INSTALLING SMART APPS
It is recommended to use a desktop browser for these steps
- Click on the Smart App you want to install, it will open a new window with the code, select the entire page (Ctrl+A) and copy (Ctrl+C)
- Login to the IDE at http://ide.smartthings.com (create a Samsung Account one if you don't have one)
- Click on "My Locations" and then click on the name of the location where you want to install the SmartApp
- Click on "My SmartApps"
- Click on "+New SmartApp" on the top right
- Click "From Code"
- Paste the code (Ctrl+V) copied from Step 1 into the editor and click "Create"
- Click "Publish" and then "For me" on the top right
- To install the SmartApp use either of these ways:
- SmartThings web browser app -> login here and click on the + icon on the top right corner of the screen -> click on "Add SmartApps"
OR - SmartThings mobile app -> open the mobile app and click on the + icon on the top right corner of the screen -> click on "Add Routine" -> click on "Discover" -> Scroll down to SmartApps
- Scroll down until you see the new SmartApp you just created and click on it on install it. You're done! To open/configure the app in future follow step 11. (NOTE: if you don't see the SmartApp listed, then you may have installed the code in the wrong location, check step 3 again)
- After installing the SmartApp, configure/open it using either of these ways:
- SmartThings web browser app -> login here and click on "Automations"
OR
- SmartThings mobile app -> click on the "Automations" tab at the bottom of the app and then look for the "SmartApps" section
UPDATING SMART APPS CODE
- Click on the Smart App you want to update, it will open a new window with the code, click on the browser refresh button (to flush the cache), select all (Ctrl+A) and copy the code (Ctrl+C)
- Login to the IDE at http://ide.smartthings.com
- Click on "My Locations" and then click on the name of the location where had installed the SmartApp previously
- Click on "My SmartApps"
- Click on the SmartApp you want to update in the SmartThings IDE
- Select all (Ctrl+A) and delete the old code, Paste (Ctrl+V) the new code
- Click on "Save"
- Click on "Publish" and then "For Me", if you don't do this the update won't work
- IMPORTANT, DON'T SKIP THIS STEP: Open the SmartApp on your phone by clicking on the menu icon on the top left corner and then click on "SmartApps". Open the SmartApp you just updated, check/update your settings and tap "Done"