Please help! Can't connect Samsung TV ks8000 to SmartThings hub

[Neil_Oakley]

They do actually advertise specific model numbers as working with SmartThings here:

https://support.smartthings.com/hc/en-gb/articles/210765826-Is-my-Samsung-TV-compatible-with-SmartThings-

And a related post here:

UPDATE: 2016 Samsung TV Smartthings Integration = BEWARE it's False Advertising - Update: Not anymore!

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