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Version 1.0.4 of the SmartThings app for Windows Phone is now available for free download. Windows version 1.0.4 includes several bug fixes, user interface improvements, and overall performance improvements for an improved user experience and increased stability. Here is a look at a few of the noteworthy new features and bug fixes: New Features: Ability to group/ungroup device tiles together Ability to reorder tiles in a location or group Group activity log Group detail screen tiles Password Recovery Screen - From Email Link Sorting of the Dashboard Device Activity Log Alert For Hub Offline Color Picker tile model and view Image Carousel tile and view Alert for User Without a Connected Hub When Connecting New Device Tool Tip Alert inside of SmartSetup when a hub isn't connected Add Icon & Images for device state in device selectors Improvements: Updated the style on the Slider Tile Bug Fixes: Fixed: Account creation screen: capitalize Full Name field Fixed: "Welcome to SmartThings" header is cut off Fixed: Ugly transition screen when opening or backing out of SmartApp configs Fixed: Set Location: Location Name input is cleared when navigating away from set up location Fixed: Location details>If hub is inactive, make text red Fixed: "Not yet configured" triangles showing on many tiles in device details on unconfigured devices Fixed: When a user tries to add a new mobile presence device while location services are disabled, the app will crash. Fixed: Door & Locks > Cards do not load if switching fast between Dashboard & Module or Module & Config Fixed: Can't get anything under "more" category of smartsetup to work Fixed: The text at top of app is often dark (ie, Next tile) and hard to differentiate. Fixed: Dashboard > Modules: Dashboards created via incomplete use case display programmatic text Fixed: Crash on launching Things view

Warning: If you want to do anything at all productive with the rest of your day, stop reading and delete this screen right now. If not, read on... (more…)

Earlier this month, we showcased 12 fun ways to use SmartThings this season in a series we called Smart Home for the Holidays. Today, we're shining the spotlight on Chris to see how he plans on using SmartThings, Philips hue, and Sonos to surprise his kids on Christmas morning. (more…)

See how Rob and his family are using SmartThings to secure their home, save energy, and kick back after dark. (more…)

After spending thousands of dollars to repair two floods that damaged irreplaceable items, Chris turned to SmartThings. Here's why. (more…)

Last week, SmartThings was named Time Magazine's second-best gadget of 2014, while ReadWrite featured SmartThings in its annual gift guide–naming it the best smart home Hub on the market. (more…)

Whether you're shopping for yourself or a loved one, there's never been a better time to save on SmartThings: For three days only, we're offering our brand-new Holiday Kit for just $169–a $30 savings off the retail price. The Holiday Kit includes everything you need to start controlling and monitoring your home from anywhere in the world, specifically: • 1 SmartThings Hub (which TIME magazine just named the second-best gadget of 2014) • 1 SmartPower Outlet • 1 SmartSense Open/Closed sensor With the Holiday Kit, you can: • Control and automate lights, electronics, and small appliances from anywhere using your smartphone • Get immediate alerts if doors, windows, cabinets, or drawers open unexpectedly • Secure dangerous, off-limit, or valuable areas of your home • Save energy by triggering lights and appliances to turn off when you leave • Automatically turn on a light on or off when people come and go • Oh, and this. ...but be sure to hurry, because this deal will melt at 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, December 3.  

We're flattered to be named TIME magazine's second-best gadget of 2014. Take a look at the full list here.

There are many sleek and sexy ways to automate your home, but Marc and his wife were drawn to SmartThings for the most practical of reasons: they wanted to create a safer home that notified them of immediate danger. It ended up saving them big time. (more…)

A SmartThings customer writes in to talk about how his family's cat went missing on a cold and wet night. (more…)