Is there a way to turn off switch when there is motion ? Or is there already an app for this?

[JDRoberts]

@10acimported

Thanks for the help . I am trying to get it to work now .
Really appreciate the help .

I am new to this , but this Smartthings base app really needs a multi tool on , off , time , day , settings app . I do not need a controller that asks me questions I just need a controller that does what I tell it to do .
I used X-10 years ago and it had a more clear interface to perform actions than smartthings does . Maybe not as complicated actions as smartthings can do , but for me it was a lot easier .

Many people agree with you, me included!

Here’s what’s currently officially available:

A Short Intro to Scheduling/Device Control/Rules in SmartThings Classic

(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 Connect)” app, creating rules works differently.) You’ve got your hub. You’ve got some devices. Now how do you schedule what happens when? SmartThings doesn’t have a rules engine/scheduler, so there’s no one tutorial for how to do this. But it’s an open platform, and there are about 12 different ways to set up various kinds of schedules. Some require custom code, some don’t. A “scheduler” in this context is anything that causes a networked device to perform an action, even if it’s just to toggle on or off immediately. (Network engineering definition, forgive me. ) (Note: as of April 2017, the original author of …

And there are some rules engines that have been built by community members for others to use. Not officially supported, but quite popular. See the following topic:

I want a rules engine, not apps

More and more I find myself wishing that SmartThings just gave me a simple interface for a rules engine. Trigger, Conditions, Actions. I can code and have written a few smart apps for my own uses, but the approach is very tedious. The current app feels disorganized and it can be hard to troubleshoot issues. (what just made that light turn off!? I end up looking in 3 different places to see what is going on) Why can’t it be simple to define a rule that says, when the time is 11:00 PM if both people are home then lock the front and back doors. I know I could figure out a way to make this happen, it’s just so far from easy and intuitive. I want to define a rule by setting a trigger, conditions, and actions. I want to be able to easily see which rules are associated with any individual…