Device Ownership, Movement & Sharing Permissions

Learn how to manage device ownership and sharing permissions.

Device Ownership & Movement

Can't see devices after joining home

Steps to troubleshoot when devices are not visible after joining a Home

Shared devices in multiple homes

Which Home receives devices shared by others when you have multiple Homes

Move all devices to another home

Whether all devices in a home can be moved at once to another home

Move devices between rooms/homes

Moving devices between rooms or homes and limits on multi-room placement

How to share a device

Learn how to share devices with other users and add home members

Device sharing support

Understand which devices can be shared and how to enable access for home members

Grant device control permission

Learn how to grant device control permissions to others through home administrator role

Cross-platform device sharing

Whether device sharing works across iOS and Android accounts

Device on multiple accounts

Whether one device can be bound to multiple App accounts or phones

Re-share after adding devices

Whether shared family members need another share when new devices are added

Remote device control

How to control smart devices remotely via the App

Member operation permissions

Device operation permissions for different member roles

Reset device sharing

Impact of resetting a shared device on family members