Press down on the “About SmartThngs” field
The background color changes to a darker shade as you are pressing and about 5 seconds later the background changes to white so you stop pressing at that point.
Then scroll down to see developer mode at the bottom of that screen.
Update November 2021: to locate custom smartapps, you need to tap on the Automations tab, click on + in the upper right of the screen, Add Routine and choose the Discover tab at the top. Scroll down to find custom smartapps.
Press down on the “About SmartThngs” field
The background color changes to a darker shade as you are pressing and about 5 seconds later the background changes to white so you stop pressing at that point.
Then scroll down to see developer mode at the bottom of that screen.
I’m having the same issue on my end with the new iOS app. I tried holding the About SmartThings button for 5+ seconds but no luck. I even tried on the previous iOS version using an older tablet I have and that didn’t work either. Is there any way to enable Developer mode from the IDE?
Yes. I’ve been able to enable it on both my iPhone and iPad. You have to continue holding the “About SmartThings” for about 5 seconds and then it suddenly un-highlights itself. Then after that the developer mode option shows up at the bottom.
I’m sorry, there must be some phone specific bug at play with this. I’ve held it for 30 second and never see the effect described. I’m using an Iphone XS with the next-to-latest version of iOS. Not working for me.
I was able to add custom apps by using an iPad with the previous SmartThings app version, luckily it was dead and didn’t automatically update. Once I added the apps, it showed up on my phone in the new app.
I haven’t been able to activate developer mode in either apps though, but doesn’t look like I need to with the approach I took. Going to keep my iPad with the previous app version for now.
Press down on the “About SmartThngs” field
The background color changes to a darker shade as you are pressing and about 5 seconds later the background changes to white so you stop pressing at that point.
Then scroll down to see developer mode at the bottom of that screen.
Thanks - appreciate your help. It’s got to be something with the device. I know different iPhones have different haptic and 3D functionality. I just rebooted the phone and tried again, same result. I will continue to try, but I’m thinking something isn’t working on my phone. I have been reluctant to upgrade my wife’s phone, but maybe that’s another approach. Thanks again.
