Do any of you use automation for controlling lights?
For me, local control for controlling lights is reason enough to go to V2 and I consider it ESSENTIAL… I was on V1 and moved to V2 using the early upgrade code.
If I open a door to the basement stairwell and the lights do NOT go on instantly, whats the point of automation? I can flick the switch instead and not even need automation.
With V2 local control my lights are all instant and I have no problems with the cloud.
I don’t have nearly that many things but the speed improvement alone was worth it for me. Stuff running local is nice too! I did my 50 or so things and programming over a weekend an hour here and an hour there. Still need to to one last thing… a lock that I need to reset to default and re set up. Dogs don’t like the beeps it make so i just have not got to it yet
@slagle, it’s great that you’re so active on here (and yes, that’s meant to be sincere). You have made a lot of posts since I asked these questions: can you please take the time to give us a definitive response, or ask @duncan or @alex or someone from ST to do so.
Please don’t leave us hanging, and if you respond, please give us the in-depth answers to these questions that I think many are looking for.
We are still working on the tool. It has not escaped us that we need to have a migration tool. But, we are focusing on the basics right now. The basics are so important because none of this matters without them. I do not have a timeline for you but I can tell you that we recognize the problems caused by not having a migration tool available.
I would consider this a basic requirement before upgrading from hub v1 to hub v2. Isn’t the only alternative to manually uninstall/delete literally everything? Every smartapp, every device, every routine. Then manually re-add everything. Not worth the time and effort, IMHO.
Following this thread closely. I bought a V2 hub 6 months ago…but it’s still sitting in the box on my desk, gathering dust. I have no plans to install it…too many other “priority” home projects. If I had a migration tool…absolutely.
Just eBay it… my guess is we’ll see a v3 hub before a migration tool is ready. At least I hope so as I now have way too much stuff to go through that again.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see that either. And that would be kinda sad. ST doesn’t have the resources (or access to samsung’s resources) to develop both a stable, cloud-based platform and a hub migration tool at the same time?
On a side note, if the answer to the previous is uncertain… Any way I could start making a backup of all the apps and automations I’ve got at home before my new v2 hub arrives this week?
Out of curiosity, what’s pushing you to “upgrade” from v1 to v2? Local processing is virtually non-existent, bluetooth isn’t enabled, usb ports are non-functional and now even the batteries no longer work more than 2 months without leaking.