How to reconnect SmartThings to the Google Home app

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The SmartThings smart home platform is making some big changes in 2020. If you previously added SmartThings devices to the Google Assistant or Home app, you must reconnect the service to continue using it. We will show you how to do exactly that..

From 8 September 2020, SmartThings original integration with Google Home will stop working. You will no longer be able to control devices from a Google Assistant-enabled device, like Nest smart speakers and displays. This affects anyone who has added SmartThings to Google Home before 15 April 2020.

Google's new action includes faster response times and more devices, and supports multiple locations. If you want to continue controlling SmartThings devices through Google Nest and Home devices, you must reconnect them.

Open the Google Home app on your iPhone, iPad, O Android device and then tap the “+” in the top left-hand corner.

google start add new

Please select “Configure device”.

google home configuration device

Because we already have SmartThings built in, Touch “Already have something set up?”

set up an existing service on the Google homepage

"SmartThings" will be one of the services listed above. Touch the option.

select smart stuff from google homepage

On your iPhone or iPad, Touch “Find new devices”. On your Android device, touches “Reconnect the account”.

reconnect smart stuff in google home app

You will be taken to the login page where you can use your Samsung account or your SmartThings account.

sign in with a samsung account

After login, you will be asked to “Authorize” to Google to enter their locations, SmartThings devices and scenes.

authorize google to access smart things

That is all! You may have to move some devices to their respective rooms, but everything else should be as I had it set up before.

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