Where Does Samsung SmartThings Store Data?
SmartThings keeps devices and scenes in Samsung Cloud with app cache local. Android and iOS backup and export routes.
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SmartThings stores your home in the cloud, not in a folder. Devices, rooms, scenes and automations sync through your Samsung account, and the phone app is mostly a remote with a local cache. Signing in on a new phone pulls the same home down.
There is no devices file to copy. Hub-connected gear pairs to the hub and account, so keep the hub online during moves. For a full relocation, migrate the hub in the app rather than deleting and re-adding every sensor. Local cache clears help display bugs, never device loss.
Where Samsung SmartThings stores this, by platform
Cloud home (app cache in private storage)
Package com.samsung.android.oneconnect. Devices and automations follow the Samsung account. Clear cache for display glitches. Move hubs with the in-app migrate flow instead of re-pairing.
Cloud home (app cache in sandbox)
Same cloud model as Android. Reinstalls sign back into the same home. Keep the hub powered and online until the new phone shows every room correctly.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move SmartThings to a new phone?
Install the app and sign in to the same Samsung account. Rooms, devices and automations sync down on their own. Leave the hub online through the switch and confirm each room loads before wiping the old phone.
Where are my SmartThings automations stored?
In the cloud home under your Samsung account, not in app files. They run even with your phone off when the hub or cloud executes them. Export critical routines as screenshots or notes before major hub changes.
Does clearing SmartThings data delete my devices?
No. Clearing cache or reinstalling only drops local copies. Devices stay paired to the hub and account. You sign back in and the same home returns, which makes cache clears a safe first step for display bugs.
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