Are Automations and Quick Controls locally executed?

[ogiewon]

No, the new App’s Automations are not local.

The only thing that runs local is still just Smart Lighting (assuming all of the devices are local, and you’re not relying Mode changes.)

This topic came up recently and some ST Staff chimed in. Definitely worth a read…

New app + local processing = problem?

I’m in the process of switching over from classic to the new app. I deleted the routines from the classic app and replaced them with automations in the new app and everything was working very nicely. Until I experienced an outage with my internet. To my dismay, once the internet went down, all my devices went offline and all my associated automations failed. In the past everything used to work still, even if the internet was down. I use only ‘official’ supported devices (mostly Samsung smartthings devices), and associated smartapps (mostly smart lighting), which all used to run locally. Although my home wifi network was still up and working and I could access the app, I was unable to operate my devices or make any changes with the app. I have smart lights everywhere in the house so …