Device method latestState vs. currentState

Devices & Integrations
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Hello,

Can anyone shed some light on the differences between these two? The documentation is unclear - from the meanings of the words, I would expect latestState to not wake up or poll the device. I would expect currentState to get fresh data from the device. Is this the case - or could someone explain?

http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/ref-docs/device-ref.html#currentstate

http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/ref-docs/device-ref.html#lateststate

Thanks!

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I had exactly the same question when I read the SmartThings documentation. Lets hope a SmartThings employee picks this up and clarifies the situation.