Smart & Connected Life > Smart Home 48 48 people found this article helpful What is the Samsung SmartThings App? How to control all your smart home devices from one app. By Ryan Dube Ryan Dube Facebook Twitter Writer University of Maine Ryan Dube is a freelance contributor to Lifewire and former Managing Editor of MakeUseOf, senior IT Analyst, and an automation engineer. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 25, 2021 Reviewed by Ryan Perian Reviewed by Ryan Perian Western Governors University Ryan Perian is a certified IT specialist who holds numerous IT certifications and has 12+ years' experience working in the IT industry support and management positions. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Smart Home Your Best Year Ever: College Tech Tips Amazon Appliances & Lighting Google What to Know Set up your SmartThings Hub and install the SmartThings app on your mobile device to control your smart home devices. To add a new device, tap the Plus (+) sign and choose Devices. Select the brand, then select your device. Samsung has a complete list of brands that support SmartThings. Look for “Works with SmartThings” on the packaging. The SmartThings app is Samsung's central app for controlling all smart home devices installed in your home. It isn't limited to Samsung device users since anyone with an Android device or an iOS device can install it. What Is the SmartThings App? SmartThings lets you control a large family of devices from an ever-growing library. Regardless of your smart device brand, you can add it to the app and control everything in your home with it. SmartThings is handy since almost every smart device has an app, making it frustrating and annoying to find the right one to control each device individually. You do need to have a SmartThings Wi-Fi hub to connect with many SmartThings devices. How to Set Up SmartThings App You'll get the most use out of the SmartThings app if you've purchased and installed the SmartThings Hub. You need the hub to connect non-Samsung smart home devices. Samsung also sells a combination SmartThings Wi-Fi mesh router and smart hub, which accomplishes the same job. Once you've set up your SmartThings hub, you can install the app and start controlling your smart home devices. You can get the SmartThings App for Android from Google Play or get SmartThings for iOS on the App Store. Once installed, you can add the devices you own to the app. How to Use the SmartThings App With your SmartThings Hub configured and your SmartThings app installed, you're ready to start controlling everything in your home. Once you launch the app, you can add a new device by tapping the + symbol at the upper right. You'll see the following categories: Devices: Add Samsung or third-party smart devices.Rooms: Configure rooms in the app to organize your devices.Voice assistant: Connect your app to Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Bixby voice assistant.Scene: Set up multiple automated actions with your smart devices whenever you select a scene.Automation: Connect smart home devices by trigging actions on one device whenever triggers occur on another device.SmartApp: Install pre-configured Smart Home automation offered by Samsung.Member: Add new members by Samsung account, email, or QR code so others in your home can also control your smart devices. When you choose Devices, you need to select the Brand and select your device. Once you add new devices, you see them on your home screen. When you tap each device, you see all of how you can control or get information from that device. These controls depend on the type and brand of the device. What Devices Work with SmartThings App? If you use the SmartThings hub, you won't need to purchase hubs for other devices like Philips Hue bulbs. Instead, you can buy individual bulbs. So long as your smart home devices work with Zigbee, Z-Wave, Cloud-to-Cloud, LAN, and Zigbee3 protocols, they should work with the SmartThings hub (and the app). You can also connect many major smart home hubs to your SmartThings hub. If you want to be sure you can use the SmartThings app to control a new smart home device, make sure the packaging reads "Works with SmartThings." Samsung offers a complete list of brands that support SmartThings. Some of the most popular brands that work with SmartThings, and you can control from the app, include: Ecobee Google Nest Honeywell Philips Hue, Belkin, Ecosmart, Sylvania, and LIFX smart lights Alexa, Google Assistant, and Bixby Arlo, Google Nest, and Ring cameras Belkin, Ecolink, and Leviton smart switches Honeywell, Leviton, and Miro fans or vents Eaton, Honeywell, iHome, Leviton, and Kasa outlets Many other sensors, smart locks, smoke and fire alarms, speakers, thermostats, and much more If you're starting your smart home from scratch, then you're best situated to craft your smart home purchases around the SmartThings hub. Focus on purchasing only compatible brands and products, and you can control every device in your home using the SmartThings app. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit