VDM is a SmartApp that allows you to create virtual devices without needing to interact with the SmartThings web IDE. It currently creates devices of types “On/Off Switch Tile” and “Momentary Button Tile”, but adding future virtual device capability should be trivial if there’s anything out there w…

Yes. SwitchMania will remove the virtual switches (and / or the links to Routines) if you decide you no longer need them.

Just to pass this on… On Android App. When I access the parent app then click the plus… It just crashes the app and cycles it back up again… Any ideas?

Nope, I’m an iOS user. There have been a lot of reports of odd behavior with the Android app lately, though. I don’t think I’m doing anything non-standard. Try the SwitchMania app and report back if it works. If it does, I can compare code to see what’s going on. [image] [OBSOL…

Ok it looks like this one actually works for the switch creation - However I’m having trouble installing the 3rd (2nd child app). about to report the error on that thread.

[image] btk: Nope, I’m an iOS user. There have been a lot of reports of odd behavior with the Android app lately, though. I can confirm that I can’t install child apps on android, just crashes. But I can via iOS, no crashing.

[image] greg: I can confirm that I can’t install child apps on android, just crashes. I have no problems on Android 2.0.7 creating SmartTiles Child SmartApps (from SmartTiles (Connect) parent).

[image] tgauchat: I have no problems on Android 2.0.7 creating SmartTiles Child SmartApps (from SmartTiles (Connect) parent). I don’t have a problem on android in Smart Tiles either. I just meant on the VDM Manager.

Sorry. I don’t have any android devices to test with. It’s a shame that supposedly valid code works on one platform but not another. I’d be happy to accept a PR if anyone knows the secret handshake for Android, though.

Getting error =Java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Metadata definition not found when trying to install the Momentary Switch Template. Thoughts on how to fix this? thanks in advance pete

Sounds like you’re trying to install it as a SmartApp. It is a device type.

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