the SmartThings iOS mobile app team has once again screwed up. You can create button actions once for each button, but then they all show under the top button to edit. 
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got it working with both 5 and new 4 button Strybar remote
Could you summarise the steps to get them working?
short version :
- connect lights
- reset remote and link it to the hub (4 presses)
- long press link button near lights until they start blinking (see Ikea manual)
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Are you able to program the side buttons after doing this?
I just managed to try the instructions but I get the same behavior as before, the power / dimmer buttons work locally but I cannot program the side buttons. Adding button actions or routines donāt do anything.
Did you get these to work?
Yes, it stays connected to the hub.
I use arrow buttons to control my curtains, and dim buttons for lights
OK thanks, not sure what Iām doing wrongā¦
When you reset the remote, did you remove it from SmartThings first?
My lights and remote are already connected, so just reset and linked back which detected as the previous name.
I can see the battery level but thatās it, pretty much how Pavel described above.
This is interesting, this means that the remote is connected to the hub, but it is not subscribed to the group.
With Edge driver it is little bit easier to debug the issue
I donāt think Iām using an edge driver (Iām not a developer).
In the IDE the remote name is āIKEA Remote Controlā and type āIkea Buttonā.
The route is via the Ikea light to the SmartThings hub. Is this the same for you or are you using a different type?
In case it makes a difference, my Ikea lights are listed as type āZLL Dimmer Bulbā.
try the Edge driver now it supports group binding.
check Ikea Styrbar Remote - #102 by Mariano_Colmenarejo
Is this the SmartThings ZigBee Button Edge Driver?
you need to install Marianoās Driver and driver for remote. Currently Ikea Stryrbar is supported
Right, thatās why I asked about the other driver for the 5 button remote. Hopefully something will be supported for that soon.
well if you can install the ST cli and get logs , I can came up with the simple driver for the 5 button remote.
but fist make sure your light is using the Marianoās driver
OK thanks, will give it a try and see if I can get them soon. Appreciate the help.
It you are referring to this button, itās currently supported by stock edge driver already.
Regards,
Fran
please read the topic, the goal is to have the direct binding (remote<>bulb) without a hub. Plus extended function using the hub.
this is something ST does not publish officially, but itās part of the Zigbee protocol
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Apologies, I assumed the goal was local operation and this could be achived by either direct binding or edge driver. But I see the goal is direct binding itself.
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this is the driver for 5 button remote
What would be the trouble shooting steps for an Ikea 5 button remote that pairs easily to my v3 ST hub, shows up in my Android ST app (the newer app, latest version), reports battery life, but otherwise appears dead (no button presses or holds show up on the ST app, automations (routines) do not respond to button presses, no button presses show up in the live logging in graph.api.smartthings.com. I would be tempted to conclude there is broken hardware in the button but I have another Ikea 5 button remote that behaves the same way. This is all tested with fresh batteries, removing the device from the app, removing batteries, reinstalling batteries, adding the devices back to the app, renaming them, etc. with no change. Meanwhile, I have two other Ikea 5 button remotes on my hub that work great. Thank you for any suggestions.