Editor's Review
🏡✨ Welcome to the world of seamless smart home management with SmartThings! This app is your gateway to connecting and controlling a vast array of smart devices, making your home smarter and your life easier. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or just looking for more convenience, SmartThings has something for everyone. 🌟
🔗 SmartThings stands out with its compatibility with hundreds of smart home brands, including Samsung Smart TVs, smart appliances, Ring, Nest, and Philips Hue. Imagine controlling all your gadgets from a single app! It's now a reality. 📺💡
Key Features:
- 🌍 Remote Control: Control and check in on your home from anywhere. Forgot to turn off the lights? No problem!
- ⚙️ Automated Routines: Build routines based on time, weather, and device status for a smoothly running home.
- 👨👩👧👦 Shared Control: Give access to other users for shared management of your smart home.
- 🔔 Status Updates: Receive automated notifications about your devices, keeping you informed at all times.
⚠️ Note: SmartThings is optimized for Samsung smartphones, and some features may be limited on other devices. Also, feature availability may vary by country. Make sure your mobile device meets the app requirements (3GB+ memory).📲
App Permissions:
- 📍 Location: Locate devices, create location-based routines, and scan for nearby devices.
- 📡 Nearby Devices: (Android 12 ↑) Scan for nearby devices using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
- ✉️ Notifications: (Android 13 ↑) Receive notifications about SmartThings devices and features.
- 📷 Camera: Scan QR codes to add members and devices.
- 🎤 Microphone: Add certain devices using high-frequency sounds.
- 💾 Storage: (Android 10~11) Save data and share content.
- 🖼️ Files and Media: (Android 12) Save data and share content.
- 📸 Photos and Videos: (Android 13 ↑) Play media on SmartThings devices.
- 🎵 Music and Audio: (Android 13 ↑) Play sound and video on devices.
- 📞 Phone: (Android 10 ↑) Make calls on smart speakers.
- 👥 Contacts: (Android 10 ↑) Get phone numbers for text message notifications.
- 🏃 Physical Activity: (Android 10 ↑) Detect when you start pet walks.
⌚ SmartThings also supports Wear OS-based watches. You can quickly access routine runs and device controls by adding the SmartThings tile on your watch. Complications allow direct access to the app from your watch face. ⌚✨
Bring all your smart devices together with SmartThings and enjoy a smarter, more connected home today! 🌈
Features
Control your home from anywhere
Automate routines based on time
Share control with other users
Receive automated status updates
Voice assistant compatibility
Wear OS watch support
Connects 100s of smart brands
Samsung device integration
Pros
Control devices from anywhere
Automate routines based on time
Share control with other users easily
Receive automated status notifications
Cons
Optimized for Samsung smartphones
Feature availability varies by country