In-Wall, Two Switch Replacement options

[JDRoberts]

@milksteakmatt

Tried GE link bulbs, but my family keeps turning off the lights at the switch. I can’t blame them either. When you’re standing next to the switch, its much easier than commanding the Echo or pulling out your phone. Looks like there’s no good option for my double switches. Even relays will require the switch to stay in the “on” position.

There are several new " smart switch covers" just coming on the market. These are intended to solve the problem of family members turning off smart bulbs at the switch. The cover fits over the existing light switch and has its own buttons. So you leave the original switch always turned on to power the bulbs, but there is an easy and intuitive button switch on top of that for people to use.

Community members now have two of these working with SmartThings. See post 40 at the end of the following thread.

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

(Osram: US and EU. Nortek: US only.) Two new battery operated Devices with a very similar form factor now have community created device handlers. They can be used as either a wall switch or a tabletop remote. This is a smart switch cover. It’s a battery-operated device, which means it will not act as a repeater. The idea is that it fits over the top of an existing switch. You leave the existing switch always powered on, so that there is power to the smart bulbs. But the cover has its own buttons that you can use to send a wireless signal either to the bulbs or in some cases to the hub to instruct the bulbs to turn on and off. If the device allows you to send a signal to the hub, it may be possible to use it as what SmartThings calls a “button controller” like the Aeon minimote, whic…