The SmartThings Blog

In a story republished from his blog, Daniel Root describes how he's using SmartThings to bring intelligence into every corner of his home, creating a smart home custom to his lifestyle. (more…)

One app. One Hub. Limitless possibilities. Watch this short video to get just a hint of what SmartThings can do for you. And to learn more about how your home can automatically adjust to fit your needs and preferences, visit SmartThings.com. (more…)

Welcome to our latest installment of “Hello, Smart Home,” a 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 complement their preferences and patterns. Today, we meet James, a busy professional who wakes up incredibly early and uses SmartThings to help make his mornings easier. (more…)

The Wall Street Journal recently explored what it's like to live in "America's smartest home"– a two-story Craftsman where SmartThings' CEO Alex Hawkinson has breathed life into more than 100 devices to gain convenience, peace of mind, and security. (more…)

Don't let the name fool you, the latest addition to the SmartThings Shop packs a lot of power: the Aeon Labs Z-Wave Minimote. (more…)

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…)

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…)

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).

You may remember the Bartendro, and the SmartThings Olympic shot-pourer, but as we slip into the weekend, we wanted to share how Bill–a serious Scotch aficionado– has integrated SmartThings and Sonos to trick out his home bar. Sir, we tip our hats to you... (more…)

Welcome to our second 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. (more…)