Lifx Color Change Automation

SmartApps & Automations
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Hi- I am new to SmartThings. I would like to create an automation that triggers my lifx z strip lights to change to a specified color when motion is detected. Currently, I am able to turn my Lifx lights on as part of an automation but when I try to select the option of changing the color (i.e. Red) I get the error:

“Network Error. Couldn’t add automation”

In addition, I also get a Network error when I try to create a scene to change the lifx light strips to a certain color.

I am very confused because I can manually change the color of the light strips in the SmartHome app but nothing through automations or scenes.

I am using the V3 Hub and using the latest Smartthings app on IOS. Any advice is appreciated.

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Update: SmartThings support says this is a known issue.

If you know any workarounds I would greatly appreciate it.

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Use Lifx group of groups DTH, then assign it to the lights you want to control, then trigger it using an automation as desired. It will work.

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Is the group of groups DTH still going to be maintained when groovy goes away?

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We don’t really know what the migration will look like so it’s difficult to say if it can still work or not.