What has changed with the SmartThings integration?
On 4 November 2026 SmartThings staff posted that the current Home Assistant integration "will no longer work with SmartThings" after 15 December 2026, and that its replacement uses the new paid API plans released the same day (SmartThings Community). The cutoff applies to every Home Assistant user, including people in countries where the plan is not sold.
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2026 | SmartThings API plans released; Home Assistant 2026.11 ships |
| 2 December 2026 | Target release for the new integration (SmartThings' plan) |
| 15 December 2026 | Current integration stops working |
The Developer Plan lists 100,000 API calls a month, up to 10 installed apps and "personal household locations only" (SmartThings Developer). Local Smart Home Guide works that out at roughly 3,300 calls a day, shared with any other app on the same account (Local Smart Home Guide).
This replaces the timeline in our earlier SmartThings API fee explainer, which was written when paid access was expected to start in October. Home Assistant's own documentation page still carries that older October warning (Home Assistant).
What do I need to do before 15 December?
Wait for the Home Assistant release that contains the new integration, then swap over before 15 December; you do not need to pay before that. SmartThings' steps are:
- Update Home Assistant to the release with the new integration.
- Remove the existing SmartThings integration.
- Add SmartThings again; you are asked for a personal access token (PAT), which is valid for 24 hours.
- Check that your devices and automations still work.
SmartThings says automations survive because device IDs are saved in them and repopulate when you re-add the integration. Treat that as likely rather than guaranteed, and screenshot your key automations first. The replacement code was still an open pull request with no release milestone on 6 November, according to Local Smart Home Guide, so if 2 December slips, the gap before 15 December shrinks. Our Home Assistant 2026.11 guide covers what else changed this month.
Will the SmartThings plan be available in the UK?
Probably, but we could not confirm it from SmartThings itself. Matterhome lists nine countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the United States (Matterhome), but the SmartThings developer page only says "available in select countries" and defers to a collapsed FAQ. No pound price has been published, only $4.99 excluding US tax, so expect roughly £4 a month before card fees, which is our own estimate.
Can I avoid paying for SmartThings with Home Assistant?
For some devices, yes. The cloud API is only needed for devices Home Assistant cannot reach any other way.
| Device type | Free route | Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Matter devices on a SmartThings hub | Share to Home Assistant with Matter multi-admin and a pairing code | Matter devices only; up to five connections per device |
| Zigbee devices on a SmartThings hub | Re-pair to a Home Assistant Zigbee coordinator | Reset each device and rebuild automations |
| Z-Wave devices | Re-pair to a Home Assistant Z-Wave stick | Same re-pairing effort |
| Samsung TVs | Home Assistant's local Samsung Smart TV integration | Fewer features than the cloud route |
| Samsung appliances | None documented | Cloud API is the only documented path |
Our Matter devices guide explains multi-admin sharing, and the Connect ZBT-2 review covers a Zigbee coordinator if you decide to move your sensors. For Z-Wave, see Z-Wave with Home Assistant.
Should you pay, migrate or move away from SmartThings?
Pay if you mainly use Samsung washers, dryers, fridges or other cloud-only appliances, because nothing free replaces that link. Migrate if your SmartThings hub is just a Zigbee or Z-Wave radio, since Home Assistant can do that job locally. If you are weighing the platform itself, our Home Assistant vs SmartThings comparison and SmartThings review cover the trade-offs.
What we don't know yet
We do not know the final Home Assistant release date for the new integration, the UK price in pounds, whether the 10-app limit will matter for typical setups, or how strictly Samsung will enforce the "personal household" wording. We will update this page when Home Assistant publishes its own notice.
