All capable smart homes need a brain or central hub to control the vast array of smart devices that are available on the market. The...

This instructional video will show how easy it is to pair the Ring Z-Wave Door Sensor (2nd Gen) to the new SmartThings App.

Meet Astro, the household robot for home monitoring, with Alexa. Amazon Astro uses advanced navigation technology to find its way around...

In a previous article titled, “Use Mobile Phone as Presence Sensor in NEW SmartThings App”, video link, I provided details for setting up...

In case you haven’t heard, Samsung SmartThings has just released a Beta version of its new web-based dashboard. And I must tell you that...

In this automation I will demonstrate how to start a recording on your Echo Show when one of your motion sensors detects motion while you...

I had a little bit more trouble pairing these sensors to SmartThings than I have with other devices, but for the size and price of these...

Today I’ll show you how to have your Echo voice assistant announce the detection of smoke when your First Alert Z-Wave Smoke and Carbon...

SmartThings Exit Timer

Automate Home Surveillance with the New Smartthings App

This easy SmartThings automation will help you automate Alexa Guard so that your Echo devices are automatically placed in guard mode when...

In my previous article "Use Mobile Phone as Presence Sensor in NEW SmartThings App" I explained how to setup your family’s mobile phones...

Learn how to create a virtual presence device handler that can be used to create an virtual presence switch for each family member's mobile

Learn how to set up a simple virtual switch that can be used in your SmartThings automations to trigger Amazon Echo announcements

Smart Home Automation

Create free custom dashboards and write awesome rules to monitor and and control SmartThings devices!

Check out the surprising results of my testing of the Alexa Guard feature

This is a fantastic routine that uses an Alexa routine coupled with a SharpTools routine to notify me of any motion detected on my front...

You can easily control your Samsung SmartThings devices with your Amazon Fire TV Stick or an Amazon Echo Dot. In this video blog I...

In this article I will provide you with details about how SmartThings devices can work as an automated security system for your home....