How to Connect Sylvania Smart+ Devices to Smart Home

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

In This Guide

You'll Learn How To:

Connect your Sylvania Smart+ devices to your Intelligent Personal Assistant.

Before We Begin:

Have your smartphone or tablet available.

2. Platform Choice

Personal AssistantsThere are many different Intelligent Personal Assistant platforms currently available, each offering different features and abilities, as well as certain custom hardware.

Google Home

Google Home is available on all Android smartphones, an app on iPhone, as well as through Google's range of home speakers, and some smart TVs and streaming boxes.

Amazon Alexa

Amazon Alexa is offered through Amazon's Alexa app on your smartphone, as well as through their range of home speakers, and some of Amazon's media streaming boxes.

Apple HomeKit

Apple HomeKit is offered through the latest version of iOS on iPhones, iPads, and iPods, as well as can be accessed using the Home app on macOS Mojave, Apple's home speaker, and the Apple TV system.

Hubs and Platforms

There are other companies that offer smart home integration as well. Hubs provide a simple, integrated way to connect all your devices, while Platforms extend functionality and allow for control and automation of smart home devices.

SmartThings

The SmartThings hub provides Zigbee, Z-Wave and other common ways home automation products communicate. The SmartThings hub connects to the SmartThings platform to let you use the SmartThings app.

Wink

Creators of the Wink Hub with Zigbee, Z-Wave, and other antennas. The hub connects to the Wink platform to allow you to use the Wink app.

IFTTT

A web-based service used to create simple conditional statements to create integrated, automatic actions with your home automation equipment.

Xfinity Home

Comcast's home security system can provide some connection and home automation for certain Zigbee and Wi-Fi products.

3. Add Sylvania Device

Sylvania Smart+ devices are Bluetooth devices. They require you to be in range to use them.

Open Google Home.

Select Accounts at the bottom.

Select Set up or add.

Select Set up device.

Select Works with Google.

Scroll through the list, and select SYLVANIA Smart Home.

Fill in your Email, and Password for your Sylvania account, then select Sign in.

Google Home account link with Email Password and Sign In highlighted.

After a few moments, Google will be able to control your Sylvania smart devices. This includes from your smartphone, and your various Google Home speakers.

4. Not Supported

At this time, your smart home device is not supported by the platform you have chosen.

You can request support from the manufacturer, or use a different home automation platform.

5. What's next?

6. Add Accessory

To add a new accessory or device to your HomeKit setup:

Open the Home app.

Choose Add Accessory, or tap the âž• symbol.
If you are asked to add an accessory, tap Allow.
Use a camera to take a picture of the HomeKit code or QR code on the accessory or documentation.

If you have an iPhone 7 or later, and see the the below symbol instead, just hold your phone next to the accessory for a few moments.

You'll be asked to enter the details about the device, such as what room the device is in, the name you want to give it. Enter this information so it's easier to find in the future.

Tap Done when you've got all the information entered.

7. Connect Your Things

Read the in-app instructions and when finished, tap OK, got it.
The app will display the Things page.
Tap Add a Thing.

The app will say Looking for devicesâ€¦

While the Hub searches, perform the connection/inclusion process specific to that device.
Consult the device's manual for instructions.
When the device is discovered, it will be listed at the top of the screen.