Tim, I’m kind of late here but here is something that might be useful to those of us who use ST for elder care.
It would be nice to be able to look at a summary of the activity feed from all devices in a graphical format . A timeline might be one way but a radial clock of the last 12 hours might be good too.
That way I can see from one page that Mom is moving around the apartment and was last in the bedroom x minutes ago. Or that her presence sensor was away for x long ( she went downstairs to the dining room for dinner).
Further and probably beyond the scope of ST. One might be able to look for unusual behaviour.
eg: constantly wandering between rooms or opening a closing the front door.
So another way of looking at existing data might be really helpful to some.
I’m a newbie so apologies if there is this function already and I don’t know about it.
Thanks
Steve
This is something I’ve been thinking about getting into. It would require a lot of work… BUT I think it’s something that is totally worth it!
There is one smart app built into the elder care section where you can track that there has not been motion in an area for a while. It’s intended for someone who left the bedroom, usually to go to the bathroom, but has not come back to the bedroom. But it’s pretty simple, there’s no activity over time graph.
Another option which is also nice and is included, is the jawbone up fitness tracker reporting. This just shows you the number of steps taken for the day. But it’s another bit of information if you have that device.
It would definitely be nice to have something much more extensive, though. 
Thanks Tim, I’ll stay tuned.
Steve
Hey Tim… was wondering if you were ever able to do anything with this? Appreciate any help you are able to provide… thx.
I haven’t but I will :). Send me a PM with how you want it to work and I’ll get something over to you to test.
Tim I don’t know if you are still accepting submissions but here goes 
I want an app that will send an alert when the AC turns on to cool (Nest) and there is a window open
Pet peeve of mine when the AC has been running for hours and the downstairs window is wide open.
Let me know what you think.
@ericksonrs PM me the device type code you are using. I already have something that does this I’ll just need to change some commands for it work work with nest i think…
Hey @craiginpa I know this is an old post but have you seen:
Claims to detect all sorts of leaks throughout the house. I think wemo just came out with something like that too. I too have “fixed” my toilet to find the flapper still not making a perfect seal at times and have wished for something like this.
keithcroshaw,
Great thoughts, greatly appreciated.
For both the pre-announced Belkin Wemo Water and kickstarter’ed WaterHero I can’t tell how well they’ll each be at distinguishing toilet flapper leakage vs. my reverse osmosis water filter under the kitchen sink. I’m also concerned that at least WaterHero charges an extra recurring fee for TXT message alerts and data history. (The incremental cost to them per sensor to retain a couple of weeks data and send TXT alerts is almost nothing but their monthly/annual charges will eventually add up to more than their price of their hardware, and the hardware have little value without alerting without having to keep their basic app running.) I’ll look forward to seeing what kind of user reviews come out for those when those products exist. Thanks again for the heads-up.
Craig
Yea we expect a lot of stuff for no recurring fees. ST included. I think we all need to pay the piper to get what we want.
Absolutely, but not $'s for things that cost pennies. The “fixed cost” of development and infrastructure should be built into the initial purchase price. People shouldn’t be charged repeatedly dollars for things that incrementally only cost pennies. Greedy nickel-and-diming behavior drives customers away to competitors. Sure, if someone wants a year of data retained that might be an extra, but some TXT alerts and couple or few weeks of logs shouldn’t mean extra charges. Same thing as traditional security companies learned the hard way, driving customers away to alternatives like ST’s kickstarter offer and cheap alarm monitoring service companies.
I think we’ve drifted a little off topic
Alright people… looking for my next smartapp idea.
Anything at all? Anything with Sonos perhaps? I have basically covered all the use cases in my home I can think of so you all are my brain trust.
What you got for me?
How to turn a regular outdoor motion activated photocell lanterns/sconces which they sell at HD, Lowes etc. (regular ones like HealthZeniths etc.) into a smart one without changing fixtures or disabling photocell with a tape using only a smart bulb. 
What features would make it smart?
The physics are against you. Most smart bulbs can’t operate safely longterm in an enclosed fixture.
Give the market another year and there will be many more connected outdoor lighting solutions.
Well, since you asked… 
A smartapp to turn a device like a Minimote or SmartenIT 3 button controller into a true “toggle.” First up - Modes.
- Button 1 is pressed
- If mode is X (or not Y, which might cover your bases more easily), change to Mode Y or execute Hello Home Action, which changes to mode Y
- if mode is Y, execute a different Hello Home Action
As you can imagine, there are a ton of if/thens that could happen here. This could be applied to lights, locks, etc. as well, not just modes or HH Actions. Basically, turn that switch into a “true smart switch” by making an app that adds “contextual awareness” to the mix.
Example - something really simple, Movie or Party mode. Press button 1 to put the house in party mode. Press button 1 again, while in party mode, to return to previous mode/preset mode.
As I stated in that other thread, this would be incredibly easy in @obycode’s SmartRules app once he is able to add support for button controllers. But, I think there may be an issue with the way they are done (or aren’t done) in ST that is causing him some grief, although I’m not sure since I’m not a coder.
This is really why I really love the SmartRules iOS app and can’t say enough good things about it. It is SO flexible and covers the majority of scenarios I run into. It also allows me to tinker very easily.
Great idea! I would of never thought of this since I don’t have a remote. I’ll take a look into this for ya!
Thanks for the kind words Brian! If you use the code discussed in this thread - Virtual Buttons, then you will be able to make each button show up as an individual button, and they will work as expected in SmartRules. I am currently using it with the Enerwave 7 button device. Did you ever have a chance to try this with the SmartenIT?