The SmartThings Blog

Coinciding with yesterday's launch of the open SmartThings Platform, we're excited to announce two new additions to SmartThings Labs: UP24 by Jawbone, and Life360! (more…)

As you may have recently seen, we just announced some exciting news for SmartThings customers and anyone who has ever wanted to create a smart home. We wanted to assure all of the SmartThings Android users that the new app experience will mirror the look and functionality of the iOS app and be released in a matter of weeks, not months–early June. Take a look as James Stolp, a co-founder of SmartThings and our SVP of Product & Design, offers a preview of the new and enhanced forthcoming Android experience:

Today is an exciting day for SmartThings customers and anyone who’s ever wanted to create a smart home. We’ve just unveiled an enhanced app experience that offers you one place to find, discover, and connect everything you need to customize a home that automatically reacts to your preferences. (more…)

Welcome to our third installment of “Hello, Smart Home,” a new video series where we head inside customers’ houses and apartments to see how they’re using SmartThings to secure their homes, gain peace of mind, and fit their lifestyle. Today, we meet Daniel, a product manager who rents a unit in an old, historic rowhouse with his wife and German shepherd. C'mon inside and watch as Daniel shows off some cool new features–including our Dropcam integration. (more…)

With a simple 15-minute DIY setup and no contracts, required monthly charges, or installation fees, SmartThings is already the easiest way to secure your home. But it just got even easier... (more…)

We've just added two new features to the SmartThings Dashboard that make it easier to secure your home, gain peace of mind, and worry less. (more…)

SmartThings co-founder and CTO Jeff Hagins describes how the Internet of Things will add immense value to people's lives and change how we interact with the physical world around us. (more…)

A mother and father use SmartThings to keep an eye on their 3-year-old son–even when they can't see him. (more…)

We’re very excited to announce another addition to SmartThings Labs: Belkin WeMo Light Switch. In January, SmartThings announced support for the Belkin WeMo Motion and WeMo Switch and, more recently we announced Labs integrations with TCP Lighting, Quirky’s Pivot Power Genius, and ecobee thermostats. With this latest Labs integration, you can use your SmartThings iOS or Android app to conveniently control your WeMo Light Switch.   How to Integrate Your WeMo Switch Into SmartThings From within the existing WeMo Connect SmartApp, while searching for WeMo devices, there is a new area at the bottom that says: "Select Wemo Light Switches (# found)."  If you have a WeMo Light Switch connected to your WiFi network, you simply select it, and it will be created as a SmartThings device. [caption id="attachment_3745" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Belkin WeMo Light Switch & WeMo Connect SmartApp in SmartThings Labs[/caption] What is SmartThings Labs? SmartThings Labs gives customers early access to a curated group of popular third-party devices and services that can work together with SmartThings. These new product solutions are created by our in-house team, as well as by our growing community of software developers. Together, they make it easier than ever to control all of the connected devices in your home with the SmartThings iOS and Android apps. If you’re interested in gaining access to SmartThings Labs, follow the easy instructions in our getting started guide. As our engineering team works to fine-tune these integrated products and solutions with our platform, they may move from Labs into more prominent sections of our app to make way for new integrations and features in the SmartThings Labs. While we work to polish the edges of the different products and solutions in our Labs, customers may experience a few performance issues (after all, it is called Labs).

Being a mom is hard work. Monitoring your home shouldn't be. This Mother's Day, give mom a present that will last for years to come: greater peace of mind so that she can worry less, do more, and stay connected to the people she loves the most. (more…)