Different types of Groups

[JDRoberts]

Thanks for the mention. I just wanted to make very clear that the above describes how groups MIGHT be handled in home automation systems, but not that SmartThings handles groups that way.

As of this date, for example, ST offers limited option scenes, but I don’t believe you can apply them to device groups.

If anyone reading this is looking for specific information on using shortcut groups in SmartThings, see that FAQ instead:

Setting up Shortcut Groups in the Old Mobile App (Not Used After Sept. 2015)

SHORTCUT GROUPS WERE REPLACED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2015 VERSION OF THE MOBILE APP BY “SMART LIGHTS,” AN EVEN MORE POWERFUL AND MUCH MORE INTUITIVE WAY OF SETTING UP LIGHTING RULES. I will leave this post up for a few more weeks to give everyone time to transition over to the new mobile app. But pretty much everything below this line will no longer apply once you do you have the new mobile app version. Instead, see the “How to Group Lights” article in the community-created wiki. http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=How_to_Group_Lights_Together One of the most powerful features in the SmartThings mobile app is the use of Shortcut Groups. There are literally dozens of built in features for scheduling groups, from “turn off after X minutes” to “turn on when someo…