I received an email about transitioning to the new SmartThings app. It read in part. “Many (NOT all) of the features from SmartThings Classic are now included in the new SmartThings app!” I’m perfectly happy with SmartThings Classic. I read nightmare stories of people trying to make a transiti…

Yes. See The official announcement thread: [image] Get ready to make the switch! Announcements Hi Everyone, Many of the features from SmartThings Classic are now included in the new SmartThings app ! We have started asking some users to transition to the new app. However…

I did read “You will need to migrate as the Classic app will eventually be deprecated.” Is “deprecated” new-speak for discontinued, no longer function, or some other plain English word or phrase? Kind of scary considering how the Classic app is generally well reviewed. The with the new app I only…

[image] XL5: I did read “You will need to migrate as the Classic app will eventually be deprecated.” Is “deprecated” new-speak for discontinued, no longer function, or some other plain English word or phrase? The conventional interpretation of ‘deprecated’ is that it will still function, but …

“Deprecated” has long been used in information technology to mean “no longer sold or supported.” As @orangebucket mentioned, it may continue to run for awhile, but then again, it may not. Or features may disappear randomly from time to time.

[image] XL5: how the Classic app is generally well reviewed I don’t think the Classic app has ever been “well reviewed.” It’s always been seen as a fairly middling, 3 out of 5 type of product. That’s why ActionTiles and SharpTools exist to begin with. :wink:.

Eventually we will have only one app. We don’t have a date yet because we know there are still gaps that need to be resolved. We are working very slowyly to migrate all users to the new app as the gaps are closed.

@jody.albritton Please give us the ability to trigger our Arlo cameras to record when events such as motion sensors sense motion or contact sensors open and close. Just like SHM in the classic app. Thank you kindly for your consideration.

Does the new app record any video?

yes. STHM in the new app can trigger video clips with the newer Samsung Cam and Arlo Cameras. The ST cam can also be triggered to record from automations. Not sure about Arlo.

I’m afraid to ask…but has anyone with a lot of custom device handlers and SmartApps converted to the new SmartThings app with minimal pain? I’m currently running six hubs with a lot of device integration and device handlers and am not looking forward to “upgrading” to a new system.

Is SmartThings Classic being discontinued?

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JDRoberts January 16, 2020, 6:33am 2

Yes. See The official announcement thread:

Any Concord 4 alarm panel users out there?

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Is SmartThings Classic being discontinued?

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