SmartThings
smartthings
SmartThings is a home automation platform for connecting with Samsung or third-party devices.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
light | Light | |
switch | Switch or outlet | |
cover | Blind, door | |
climate | Thermostat | |
fan | Fan | |
lock | Lock | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
media_player | TV or receiver | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
binary_sensor | Sensor (carbon monoxide, contact, leak, motion) | |
sensor | Sensor (CO₂, PM10, PM2.5, air quality, carbon monoxide, humidity, light level, temperature) | |
vacuum | Vacuum (as a switch) | |
valve | Valve | |
water_heater | Water heater (as a thermostat) | |
button | Button (as a switch) | |
scene | Scene (as a switch) | |
select | Mode picker (as switches) |
1 report below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.
What people report
SmartThings is cloud-based; Samsung ACs and sensors are supported, but users report entities freezing on stale state until the integration is reloaded.
- Works5
- Partly works4
- Not working1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung appliances | Works Cloud | SmartThings integration works well with HASaved copyI have Samsung appliances and smarththings works well with HA. I’m still using homebridge for some other things like Govee lights as the HA doesn’t work as well. Same with Ubiquiti things. Network adds well but protect isn’t great on there and access is non existent. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-01 | |
| Samsung SmartThings air conditioners | Works Cloud | Climate support, extra features added in 2023 and demand-load fix in 2025Saved copyProposed change This small feature adds a possibility to set swing modes and to activate WindFree mode on Samsung air conditioners integrated using SmartThings. ## Type of change <!-- What type of change does your PR introduce to Home Assistant? NOTE: Please, check only 1! box Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #99424 · 2023-08 | |
| SmartThings dimmer light | Works | Works in Home Brightness showed zero because of float values; fixed | Fixed in 0.97.1 after brightness float issue in HomeKitSaved copy… issue: 0.96.5 Last working Home Assistant release (if known): Not known Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hassbian Component/platform: SmartThings Light Description of problem: The brightness level should always be an integer. When turning on the lights or changing the dimmer level from SmartThings or physical dimmer/remote, the brightness level in HomeKit is set to zero or not changing due to a float being received from HA. Issue is related to #14261. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #25792 · 2019-08 |
| SmartThings fine dust sensors | Works Cloud | fineDustSensor and PM1.0 capabilities supportedSaved copyProposed change Add support for fineDustSensor capability in SmartThings ## Type of change <!-- What type of change does your PR introduce to Home Assistant? NOTE: Please, check only 1! box! If your PR requires multiple boxes to be checked, you'll most likely need to split Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #150714 · 2025-08 | |
| Tuya gas meters/detectors via SmartThings | Works Cloud | Gas detector status support addedSaved copyAdd support for misc gas detectors to show status. ## Proposed change Ads support for tuya gas meters connected to Home Assistant via SmartThings ## Type of change <!-- What type of change does your PR introduce to Home Assistant? NOTE: Please, check only 1! box! If your Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #153831 · 2025-10 | |
| Dome Z-Wave water valve | Partly works Cloud | Valve exposed as binary sensor; needs custom handler for switch controlSaved copy… known): n/a Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): docker Component/platform: smartthings component Description of problem: When pairing a Dome zwave water valve, the device comes into HA as a binary sensor. I'd expect it to come into HA as a switch instead. In SmartThings, I can control the valve, and it functions like a switch. CC @andrewsayre Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #24209 · 2019-05 | |
| Samsung Family Hub freezer door sensor | Partly works Cloud | Freezes on last state after update; reload fixes brieflySaved copySame issue on a Samsung Family Hub freezer door contact sensor. Was working yesterday, froze on its last state today after update. Reload instantly fixed it and it doesn't work again. Also happened right around a HA Core update to latest, so still present on this version. Door/contact sensors are a particularly bad case for this bug, there's no secondary signal (like temperature drift) to hint the state is stale, so a frozen "closed" reading looks completely normal even if the door's actually been opened Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #176244 · 2026-07 | |
| Samsung Room A/C DA-AC-RAC-000003 | Partly works Cloud | Entities silently freeze on last state until integration reloadedSaved copy… vs HA-side timestamp comparison, rules out both the appliance and the SmartThings cloud Environment: HA 2026.8.0, HAOS 18.2, `pysmartthings` 4.0.1, 3× Samsung Room A/C (`DA-AC-RAC-000003`, `ARTIK051_PRAC_20K`) on one config entry, one location. I captured a freeze in progress this morning and compared, for the same attribute, the timestamp SmartThings' own API reports against HA's `last_reported`. As far as I can see nobody has posted this comparison, and it separates the three candidate culprits cleanly. Method (read-only, reproducible by anyone): [code] Healthy device (Office A Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #176244 · 2026-07 | |
| SmartThings devices (general updates) | Partly works Cloud | Updates stop 1-2 times daily until reload; closed as duplicateSaved copyThe problem The SmartThings integration in Home Assistant intermittently stops receiving updates from SmartThings, occurring approximately 1-2 times per day. When the issue happens, the state of SmartThings entities in Home Assistant becomes stale and does not reflect real-time changes. Manually reloading the SmartThings integration via Settings -> Devices & Services -> SmartThings -> Reload temporarily resolves the issue, and updates resume until the next occurrence. Please refer to the attached graph showing the power consumption of a refrigerator monitored via this integration. The periods … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #141350 · 2025-03 | |
| Samsung SmartThings washer | Not working | User disappointed with warranty and smart featuresSaved copyI'll never buy a Samsung appliance again. I was very disappointed with their warranty and smart things on the washing machine I bought. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2025-07 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Cloud push
Goes through the maker’s cloud, which sends updates as they happen. Needs the internet and an account.
Found automatically over
- DHCP
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 58,015 (8.19%) |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Bronze |
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.87 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @joostlek |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.