I have a device which is both a motion sensor and contact sensor among others. I am only using it as a motion sensor, the device card on the Home screen is only showing the status of the contact sensor. Is there a way to change the value being displayed? If not , I recommend that (1) the value bei…

[image] psfunatyo: Is there a way to change the value being displayed? I believe the only way is to modify the code yourself - Custom Capability and CLI Developer Preview

[image] [image] [image] [image] The classic app shows motion while the new app shows the contact sensor status.

[image] psfunatyo: The classic app shows motion while the new app shows the contact sensor status. That is presumably because the device handler includes the UI definition used by the Classic app and that explicitly tells it to use motion. The device handler doesn’t include the UI definition…

Thanks @orangebucket , @hongtat I wrote the device type a long time ago, in a different life. I looked at the video in post @hongtat had linked to and didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. I guess I need to go back to the basics. I noticed that my driver is running in the cloud and I assume…

[image] psfunatyo: I noticed that my driver is running in the cloud and I assume that redoing the driver would allow me to move the execution local. No it wouldn’t. It is possible to set custom handlers to run locally but they will be running default code in the firmware and not your custom c…

[image] orangebucket: To change the attribute displayed as a status on dashboard tiles requires an explicit device presentation to be included in the DTH. That is just extra parameters in the ‘description()’ saying something like: mnmn: "SmartThings", vid: "generic-motion" I have tried four …

I need the same info to change the default display value on tile icon for devices with multiple attributes, Can anyone please help ?

OK, firstly bear in mind that you may find the process a bit arcane, complicated or think that it just sucks. Fair enough, but it is functionality designed for the ‘new’ environment being retrofitted into the legacy environment, it isn’t going to be pretty. The following content is based on an actu…

How to change the value shown in the device card on the Home screen

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hongtat (HONGTAT TAN) September 14, 2020, 2:48am 2

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How to change the value shown in the device card on the Home screen

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