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What is happening to the uGrow Smart Baby Monitor app?

Published on 07 September 2026

On October 1, 2022, the Philips Avent Baby Monitor+ app replaced the uGrow Smart Monitor app. The Philips Avent Baby Monitor+ is free to download in the Google Play or Apple Store.

If you have not yet switched to the Philips Avent Baby Monitor+ app, you can do this by following the steps below:
 

  1. Search for the Philips Avent Baby Monitor+ in the Google Play or Apple Store. Alternatively, mobile users may click here
  2. Once you have downloaded the app, follow the on-screen instruction to register your new account.
  3. After you have confirmed your new account, you must now reset your uGrow Smart Baby Monitor: Press the reset button on the back of the device with a paperclip or pointed object.
  4. Once you release the button, the baby monitor plays a short tune to confirm the reset.
  5. Follow the Philips Avent Baby Monitor+ in-app instructions to pair your uGrow Smart Baby Monitor.

 
Simply reset the baby camera and create a new account. The Philips Avent Baby Monitor+ app will have the same functionalities and secure connection as the older app.

Can I use both the uGrow Smart Baby Monitor app and Baby Monitor + app together?

No. You can only pair and connect to one app at a time.

uGrow Smart Baby Monitor app data

Once you delete your user account, the data will be wiped automatically. As of 2023, all uGrow Smart Baby Monitor app accounts and data were deleted.

uGrow app and thermometer information

Note: Make sure the Philips Avent uGrow app is active and Bluetooth on your mobile device is on when pairing is in progress.

Press the power button on the ear thermometer once to switch on the thermometer.

The app will identify the thermometer and start to pair.

  • The Bluetooth icon lights up when the thermometer is connected to your mobile device
  • The thermometer switches off automatically after 30 seconds of no activity

The Philips Avent smart ear thermometer stores your temperature readings directly to the uGrow app. Find out how to connect the sent data to your uGrow app.

  1. Start the Philips Avent uGrow app.
  2. Go to the Temperature section.
  3. Switch on Bluetooth on your mobile device.
  4. The Bluetooth symbol will light up on the display of the thermometer to indicate it is connected to your mobile device.

Once successfully connected, the measurement results will be automatically transmitted to your mobile device via Bluetooth. If the data transmission is successful, the measurement results are displayed in the Philips Avent uGrow app. The measurement results that are uploaded receive a time stamp. The time and date of each measurement is shown in the Philips uGrow app.

The information on this page applies to the following models: SCD860/05 .

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