Recent Articles

March 28, 2016

Spring Sale

Whether you love spring cleaning or prefer to hibernate a bit longer, there's always room to add a little smartness. (more…)
March 16, 2016

A New World for Max

"Samsung SmartThings lets my son control his room with his eyes." (more…)
March 11, 2016

SmartThings Invades SXSW

Get the full South by Southwest SmartThings experience in Austin — or follow along at home! (more…)
March 9, 2016

SmartThings on Windows Mobile

Updated - January 13, 2017 We had every intention of maintaining the Windows Mobile experience, as described below, at the time of this article's publication. Unfortunately, since then, we have made the tough decision to discontinue support for the Windows Mobile platform. For more information, please see this article. We are leaving the following content in place for future reference. Wondering what's going on with the SmartThings app on Windows Mobile? We've got an update from our development team. After our announcement earlier this week of version 2.1.0 of the app for iOS and Android, we wanted to assure our Windows Mobile customers that we haven't forgotten about you. We're incredibly proud to be one of the very few smart home systems that supports all three major phone platforms, and we wanted to make sure you had some insight into the development process. While we're always working to make sure you have a great SmartThings experience on any device you choose, we know that Windows Mobile users are anxiously awaiting an updated version of the app, so here's what's in store: Instead of doing a large app interface overhaul like we did with iOS and Android, we'll be releasing individual features over time. The size of each app development team is proportional to the number of SmartThings customers on that platform, so our Windows Mobile team is smaller (though no less dedicated!) than our iOS and Android teams. We plan to do these version releases approximately once a month with a primary focus on stability and bug fixes, but which will frequently be accompanied by updates to features, functionality, and design. What does that mean for you right now? Well, we hope to have Rooms capability in your hands in the coming days. Looking a little bit further down the road, rest assured that we'll continue rolling out updates and design changes – though these will follow (and be informed by) updates to iOS and Android.
March 7, 2016

A Better App Experience is Here

Want to find out what's new? We've got the details. (more…)
March 3, 2016

SmartThings + Spruce

A smart home needs a smart yard. Take the guesswork out of gardening with Spruce, the latest addition to the growing list of products compatible with SmartThings. (more…)
March 3, 2016

Alexa, Turn Up the Heat!

SmartThings and Amazon Echo make it possible to control your connected thermostat with just your voice. (more…)
March 2, 2016

How Creative Are You?

A pillow that can make you a cup of coffee in the morning. A backpack that can tell you when your kid is home. A kitchen pipe that can call the plumber. These are a few of the creative ways people are using SmartThings to unlock the potential of their everyday things. We know you've made magical moments in your home with SmartThings, and we'd love to inspire others with your creation. All you have to do is send us a brief description of the innovative way you're using SmartThings, and what excites you about it. Send an email to stories@smartthings.com with your story and include your name, the products you used, your city, and ZIP Code. If your story is chosen, we'll reach out to you about featuring it with SmartThings. Legal-ese (our lawyers made us write this): The story you submit (the “Content”) can be new content or content that has already been posted on your own personal site/blog, or elsewhere (e.g., Facebook), so long as the Content that you submit is original work created by you (i.e., the Content is owned by you or you have the right to submit the Content and grant the rights granted herein) that does not defame, or infringe the rights of, any third parties, including copyrights, rights of privacy and publicity, and any other intellectual property rights. By sending us the Content, you willingly (1) grant to SmartThings, Inc. and its affiliates, parents and subsidiaries, a non-exclusive, royalty-free (and no fee or compensation of any kind), perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use (or, in our sole discretion, to not use in any way), modify and create derivative works of the Content to post on our Blog and website for promotional purposes and for any other advertising, publicity, business trade or art purposes (translation: you own the Content; but you give us the above license to use it.); (2) agree that, if your Content or any parts thereof are chosen by us for consideration to be further featured by us in connection with the marketing and advertising of SmartThings, that we may contact you to discuss this through the email address you have provided (don't forget to exclude us from Spam filters!); and (3) release us, our parents and affiliates from any claims or damages of any kind related to our use of the Content hereunder. You further agree to our requirement that the Content not include, and that you are solely responsible for any losses if the Content includes, any material that: (i) compromises the security of the SmartThings products featured in the Content (e.g., showing user identities or log in information, etc.), (ii) depicts any SmartThings products in a dangerous or unsafe manner; (iii) is indecent, illegal, pornographic, sexually explicit, harassing or similar.
February 9, 2016

Get 20% Off the Home Monitoring Kit

The SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit is already the easiest way to turn your home into a smart home. And for a limited time, it just got even easier. (more…)
January 27, 2016

Now You Know You Know

Unexpected movement downstairs? Parts of the house getting unusually warm? Realize that you've accidentally left an appliance on after you've left house? With SmartThings (and these clever ads from the UK...), you can rest easy by always knowing if everything is okay at home. (more…)