Accelerometer in the SmartThings/Samsung Multipurpose Sensor too sensitive?

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You mean a Samsung/SmartThings Multipurpose Sensor, right?

You don’t need an app for that, just use the SmartThings (ST) app. Go to

  1. Dashboard
  2. Home Solutions / Smart Home Monitor (tap to go right)
  3. Settings (upper right cog) brings you to Configure
  4. Custom
  5. New monitoring rule
  6. “What kind of device” = Vibration sensor

You should then see all your MPSs on next step. Also anything else, like Aeon gen5 Multisensor 6 with acclerometer or “tamper” device (although you may need Robert Vandervoorts device type handler to expose the Aeon accelerometer first).

Then follow the usual steps to cause a Notification to be sent to your phone. Know how?

Is that what you meant?

I’ve been using an ST MPS on my mailbox for months now, it’s very sensitive and gets maybe 90-95% of mailbox. (Attached under post to rear of mailbox.) I had to use a ST Outlet as a repeater in an outlet inside my house about as close to the mailbox as I could get.

Edit 6/18/17: Changed #2 for new Dashboard layout