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Members and homes

Last updated: 7 October 2026

Every home has an admin. The admin invites other people; each person joins with their own BluConnect account and sees the home's devices, rooms and routines just as you do. Passwords for your linked manufacturer accounts are never shared.

Roles

  • Admin: everything, including linking accounts and the Hub and managing members. The person who created the home is the admin.
  • Member: uses devices, creates and edits routines.
  • Guest: uses devices only; can't change settings or routines.

A short description of each role is also in the Role guide section at the bottom of Account › Home members. The admin's role can't be changed and the admin can't leave the home.

Inviting someone

An invitation is valid for 7 days. If you invite the same address again, the earlier invitation stops working. Pending invitations appear under Pending invitations on the Home members screen; tap the X next to one to cancel it. Only the admin can send invitations.

  1. Open Account › Home members.
  2. Tap Invite member.
  3. Enter the person's address in the Email address field.
  4. Under Initial role, choose Member or Guest.
  5. Tap Create invitation.
  6. The Your invitation is ready screen tells you whether the invitation email was sent. You can also tap Share link to send the link in a message; use this if the email could not be sent.

Accepting an invitation

  1. Tap the link in the invitation email or the link you were sent. If BluConnect isn't installed, install it on your phone first.
  2. Create an account or sign in with the email address the invitation was sent to.
  3. On the Home invitation screen, tap Join.
  4. When you see You joined the home, tap Go to home to reach the home's devices.

Your email address must be verified before you can accept. Even if the link gets lost, the pending invitation appears in the app automatically when you sign in with the address it was sent to.

Limiting access to rooms or devices

People with limited access see and use only the devices you choose; they can't create routines or link accounts. With Entire home on, devices added later are included too. The Guest role and limiting by room or device are BluConnect Plus features (Guest access). Permissions in the manufacturer's own app are managed separately.

  1. In Account › Home members, tap the person; the Member permissions screen opens.
  2. Under Role, choose Member or Guest.
  3. Under Access, turn off Entire home.
  4. Pick rooms under Rooms (every device inside is included) or tick devices under Or individual devices.
  5. Tap Save.

Removing a member

Their access to devices and routines ends immediately. Only the admin can remove members; a member or guest can also leave on their own (see the question below).

  1. In Account › Home members, tap the person.
  2. Tap Remove from home.
  3. Confirm with Remove.

What is shared in a home?

Favorites are personal: they belong to your account and sync only between your own phones. Manufacturer account passwords are never shared with members.

  • Devices from linked manufacturer accounts (only the admin adds or removes accounts)
  • The home name, rooms and which room each device is in
  • Scenes and automations
  • The Home Hub pairing: members use the Hub without pairing it themselves
  • BluConnect Plus: the admin's Plus applies to every member of the home

Multiple homes

You can keep places such as your home, summer house or office as separate homes; each has its own devices, rooms and routines. Creating a second home needs BluConnect Plus (Multiple households). Joining someone else's home through an invitation is free.

  1. Open Account › My homes.
  2. Tap the home you want to switch to; a check mark appears next to the selected home.
  3. To create a new one, fill in Name under New home, pick a type (Home, Summer house, Office, Other) and tap Add home.

To delete a home, press and hold it in the list (admin only). Its rooms, linked accounts, routines, Hub pairing and memberships are permanently deleted.

FAQ

Can the person I invite see my manufacturer account passwords?
No. The person joins with their own BluConnect account; passwords for your linked accounts are not shared.

The invitation has expired. What now?
Invitations are valid for 7 days. Ask the home's admin to send a new invitation to the same address.

Do members need to buy Plus too?
No. Plus is tied to the home admin's account; once the admin has it, everyone in the home can use Plus features.

How do I leave a home myself?
Tap Leave home at the bottom of Account › Home members, or touch and hold the home in Account › My homes and choose Leave home. To rejoin you'll need a new invitation. The admin can't leave their own home; they can delete it instead.

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