FAQ: Full list of buttons and remotes confirmed to work with SmartThings [Not all devices listed work with the 2020 Platform]

[JDRoberts]

Satechi Bluetooth Button (US) (Requires Android device and Tasker)

If you have an android device with Tasker as a controller, there are several Bluetooth buttons that you can use as a cloud to cloud integration.

One community member used the Satechi, a $30 elegant button, to add an under the counter controller for kitchen LEDs. Although the button’s own app will work with an iPhone, if you want to get SmartThings integration you have to have android and Tasker.

https://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Bluetooth-Button-iPhone-Samsung/dp/B00RM75NL0

And here’s the full project report. Remember that the android controller has to be within Bluetooth range of the button or it won’t work. So if you just use your phone, the button will only work while that particular phone is home.

Satechi bluetooth button or iBolt button and Tasker . Ideas/help welcome

So Ill be working on a project to get high WAF on a project for under cabinet lighting. She doesnt want a switch, instead a button is required. I could have gone with a minimote or a care pendant…or pick something that isnt really ideal. Instead I just ordered a Satechi bluetooth button from Amazon (should arrive by Monday): My goal is to hook this up to an old Galaxy Note 2 that currently sits uncharged in my desk drawer, and build some tasker profiles/tasks to turn the cabinet LED lights on/off. It acts as the “home” button. I havent played with Tasker in quite some time and Im sure I could stumble through making the “home button” function to talk to ST and activate the light. Anyone with Tasker that is proficient enough to lay out the logic behind my thinking? I understand t…

There are probably Bluetooth buttons available in the UK that could work with tasker in the same way.