# Regretting SmartThings **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices & Integrations\ **Created:** [November 25, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536 "2018-11-25T01:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mathieu\_Stephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mathieu\_Stephens](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Mathieu_Stephens)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/1 "2018-11-25T01:59:08Z")
Just got my V3 hub and i’m regretging changing from Wink because nothing i have is supported. Chamberlain MyQ garage door GE Ljnk light bulbs Nest Protect Etc… Notsosmartthings ---
**Author:** ![Automated\_House](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/automated_house/32/99641_2.png) [@Automated\_House](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Automated_House)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/2 "2018-11-25T02:22:54Z")
The beauty of SmartThings is you can make all those devices work if you search this very forum. The GE links are pretty crappy, but they should work out of the box. ---
**Author:** ![jkp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jkp/32/117130_2.png) [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/3 "2018-11-25T02:25:10Z")
> [@Mathieu\_Stephens](#): > > Chamberlain MyQ garage door there is an app… > [@\[OBSOLETE\] MyQ Lite Door and Lamp Control (for Liftmaster/Chamberlain)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-myq-lite-door-and-lamp-control-for-liftmaster-chamberlain/49150): > > This SmartApp integrates Chamberlain/LiftMaster MyQ doors and light controls into SmartThings. It creates a garage door or light switch (MyQ light module, not the light on the door itself) device in your list of Things and allows you to control the device… By tapping the device buttons in the SmartThings mobile app Automatically by your presence (coming or going) in a Routine or other SmartThings rules app Via switch tiles in a SmartTiles dashboard By asking Alexa or Google Home to turn the on the door or light [image] [image] Installation and Usage Follow the instructions and get the code here: [GitHub - brbeaird/SmartThings\_MyQ: Integrate SmartThings with MyQ (Obsolete)](https://github.com/brbeaird/SmartThings_MyQ). Make sure and install the SmartApp code as well as the applicable device handlers An optional (but strongly re… ---
**Author:** ![jkp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jkp/32/117130_2.png) [@jkp](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jkp)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/4 "2018-11-25T02:26:14Z")
> [@Mathieu\_Stephens](#): > > Nest Protect there is an app… > [@\[BROKEN\] NST Manager v5.0 (Does Not Work Anymore)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-nst-manager-v5-0/83228): > > Sadly this integration is no longer functional due to Google’s stupid decisions expressionless ---
**Author:** ![Mathieu\_Stephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mathieu\_Stephens](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Mathieu_Stephens)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/5 "2018-11-25T02:34:42Z")
Thank you. You’ve given me hope! ---
**Author:** ![Mathieu\_Stephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mathieu\_Stephens](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Mathieu_Stephens)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/6 "2018-11-25T02:37:31Z")
Thank hou. I see i have some learning to do ---
**Author:** ![Mathieu\_Stephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mathieu\_Stephens](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Mathieu_Stephens)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/7 "2018-11-25T03:19:26Z")
This is a bit more complicated than i thought ---
**Author:** ![bamarayne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bamarayne/32/18206_2.png) [@bamarayne](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bamarayne)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/8 "2018-11-25T03:27:39Z")
Not to be too big of a butt… but… you didn’t research this before you made the purchase? ---
**Author:** ![Automated\_House](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/automated_house/32/99641_2.png) [@Automated\_House](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Automated_House)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/9 "2018-11-25T04:05:54Z")
Start here > [@\[OBSOLETE\] FAQ: An Overview of Using Custom Code in SmartThings (SmartThings Classic, Groovy Code)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-an-overview-of-using-custom-code-in-smartthings-smartthings-classic/16772): > > The original FAQ information in this thread refers to the original smartthings architecture, which was in place through the end of 2022 and a little beyond. Custom code was written in the groovy programming language and ran in the smartthings cloud. As of May 2023, you can no longer add new Groovy DTH‘s or smartapps to your smartthings account. So if you came here because of a link in an old forum thread, or on another site, I’m afraid the Groovy information is no longer usable. All of this was replaced by a new architecture. Cloud to cloud integrations use the smartthings API. Hub connected devices, mostly Zigbee and zwave, now use “Edge Drivers,” written in the LUA programming language. Here’s the official announcement on those: The process for using a custom Edge Driver in the new … ---
