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