SmartThings Hub 3rd Generation [GP-U999SJVLGDA] Smart Home Automation Hub Home Monitoring Smart Devices - Alexa Google Home Compatible - Zigbee, Z-Wave, Cloud to Cloud Protocols – White

I don't quite understand the negative reviews -- and it almost stopped me from purchasing this remarkable hub. Let me start by saying that I have been actively upgrading everything in my home to be completely automated. It started with multiple Alexa and Google devices to Hue lighting and automated garage door openers. The next thing I wanted to do was put sensors on all my doors to announce when they were open and closed. It was suggested to me to buy this Smartthings hub along with their individual sensors. The hub arrived yesterday. I immediately unpacked it and plugged it in. I then went to my iPhone and downloaded the Smartthings app. From within the app, I added a device and was directed to the hub which I paired by scanning the QR code on the back of my device with my camera. The hub connected to my home WiFi network, new updates were downloaded and installed and I was ready to go. Really, I was paired and ready to roll in less than 15 minutes. Completely effortless. My first project was to put a sensor on my front door and have Alexa announce when it opens and closes. I chose to do this with Alexa due to its ease of adding routines. Doing this with Google would have been far more of a hassle (as of the writing of this review) since I would have had to go through the IFFT app and probably add additional software such as BigTalker2. So, all I had to do, after pairing the Samsung MultiPurpose sensor, was to go into Alexa, add routine, add device (Samsung door sensor) and then create two separate routines that announce when the door is open and then closed. I cannot begin to express my joy when I was easily able to create this routine with Alexa and to actually see it work. This hub is absolutely remarkable. Now that I have it, I plan to go crazy adding more sensors all over my home. For those who claim this product does not work, I have to totally disagree. Setting up the hub was effortless. Pairing their sensors were immediate. Everything has been working perfectly, as expected. Best of all, once you get this hub set up, the possibilities are endless when it comes to what you can pair with it to work with Alexa or Google. You may say that this is the "brain" of your automated home. It all begins with this product.

The item is not supplied with an Australian power adaptor therefore no use unless it's plugged into a convertor

Solicite el producto y me llegó antes de lo prometido. Lo compre con el riesgo de que no funcionara en Mexico ya que leí varios comentarios de que no servía, pero Funciona perfectamente en MEXICO, lo conecte muy rápido y con cuenta de Samsung MEXICO. Excelente precio comparado con las tiendas aquí en CDMX. Funciona conectado por WiFi, no requiere cables, solo para la energía eléctrica. Quede muy contenta con este producto.

Works great. Easy setup. Despite way more product support myq garage doors aren't one of them. I'm in Canada and 100% worked out of the box and also was version 3. Much different gui than wink but it's okay. Will take some getting used to. Unfortunately, the camera would not register to my Canadian account and despite having a dedicated website to indicated samsung can provide a work around...they were far from helpful. Camera had to be returned and was unable to even see if it worked.

Omg I love this! I bought another version years ago and it was so difficult to set up and would not pair to my GE light switches or any of my devices. So I waited too long to install it and I could not return it to Amazon. I ended up donating it to Salvation Army brand new. Now fast forward several years later, wink is trying to charge a monthly fee. So I was in search for a new hub. I saw in several reviews the smart things three. The reviews are very good so IDecided to buy it to try it again. I just set it up and it works so much easier than the wink hub. I didn’t have to carry it around to pair the devices. All I had to do was go around with my phone and connect the devices to the app. It was so easy. I am completely in love with this new hub. The best thing about it is that it also attaches to my Samsung TVs. It is a little hard to do the automations on it but I will read some further instructions and I’m sure I will have it set up. So far so good. It works a lot better with the iPhone than it did years ago as well. I’m happy!!!