to seamlessly connect and control your entire smart home ecosystem, bringing all your devices under one roof for unparalleled convenience.
SmartThings boasts compatibility with hundreds of leading smart home brands, ensuring that you can control everything from your Samsung Smart TV to your smart home appliances, all within a single, user-friendly interface. Whether it's connecting your Samsung smart TVs, smart appliances, smart speakers, or integrating third-party brands like Ring, Nest, and Philips Hue, SmartThings makes it quick and easy to manage your smart home devices.
Enhance your control further by using voice assistants like Alexa, Bixby, and Google Assistant to command your smart devices, making your home smarter and more responsive to your needs.
Key Features
- Monitor and control your home from anywhere in the world, ensuring peace of mind and control at your fingertips.
- Create personalized routines based on time, weather, or device status, allowing your home to operate smoothly and efficiently in the background.
- Share access with other users, making it easy to manage and control your smart home ecosystem collaboratively.
- Stay informed with real-time status updates and automated notifications about your devices.
While SmartThings is optimized for Samsung smartphones, it's worth noting that some features might be limited when using devices from other manufacturers. Additionally, availability of certain features may vary by country.
For an even more integrated experience, SmartThings can be installed on Wear OS-based watches, offering quick access to routines and device controls directly from your wrist. By adding a SmartThings tile to your watch, you can effortlessly manage your smart home on the go. SmartThings complications on your watchface provide direct access to the app's services, enhancing your smart home experience.
App Requirements
To ensure a smooth experience, your mobile device should meet the following requirements:
- RAM size: 2GB or higher
- Galaxy devices: Support for Smart View to enable screen mirroring
App Permissions
SmartThings requires certain permissions to function fully. While you can use the app without these optional permissions, some features may be limited:
- Location: Enables device location, location-based routines, and Wi-Fi scanning for nearby devices.
- Nearby Devices: (Android 12 and above) Scans for nearby devices using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
- Notifications: (Android 13 and above) Sends notifications regarding SmartThings devices and features.
- Camera: Scans QR codes to easily add members and devices to SmartThings.
- Microphone: Adds certain devices using high-frequency sounds.
- Storage: (Android 9-11) Saves data and shares content.
- Files and Media: (Android 12) Saves data and shares content.
- Photos and Videos: (Android 13 and above) Plays photos and videos on SmartThings devices.
- Music and Audio: (Android 13 and above) Plays sound and video on SmartThings devices.
- Phone: (Android 9) Makes calls on smart speakers and shows information about shared content.
- Phone: (Android 10 and above) Makes 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.
With SmartThings, you're not just managing a smart home; you're crafting a personalized living space that responds to your every command, making your life easier and more connected.
