How to add eWeLink devices to Samsung SmartThings?

Adding your eWeLink devices to SmartThings is based on device types. You add devices of the same type all at once. Once you added the devices of a specific type you might need to add other types of devices too if needed. At the moment of this writing (December 20th, 2020) not all types of eWeLink supported devices are supported yet. To discover which kind of eWeLink supported devices are usable within SmartThings you will have to try it out.

Step 1: Open SmartThings and press the “+” button

• Open the SmartThings app.
• Tap the + sign.

Tap the “+” sign

Step 2: Choose “Device”

• Choose Device.

Choose “Device”

Step 3: Select a way how to add a devices

There are 2 ways to link devices of eWeLink to SmartThings: by brand or by device type. Choose in which way you want to proceed:

• By brand
• By device type

Step 3a: add devices by brand

Step 3a 1: choose brand

• Tap By brand.
• Tap eWeLink.

Tap “eWeLink”

Tap “By brand”

Step 3a 2: choose a device type

• Although it maybe seems to be a bit unlogical you can just tap Switch/dimmer here. In the end it is only about linking your eWeLink account to SmartThings. All eWeLink compatible devices on your eWeLink account and supported by SmartThings will show up at SmartThings.
• Proceed to step 4.

Choose a device type

Step 3b: add devices by device type

Step 3b 1: choose a device type

• Tap By device type.
• Although it maybe seems to be a bit unlogical you can just tap Switch/dimmer here. In the end it is only about linking your eWeLink account to SmartThings. All eWeLink compatible devices on your eWeLink account and supported by SmartThings will show up at SmartThings.

Tap a device type

Tap “By device type”

Step 3b 2: choose brand

• Choose eWeLink.

Choose “eWeLink”

Step 3b 3: choose correct driver

• For all eWeLink compatible devices connected to your eWeLink account you can choose eWeLink Smart Home. For all other kind of devices choose the correct driver. In our example we will use eWeLink Smart Home for WiFi-only switches.

Choose “eWeLink Smart Home”

Step 4: select location and room

• Select the location where you want to add the devices.
• Select the room of the chosen location where you want to add the devices.

Select location

Select room

Step 5: login to your eWeLink account

• Choose the Country/region you chosed at signing up your eWeLink account.
• At Account you fill in your eWeLink account name.
• At Password you fill in your eWeLink password.
• Tap Log In when you finished filling in all fields of the form.

Country/region

Account

Password

Log in

Step 6: close the linking confirmation

• Tap the X at the upper left corner.

Tap the “X” at the upper left corner.

Step 7: close devices added confirmation

• You now see a confirmation of the devices that are added to your SmartThings account.
• Tap Done.

Tap “Done”

Step 8: completed

• The devices of the device type you have chosen will show up between the other devices on the main screen of the SmartThings app.