@turned this has been discussed here… Button editing stopped working after latest iOS update
Smart lighting working well, combined with scenes (scenes for when you need to turn some stuff on and other stuff off at the same time)
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With popcorn effect…
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So I didn’t see that he went and posted any “bugs” found on this thread you linked. I’ve got everything working again using button controller except button 5. Thanks for posting about button controller smart app 
I was able to get the 5th covered using smart lighting app so thanks to Turned for that info
Which one is button 5? The middle one? That has only push, but not hold due to the way how the button works in the IKEA environment.
Yes, Determined it assigns clockwise starting at 12 with 1, assumably middle being 5. I am currently only assigning press not hold. I looked at it in IDE and 5 was assigned. Idk could be user error on my part. Regardless, abandoned and went with Smart Lighting which is working great.
Edit: curious so looked a little more and no toggle for button 5
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The main point is that, you managed to do what you wanted to achieve.
Smart Lighting is great for scenes and setting things as you want. ABC provides brightening and dimming lights and music player volume control for the new Sonos, etc. Some more stuff…
The numbers and buttons are a bit misleading, but here is the list from the DH
private getREMOTE_BUTTONS() {
[TOP:1,
RIGHT:2,
BOTTOM:3,
LEFT:4,
MIDDLE:5]
The engineers at Smartthings’ made a really good job making these cheap buttons working for us. I have 3 of them. And even my wife likes it.
Toggle is weird. It only applies to that button and not to the light. So if it was toggled from the app or by another switch/button, then you need to press your actual button twice to do a real life toggle.
Yeah, Smart Lighting has always had that toggle issue. New app works better for toggle (once it’s fixed).
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Yeah, there appears to be some data missing with button 5 for anyone else who may encounter an issue.
It seems to have the same data as the other buttons in the log.
Just been trying the “new” Smartthings app over Classic and noticed, while cleaning up devices in the web interface, the “Ikea Button” so I tried changing my “remotes” (in my labels) over.
One shows up in the app with five buttons and all the options, the others do not. I have compared the settings in the web page(s) and apart from the name and label I see no differences. Logged out and back in on the phone app - no change.
Anyone seen this?
(Have not yet tried a re-pairing as the dance to also re-pair the lights to the steering controller part is painful with the ceiling panels)
Did someone already found a solution for the problem where the Tradfri two button is connected but not sending events to the hub except for the temperature now and then?
Some info from my side:
I bought the two button in the Netherlands, as a separate product. So excluding the wireless outlet.
I’m using Smartthings Link in combination with the first generation Nvidia Shield.
I paired the two button with the Classic and the new Android app. Also added it manually by capturing the network and device ID from the IDE logs.
In all situations the two button shows connected (standby?) and sends some temperature now and then.
Pressing button 0 or 1 on the device doesn’t result in anything in the hub. Neither in the events and in the logs.
this is your problem
Which combinations do work then?
You need a v2 or v3 Hub. Or send some emails to support when they will release new firmware for the SmartThings Link. They might going to update it, but nobody knows that when if ever.
Hi all. First post in this forum.
I have a couple of the two button switches. They connected without any issues to my version 3 Hub, and work fine with WebCore.
With the official DTH there is only Pushed and a Held events available. However from live logging, i get this in addition on button release: Parsing message from device: ‘catchall: 0104 0008 01 FF 0000 01 C893 01 00 0000 07 00’
So does anyone know of a custom DTH that also utilize the Relese event?
What device handler are people using for the two button remotes?
That is all the button capability currently allows for. OK the ‘new’ documentation gives it multiple button pushes and also multiple ‘up’ and ‘down’ button pushes but they are all still basically pushed or held.
Out of curiosity, does that catchall change depending on which button was pushed?
Thanks for the reply.
I’m new to SmartThings and have no idea on how to create custom DTH’s, so please excuse my ignorance.
However, since the button clearly send a message on button release, I guess it should be possible to create a DTH that create events based on that? It might be a difficult task, but in theory i guess it must be possible…
The catchall on button release is the same regardless of which button was pressed.