**Author:** ![Mathieu\_Stephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mathieu\_Stephens](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Mathieu_Stephens)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/10 "2018-11-25T04:08:52Z")
Read a few reviews and smartthings seemed to get more nods than Wink and the new sensors sold me. ---
**Author:** ![bamarayne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bamarayne/32/18206_2.png) [@bamarayne](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bamarayne)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/11 "2018-11-25T04:27:15Z")
> [@Mathieu\_Stephens](#): > > Read a few reviews and smartthings seemed to get more nods than Wink and the new sensors sold me. Gotcha. What sensors do you have that are not working with ST? ---
**Author:** ![kewashi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/kewashi/32/77017_2.png) [@kewashi](https://community.smartthings.com/u/kewashi)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/12 "2018-11-25T05:08:04Z")
> [@Mathieu\_Stephens](#): > > Read a few reviews and smartthings seemed to get more nods than Wink and the new sensors sold me. Regardless of the depth of your prior research, you made a good decision to switch from Wink to SmartThings - the community of support here is vastly superior and the scope of supported devices is much broader. I suspect there isn’t anything that works with Wink that you can’t get working with ST. You also have the backing of one of the world’s largest smartphone makers behind this app so you know it isn’t going anywhere. Finally, there are some awesome 3rd party add-ons that will make you fall in love with it. The learning curve can be a bit steep but hang in there and just ask here for help - lots of really great people here willing to support. ---
**Author:** ![Bry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bry](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Bry)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/13 "2018-11-25T05:12:28Z")
> [@Mathieu\_Stephens](#): > > GE Ljnk light bulbs > [@Automated\_House](#): > > The GE links are pretty crappy, but they should work out of the box. The GE Links will work out of the box. You may need to reset the bulb before ST will detect it. ---
**Author:** ![bamarayne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bamarayne/32/18206_2.png) [@bamarayne](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bamarayne)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/14 "2018-11-25T06:00:06Z")
> [@Bry](#): > > The GE Links will work out of the box. You may need to reset the bulb before ST will detect it. They do work out of the box… but there is and always has been a problem with those bulbs on the ST platform… they are just plain twitchy ---
**Author:** ![Bry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bry](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Bry)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/15 "2018-11-25T13:54:50Z")
> [@bamarayne](#): > > They do work out of the box… but there is and always has been a problem with those bulbs on the ST platform… they are just plain twitchy Yep. Additionally, they are no longer manufactured. From the OP’s standpoint, however, the bulbs should at least get detected. ---
**Author:** ![vitamincm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/vitamincm/32/82718_2.png) [@vitamincm](https://community.smartthings.com/u/vitamincm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/16 "2018-11-25T14:35:52Z")
The best feature of SmartThings is easily this community. You’ll find the help you need in here a million times faster and easier than you will trying to get “support” from Samsung. ---
**Author:** ![tonesto7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/tonesto7/32/114859_2.png) [@tonesto7](https://community.smartthings.com/u/tonesto7)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/17 "2018-11-25T18:13:31Z")
All I can recommend is Search for Community Installer ---
**Author:** ![rontalley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rontalley](https://community.smartthings.com/u/rontalley)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/regretting-smartthings/143536/18 "2018-11-25T18:54:17Z")
The “Rabbit Hole” runs deep. You should regret your purchase because from this day forward…you will be spending and spending and spending. Not because you have to in order for ST to run correctly but because you can connect soooooooooooooo many “Things”. You will see something and be like, I wish that I could get that to work with ST and then come here and search and BAM!,…someone has made a custom app and/or device type handler (DTH) to make it work. This is the beauty of this platform. What doesn’t work on other platforms, you can make work here. Good Luck!