I set up a schedule on a CentraLite smart switch (a lamp is connected to this switch) as follows: turn on using a schedule > turn on a sunset > only when mode is Away. After sunset, when my wife and I are both away (and recognized as away by SmartThings) the switch does not turn on. My wife and I a…

If you click smart setup -> Presence Sensors -> Sensor or phone -> Top Alerts and Actions you can trigger mode changes there. It doesn’t happen by default :frowning:

I did not know that. So, there’s really no way, at least with the out-of-box ST capabilities, to set things up so that when my wife and I are both away, the Mode automatically switches to Away? Modes are only set manually? That doesn’t sound “smart” nor “automated” (as in Home Automation).

Well there is a little configuration required, you can say when these two presence tags are gone change mode to away. I do agree there is a lack of out of the box magic and there’s a lot that could be approved upon with modes, but it should only take 1-2 mins to configure what you’re looking to do i…

@bjindrich I have configured my away mode to begin when both myself and boyfriend leave. Go to hello home mode, look at the bottom for the little wheel/gear press that and you then can configure your actions. Under goodbye I change mode to away. Then under additional Settings, Perform goodbye wh…

Thanks Dawn! I’m finally seeing how Modes fit into the ST model and how to configure things. I see that all I had to do was set Perform GoodBye when Everyone Leaves (and select me and I wife in the list). I assumed that I needed to set the converse up, to correspondingly set the mode to Home when m…

This looks promising, I signed up for the beta, who knows when it will be available. Rule Builder by obycode

@bjindrich you are very welcome .sounds like you got it :smile: Best of luck to you on software developing. I am just a simple end user who figures things out by trial and error…

I had the expectation that this is happening by default and spent weeks trying to figure out why am I not getting the Door Open/Close messages. Finally got it working as required, thanks for the clarification

This might help: [image] A Short Intro to Scheduling/Device Control/Rules in SmartThings Classic FAQ (March 2018: All of the following applies only to the SmartThings Classic app. If you purchased your hub after March 1, 2018 and are using the new “SmartThings (Samsung Co…

How does Away mode work?

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