r/SmartThings

I’ve come to SmartThings after a year of struggling to make things work in Home Assistant. HA was neat and I learned a lot but in the end it was too flaky. Between server reboots and add-ons randomly disconnecting, I wanted something more robust. I am really impressed with how much I can do only with the SmartThings app. But I have some of the new IKEA matter devices that I’d like to integrate. The Aeotec v4 seems to be the way to go, but for the price, I could almost buy a new Samsung TV or Monitor. Any advice?

I moved into a new house this past weekend and now that we are starting to settle in I’m trying to figure out the Smart Home features the previous owners installed. All the blinds are ‘smart’ blinds by Bali, and all the light switches are a still unknown ‘smart’ brand as well.

The light switches work by touch, which is nice to at least be able to have. The blinds however take 8 AA batteries and I cannot seem to connect to them via the Bali app.

Do I need to get my hands on a Google Hub or Alexa or something? Is there one that you all recommend? I’m usually tech savvy, but this is my first dive into smart home devices. Any and all help welcomed. Thank you in advance.

Anyone get the update for the Samsung Bespoke Fridges that adds Google Gemini for food recognition? I have the four door flex version, but haven’t gotten the update yet. It was only announced on Monday, so I’m sure it’s still rolling out. But curious if anyone had received it yet.

I’m new to SmartThings. What is the method for adding support to new platforms? For example, I have a Roborock vacuum and Eugy camera and would love to eventually see SmartThings support. Is that likely? How often are new integrations released?

maybe im overthinking a kitchen appliance but here we are. my wife and i are redoing the kitchen this summer and ive been staring at the samsung family hub fridge for like a month. memorial day deals are popping up and shes pointing at this thing hard. i already got smartthings for a few lights and a door sensor so part of me wants to just go all in but also. its a fridge you know does the screen actually help with automations or is it just a tablet glued to a freezer thatll feel old in two years. anyone here running one in their setup and actually using it daily?

I've made it a goal to replace all my appliances with Samsung SmartThings units. My microwave oven gave out so I went down to the big box store and saw a perfect replacement.

I did not do all my research to verify it was SmartThings compatible, it is a Samsung and it had a sticker "see how your home blah blah with SmartThings" so I bought it. When I went home and installed (this is an over the range unit, so I Had to I stall new brackets on the wall, lots of work!) Turns out it is not SmartThings enabled, I do t ha e yhe energy to go return and reinstall another unit.

What Am I missing out on?

Hello! I have a porch light connected to smart things and I want it to turn on when I or my gf comes home and if it is dark and regardless if one of us is already home. How do I go about doing that one? I have a member condition precondition and then the time period condition from sunset-> sunrise. Am I missing anything for the starting conditional?

I probably have just over a dozen devices.

In my Google Home history, it says that I disconnected SmartThings today. Except, I did no such thing.

I combed through my Google account and everything seems good, no suspicious signed in devices, although I am always greeted with a cacophony of warning notifications on any new sign ins anyway.

So the only thing I did even vaguely SmartThings related around the time this was logged was adjust the thermostat through Google Home. Is it possible that this could cause some kind of bug? Anyone else see this show up in their Google home history?

I have an Aeotec GP-AEOHUBV3US. My goal is to have a smart switch on the wall (no remote) that can control the speed. Ideally, I'd like this switch to also connect with SmartThings so I can control the speed. Currently, the switch to where the fan would go is a dumb on/off switch. I would love to avoid a fan with a light on it because the room already has lights hooked up to it.

What would you buy? I would love to avoid wifi switches because my internet goes down frequently. I found this inovelli site but have no clue if it would work. This is my first smart home project so please be nice.

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I also need a larger fan because the room is large. I think we are thinking something bigger like 60"+

I have 3 leak sensors and have had them for several years. 2 are SmartThings and 1 is Aeotec. Recently, I have found that these devices have all gone offline and I have been unable to get them to stay online no matter what I try. I have replaced the batteries, re-paired the sensors, and tried simply removing the batteries and then putting them back in.

In every case, the sensors go online but only stay connected for perhaps an hour or two, then they drop out.

Anybody know what might be going on here?

I got this older samsung smart tv

i want to stream movies from my pc to my tv, via wifi (no cable)

google recommends using Miracst, when i boot that up it sais it isnt supported (i got a year old pc, and up to date windows?)

google recommends a 3d party app, like pigeon cast too

i install that on my pc, but i cant find that app in the samsung appstore on my tv, so thats a no go too

infact, there are hardly any apps i can download and install trough the on-tv-appstore, only games and streaming services and the like

any ideas?

im sick of streaming from my samsung tablet to my tv (wich DOES work, via the inbuild screen sharing thingie, whatever its called)

fanks