New user... who (me) must be an idiot

[jgirvine]

Ok, I install an electrical outlet… got that working.
Now, I want to setup the motion detector to notify me when the pantry door is opened. (I have ordered a GE bulb that I hope to setup coming on when the pantry is open). I linked the motion sensor, it shows in my ST app, but where can I choose a SmartApp? I see a tab at the top of the app, when I click it, it says none installed…I go back to the Home screen and click on the SmartApps tab there and it shows my Echo, but no other apps… so WHERE is the option to see apps I can install? I have googled and searched here, and found references to writing and installing custom apps, but I was under the impression there were some standard apps for this sort of thing… Thanks

[cuboy29]

It’s the right most icon in the bottom of the app. That’s the market place, the same place where you add new devices. Click on that and you will see Things and SmartApps tab. All the smartapps are in there. If you have your own you can find it there under “My Apps” on the bottom as well.

I recommend giving these two apps a shot.

Rule machine - as per the app developer, this app is no longer available for new installs, distribution, or support

Rule Machine is no longer available.

[DEPRECATED] Trigger Happy!

Trigger Happy! Trigger Happy has been replaced by Rule Machine:

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

[jgirvine]

Thanks… I had clicked on so many SmartApps tabs… and found nothing, I had missed that one.

[jgirvine]

Ok, great on the first question, but you have lead me to a second… how do I now find the two apps you are suggesting? Is there a way to search? Thanks

[deano12 (Dean Smith)]

would suggest looking up, self publishing apps via the IDE (You’ll also need to get the app code from the links above)

Once you understand that - ST will become your ouster

[cuboy29]

Check out this excellent video by @scottinpollock

Here is an excellent place to start

http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=ThingsThatAreSmart_Wiki

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

Hey, you could get easily overwhelmed. I suggest getting used to stock apps, first, and once you are comfortable and bored with those only then start exploring the IDE options. My 2 cents…

[jgirvine]

Yes, I agree… I have made a promise to myself to take it one step at a time and make sure I fully understand how that step (thing) works before I move on…

[JDRoberts]

This might help:

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

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. :blush:) (Note: as of April 2017, the original author of this FAQ lost the ability to add updated screenshots as VoiceOver capability was broken in the official SmartThings mobile app and has not yet been fixed. Anyone who wants to update the screenshots or any out of date i…

[jgirvine]

Does this video have audio? I can not get it to play sound…

[jgirvine]

Thanks… been researching the apps and how to add them… but I have to ask a question… where do you get an electric blanket that will work this way? Mine won’t turn on if the power goes off,… Thanks