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So, you can control all of your smart home gadgets in one place, including your Samsung Smart TV and smart home appliances.\nWith SmartThings, you can connect, monitor and control multiple smart home devices quicker and easier. Connect your Samsung smart TVs, smart appliances, smart speakers and brands like Ring, Nest and Philips Hue - all from one app.\nThen control your smart devices using voice assistants including Google Assistant\n\n[Key Features]\n- Control and check in on your home from wherever you are\n- Connect your smart devices across many different brands to work together by setting ‘scenes’\n- Build routines that are set on time, weather, and device status, so your home runs smoothly in the background\n- Allow shared control by giving access to other users\n- Receive status updates about your devices with automated notifications\n- Talk to your devices using Google Assistant\n- Track, monitor and save money on energy with SmartThings Energy. See how much your home and compatible Samsung devices cost to run, and try various energy saving features, such as AI saving mode, or schedule devices to run during off peak hours.\n- Receive recipe recommendations by scanning meal kits, wine, and meat. Plan, shop and prep meals with the help of SmartThings Cooking \n\n※ Some features may not be available in all countries.\n\n[App requirements]\nSome mobile devices may not be supported.\n- iOS 17.0 or later / iPhone XR or later / iPad 6 or later\n\n※ App permissions\nThe following permissions are required for the app service. For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed. \n\n[Optional access permissions]\n• Apple Health : Used to sync with Apple Health data to give you better Family Care insights\n• Apple Music : Used to read music album information\n• Bluetooth : Used to scan for nearby devices using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)\n• Camera: Used to scan QR codes so you can easily add members and devices to SmartThings\n• Contacts : Used to get phone numbers of your contacts to send text message notifications\n• Location : Used to locate your devices, create routines based on your location, and scan for nearby devices using Wi-Fi\n• Local Network : Used to find Wi-Fi connected devices\n• Microphone: Used to add certain devices to SmartThings using high-frequency sounds\n• Notification : Used to provide notifications about SmartThings devices and features\n• NFC : Used to check information about devices that you intend to connect\n• Photos : Used to play photos and videos on SmartThings devices\n• Voice recognition : Used to convert voice to text","facts":{"developer_id":359580642,"developer_url":null,"first_released":"2017-06-20T04:18:53Z","support_url":"https://www.smartthings.com/applink?action=contactUs","privacy_url":"https://eula.samsungiotcloud.com/legal/us/en/pps.html","website_url":null,"app_version":"1.7.52","release_notes":"SmartThings is getting even better.\n\n- Redesigned Home tab: View and access your frequently used features and essential information right from the Home screen.\n- Faster control of devices connected to a hub: Control devices connected to your hub more quickly when your phone and hub are on the same Wi-Fi network.\n- Routine Insights: See your top 3 most frequently used Routines and their recent activity.","rating_current_version":4.56987,"rating_count_current_version":847675,"star_counts":[54052,13532,24880,58044,697167],"genres":["Lifestyle"],"languages":["SQ","AR","HY","AS","AZ","EU","BE","BN","BG","MY","KM","CA","HR","CS","DA","NL","EN","ET","FI","FR","GL","KA","DE","EL","GU","HE","HI","HU","IS","ID","GA","IT","JA","KN","KK","KO","KY","LO","LV","LT","MK","MS","ML","MR","MN","NE","NB","OR","FA","PL","PT","PA","RO","RU","SR","ZH","SI","SK","SL","ES","SV","TG","TA","TE","TH","ZH","TR","TK","UK","UR","UZ","VI"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["watch","iphone","ipad"],"chart":{"name":"top-free Lifestyle","position":6}},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-20T07:15:12.014Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-20T07:15:12.014Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-13T18:19:55.514Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-12T17:26:52.515Z","placed_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","scored_at":"2026-10-20T11:35:11.691Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Connects and controls smart home devices from many brands in one app, including Samsung TVs, appliances, Ring, Nest and","what_is":"SmartThings is a free lifestyle app for connecting, monitoring and controlling smart home devices from one place. 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