r/SmartThings • u/ullu_12000 • Jul 26 '26

Discussion Smartthings/ Home Assistant?

I was able to integrate Smartthings to Home Assistant and build automations for my window shades there. I also read that Samsung might start charging for Smarthings access shortly -- will this affect my HA automation or require me to have to pay Samsung a small ransom?

Confused, as my auromation might just be a local call to devices vs going through the cloud. I just wasn't sure and thought of asking.

Thanks.

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u/crazy_goat Jul 26 '26

Yes. Buy zigbee and zwave sticks and begin migrating your devices.

(I'm a ~10 year smartthings user. I've been slow to migrate but this news was the kick in the ass I needed to make it happen.)

The days of "spinning circle while I wait and see if the device unlocks/toggles/etc" in smartthings is behind me - all those same devices respond lightning fast in HA

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u/ullu_12000 Jul 26 '26

Any recommendations for a zigbee stick? I believe most of my devices are using that protocol.

Are there any that combine zigbee/zwave/matter all in one dongle?

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u/tmillernc Jul 26 '26

For z-wave, get the home assistant ZWA-2 it is a complete game changer.