Add and manage devices and appliances in SmartThings

With the ever-growing number of smart devices and appliances in your home, you need a way to keep up with them all. Did you know there is an app that lets you control your smart devices right from your phone? That's right, the SmartThings app helps you add and manage all your smart devices from one place.

Please note: If you are adding Z-Wave devices that have been connected previously, make sure they have been removed or excluded before adding them to the new hub.

1 Open the SmartThings app
SmartThings app icon
2 Select Add
Add option highglighted on the SmartThings app screen.
3 Select Add Device
Add device highlighted.
4 Select Add
Add option highlighted.
5 Select TV
TV option selected.
6 Select your TV
TV selected on screen.
7 Enter the PIN shown on the TV screen and select Done
Done option highlighted on screen
8 Select Done to complete
Done option highlighted on screen

Please note: You can also download the SmartThings app on your iPhone and follow these same steps to add a device.

You can easily monitor and control your devices and appliances right from the app. You can even use your phone as a TV remote through SmartThings.

1 Open the SmartThings app
SmartThings app icon
2 Select My home
My home selected on the smartThings app homescreen
3 Select Manage locations
Manage locations selected
4 Select Add
Plus sign selected.
5 Type the new location name and select Create
Create option selected.
6 Select Next to follow the next instructions
Next option selected.
7 Select Done to complete
Done option selected.

Please note: Follow the same instructions to add a new location on your iPhone.

You can change the name or location of a connected device if necessary. For example, maybe you have multiple smart bulbs added and want to give them different names so you can tell them apart. Follow the steps below to change the name or location of a connected device.

1 Open the SmartThings app
SmartThings app icon
2 Press and hold the device to Edit
Edit option selected.
3 Make the necessary changes and select Save
Save option selected.

Please note: Follow the same instructions to edit a device from your iPhone.

If you just got a new TV and want to remove the old one from SmartThings, just follow the steps below to remove the device.

On your Galaxy phone

1 Open the SmartThings app
SmartThings app icon
2 Select Devices
Devices option highlighted on the SmartThings app screen.
3 Press and hold the device you want to remove
Samsung TV device selected on the devices screen.
4 Select Remove
Remove option highlighted.

On your iPhone

If you aren't using a device anymore, you can remove it from your iPhone as well.

1 Open the SmartThings app
SmartThings app icon
2 Select the device you want to remove
Tv selected on the SmartThings homescreen.
3 Select the more options icon
More options icon selected.
4 Select Remove device
Remove device selected.
5 Select Remove
Remove option selected.

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