Change ST mode

[JDRoberts]

You used to be able to, but they removed the ability in late 2015 and they never put it back. I don’t know why.

FAQ: How to Add a New Location Mode, or Manually Change from One Location Mode to Another (Classic App)

on September 15, 2016, an update was released to the android and iOS smartthings mobile apps which removed the ability to add a new mode through the app. Hopefully this was just a glitch and it will be re-added soon. Meanwhile, you can still add a new mode through the IDE. Instructions in the following thread. ======================================================= Many people use modes to manage which actions are automatically triggered. To begin with, Smartthings starts you out with a few basic modes, like Home and Away. However, many people like to add additional modes. For example, I distinguish between Night, which is when we have a lot of lights turn on when there is motion, and Asleep, when the same movement will not turn on the ceiling lights, but will turn on a soft night li…

So now you have two options. Either a routine, as you mentioned, or set up a virtual switch and have that switch coming on run a routine which changes the mode.

FAQ: Creating a virtual Groovy Device [OBSOLETE]

Need a FAQ for the simplest version of this: a virtual on/off switch. Maybe even two FAQs, one for why you would want one with use case examples and one step by step how to for creating one in ST. Thanks! 2023 Update Since groovy will be going away soon, so will groovy virtual switches. See the new FAQ for on the replacements: FAQ: Creating Virtual Devices Without the IDE

If you set up a room for your mode switches, which many of us have done, it may be faster to get to if that’s the issue.

Alternatively, if you just stick with a routine, you can make the routine into a widget so that also gives you quicker access.

In my personal opinion, none of these is as satisfying as the original method of just being able to change it through the app but there it is. At our house, we use mode switches in a room just so we don’t have to scroll through all the other routines.