Motion alerts when home even when mode is set to away

[marktheknife (Mark)]

@jjmucker

I’ve set up a notify me when, to push a notification to my phone when there is movement when I’m in away mode only.

@Steveuk23

Change it to notify you when there’s movement when it’s set to Armed(away) and not armed(home)

And as long as it auto changes to armed(away) when you leave you should be ok.

I’m not sure if we’re all talking about the same thing.

The OP referred to “away mode,” @Steveuk23 is referring to smart home monitor armed status.

They’re not the same thing. And modes are somewhat less intuitive than SHM armed status.

This thread might help explain it:

FAQ: Armed/Disarmed states vs Away/Home modes confusion

Hello, I’m brand new to SmartThings, and I’m trying to configure Smart Home Monitor to alert not just on door open/close sensors and motion sensors, but also on certain vibration sensors when it is in the Armed state. I can’t find a way to do that. I can use Custom to make a vibration alert based on Away/Home/Night “modes”, but these appear to be totally separate from the Armed/Disarmed states. Am I missing something?