Rule Builder Status? And What does SmartThings think its demographic is and what does it want it to be?

[625alex (Alex, ActionTiles Control Panel)]

@Johnny_Davy

I really like @Ben’s idea of having two separate apps. One would be a super simple controller that would be great for my wife. People like her really only use 2-5 functions from SmartThings and it would be much easier for them to use if that’s all they had access to.

One of the greatest things of ST is that you always have options. However, one must always look for them.

Check out some wife friendly apps that are also applicable to demographics 1-4. Take it as is or make more with it, the choice is yours!

Home Automation Dashboard (HAD)

All the lights in my house are controllable through SmartThings, but not all of them are wired up to wall switches. I do have a bunch of floor and table lamps, which are hooked up to GE receptacles and plug-in lamp modules. It’s a bit of a PITA to have to bend down to actuate the modules. Whipping out my phone to launch the SmartThings Mobile app to control the lights can be cumbersome and slow, and I’m not a big fan of the idea of having physical remotes floating around the house. I wanted a solution with the immediacy of a physical switch, but some of the flexibility of the mobile app. Here is what I came up with: [image] Hardware This is essentially a wall mounted Nexus 7 Android tablet, which I was able to acquire for cheap. I built a custom frame using a laser cut premium walnut ve…

ActiON, aka Web Dashboard 3.0

The new version is finally here! ActiON-Dashboard 4 Please continue discussion in the new thread. Thank you all for support!!! I appreciate all your contributions! Continuing the discussion from Web Dashboard 3.0: Sorry, this took longer than I hoped, but here it is and it has more than I ever planned to do… [image] New features: Hello, Home! actions Motion sensors Weather Momentary switch Humidity Analog clock Links. Useful to link multiple dashboards. Improvements UI tweaks (my wife picked the colors) Temperature is rounded off to the nearest integer I thought it needed a name. “Web Dashboard” is not too creative, although very appropriate for a web dashboard. Installing the ActiON dashboard Open the logs first Install app as usual via mobile device. Don’t forget to ena…