How to upload pictures and videos to a Family Hub refrigerator

Last Update date : Jan 27. 2025
Mother and child interacting with a Samsung Family Hub refrigerator screen displaying family photos.

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If you’d like to display your own photos and videos on your Samsung Family Hub refrigerator, you can upload them directly to your fridge using the SmartThings app on your phone. Once a photo or video is uploaded, you can use it to decorate your fridge’s screen.

Samsung Family Hub refrigerator integrated into a modern kitchen, displaying photos and apps on its touchscreen.

Note: Make sure your phone and Family Hub refrigerator are connected to the same Wi-Fi network and logged into the same Samsung Account.

Photos and videos stored on your phone can be uploaded to your Samsung Family Hub refrigerator using the steps below:

1 Navigate to and open the SmartThings app on your phone, and then tap the Devices tab.
2 Navigate to the location with your Family Hub refrigerator and select its card.
Phone screen displaying the SmartThings app with the Family Hub refrigerator selected in a kitchen setting.
3 Tap Upload pictures and videos.
Phone displaying the 'Upload pictures and videos' option in the SmartThings app, with a Samsung Family Hub refrigerator in the background.
4 Tap Picture or Video, depending on what you would like to upload.
Phone screen showing options to 'Upload to Family Hub' with selections for 'Picture' or 'Video', set against the backdrop of a kitchen with a Samsung Family Hub refrigerator.

Note: If prompted, select your desired photo service, and allow the necessary permissions.

5 Select your desired picture or video, and then tap Upload.
6 A notification will appear on your Family Hub once the upload is complete. Swipe down from the top of the Family Hub’s screen and select the notification. Your photo or video will open.
Notification on the Family Hub screen indicating a new item shared in the Gallery, with options to 'Close' or 'View'.
7 Tap the screen to use options such as Rotate, Add to Home, Details, Delete, or Open video player.
Photo of a woman and child displayed on the Family Hub screen with menu options including Rotate, Add to Home, Details, Delete, and Open video player.

Note: Depending on the model, you can access these features using the side navigation panel or the More option at the top of the screen.

8 To view your uploaded photos or videos on the Family Hub later on, navigate to Apps, then tap Gallery, and then tap Pictures in the upper left. All media items uploaded through the SmartThings app will appear in this folder.
Gallery app interface on the Family Hub screen displaying tabs for Pictures, Albums, and Shared albums, with various uploaded images and videos shown.

Photos that have been uploaded to your Samsung Family Hub refrigerator can be added to the Home screen or used as a wallpaper.

1 From the Family Hub Home screen, touch and hold an empty space, and then tap Pictures.
Customization menu on the Family Hub screen with the 'Pictures' option highlighted.
2 Select your desired photo, and then tap Next.
Screen display of a photo selection panel on the Family Hub with multiple images including pets and landscapes, featuring a 'Next' button for further actions.
3 Select a frame if desired, and then tap Add.
Family Hub screen showing various photo frame options including 'No frame', 'Thin frame', and 'Bold frame' with a highlighted selection on 'Line frame'.

Note: You can tap the switch next to Play as Slideshow to create a slideshow.

4 Your photo will appear on the Home screen. To move the photo, touch and hold it, and then drag it around the screen.
Hand touching a photo displayed on the Family Hub screen, showing a child playing with a dog, with options to customize and move the image.
5 You can also use your photos as wallpapers. Touch and hold an empty space on the Home screen, and then tap Wallpapers.
Customization menu on the Family Hub screen with the 'Wallpapers' option highlighted.
6 Tap Home screen, and then tap Picture.
Wallpaper selection menu on the Family Hub with options for 'Cover Screen' and 'Home Screen', and 'Picture' selected to choose a background from a gallery of images.
7 Tap the Gallery thumbnail and then select a photo. Tap Next.
Screen view of the Gallery on the Family Hub showing various thumbnails of photos including animals and landscapes, with the 'Next' button highlighted.
8 Crop and adjust your photo as desired, and then tap DONE.
Family Hub screen showing a close-up photo of a dog lying on grass ready for cropping, with a 'Done' button to finalize the adjustment.
9 Tap Apply to apply your new wallpaper.
Wallpaper selection screen on the Family Hub displaying the 'Home Screen' option selected with a preview of the new wallpaper, and an 'Apply' button to confirm.

Videos that have been uploaded to your Samsung Family Hub refrigerator can be added to the Home screen.

1 Navigate to and open the Gallery app, and then tap Albums at the top of the screen.
Gallery interface on the Family Hub screen displaying tabs for Pictures, Albums, and Shared Albums, with the 'Albums' tab highlighted.
2 Tap the Downloads folder.
Screen display of the Albums tab in the Gallery app on the Family Hub, showing different folders with the 'Downloads' folder highlighted.
3 Select your desired video, and then tap Add to Home.
Family Hub screen displaying a video of a white dog in a sweater, with options to 'Add to Home', 'Details', and 'Delete' highlighted.
4 To move the video, touch and hold it, and then drag it around the screen.
Hand adjusting the position of video thumbnails on the Family Hub's home screen, showing different family and pet videos.

For more information, please get in touch with Samsung customer care.

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