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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…)
January 21, 2016

A Busted Pipe in the Middle of the Night

A customer writes in to tell the story of how she used SmartThings on her Windows Phone to... well... save the day. (more…)
January 6, 2016

SmartThings + ADT Canopy

We've got good news for anyone who'd like to enhance how they protect their smart home. (more…)
January 5, 2016

SmartThings + BMW

BMW can take you anywhere, and starting today, SmartThings can bring you home. (more…)
December 23, 2015

SmartThings Prevents a Burglary

We love hearing real stories from customers about how they're using SmartThings to monitor, control, and secure their homes. Today, we're sharing a story from Allison who writes in to tell the story of how SmartThings and her D-Link camera helped deter an intruder. (more…)
December 17, 2015

8 New Compatible Devices

We've just added eight new devices to the list of SmartThings-compatible products. By pairing these items with your SmartThings account, you can enhance your smart home and teach it a few new tricks! (more…)
December 9, 2015

Professional Monitoring through Scout Alarm

We're excited to announce the launch of a 24/7 professional home monitoring service with Scout Alarm. With this integration, you can enhance how you monitor and secure your home by dispatching the police in response to a home break-in. The Deets When you receive an incident through the Smart Home Monitor feature of the SmartThings app that shows unexpected entry in your home, you can choose to dismiss it or respond yourself. If you don't disarm Smart Home Monitor within 90 seconds, a UL-certified dispatcher from Scout will call you to see if you'd like them to dispatch the police. This new premium feature only requires the Samsung SmartThings Hub and compatible open/closed sensors. The Deal SmartThings 24/7 professional home monitoring service with Scout will be available for $19.99 per month. To sign up, tap the Main Menu on the first screen within Smart Home Monitor (it's the three dots in the top-right-hand corner). Then tap Configure (if you have an iPhone) or Setup (if you have an Android). You'll then see an option for Scout Alarm. Tap to see step-by-step instructions to register for a new Scout Alarm account.
October 23, 2015

SmartThings iOS Version 2.0.4 is Here

A new version of the SmartThings app for iOS is now available for free download. The app includes a number of notable bug fixes and overall improvements designed to enhance stability. (more…)