# Can you control smart things from a pc? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 16, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301 "2016-11-16T17:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3one4data](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a5b964/32.png) [@3one4data](https://community.smartthings.com/u/3one4data)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301/1 "2016-11-16T17:39:59Z")
I would like to control my automations and just in general my home from the pc just like I do on my phone is this possible ? I do have the Samsung page that lets you monitor & watch the hub, lights etc… but I can’t turn them off-on I can just see what they are doing or what state they are in . Any help ??? ---
**Author:** ![cuboy29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cuboy29](https://community.smartthings.com/u/cuboy29)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301/2 "2016-11-16T17:43:36Z")
Look into smarttiles you can then run it in a browser on your desktop to control devices and see their status. > [@SmartTiles Dashboard 5.4.2 - July 13 (www.SmartTiles.click)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/smarttiles-dashboard-5-4-2-july-13-www-smarttiles-click/12512): > > I’s hard to believe how quickly time flies… ActiON Dashboard was in the making for over 6 months. It started as a curiosity, just a toy. It grew with demand, and evolved with the SmartThings community. Driven by the overwhelming support of the community, I envisioned a product that would augment the SmartThings platform with an elegant and accessible user interface. The software that is released today is a product of the entire community, hundreds of users who gave it a chance, provided feedback and tested it in every way imaginable. Thank you, SmartThings community! Today, I launch SmartTiles.click to give ActiON Dashboard a home! This site will house supporting information and knowledge base. Most importantly, ActiON Dashboard can now be installed via a web service, so you never need t… ---
**Author:** ![Jimxenus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@Jimxenus](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Jimxenus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301/3 "2016-11-16T17:49:28Z")
You could also try running an Android emulator on your PC and control it from there. > **[Bluestacks - The Best Android Emulator on PC as Rated by You - Join 200+ million...](https://www.bluestacks.com/)** > > Join 200+ million users on the largest, FREE Android Gaming Platform on PC and Mac. Play Clash, Vainglory, Seven Knights + more. ---
**Author:** ![3one4data](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a5b964/32.png) [@3one4data](https://community.smartthings.com/u/3one4data)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301/4 "2016-11-16T17:54:07Z")
I have an iPhone can I still use this PC emulator ? ---
**Author:** ![kraegd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/kraegd/32/25563_2.png) [@kraegd](https://community.smartthings.com/u/kraegd)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301/5 "2016-11-16T18:54:02Z")
Yeh you can. It just setups up a ‘fake’ android system in a window on your PC (like a tablet) so you can then download SmartThings from the Google Play Store. SmartTiles would be the better way of going though. Kraeg ---
**Author:** ![3one4data](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a5b964/32.png) [@3one4data](https://community.smartthings.com/u/3one4data)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301/6 "2016-11-16T20:03:56Z")
Thanks I will have to look into Smart Tiles ---
**Author:** ![femwitjava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5a626/32.png) [@femwitjava](https://community.smartthings.com/u/femwitjava)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/can-you-control-smart-things-from-a-pc/63301/7 "2016-11-17T15:27:39Z")
what phone do you have - you can use side sync with Samsung. or MEMU might be something to check out.