Skybell integration

Hi Andy!

Stepping in for Tyler, here.

The SkyBell integration WILL allow you to turn the indoor chime on and off.

Due to some limitations of our platform, this feature will be controlled by the “switch” capability. What that means is that if you want a routine to mute the SkyBell’s indoor chime, you’ll want the routine to “turn off the doorbell”. The “Off” command will mute the indoor chime. Turning the doorbell “On” will unmute the indoor chime.

In the device page itself, you’ll be able to take an image that will show up in the upper area. You’ll also be able to activate a video clip recording, but for now that triggers the SkyBell App to take a recording. We have plans to make the integration deeper in the future.

The motion detector on the SkyBell will work with SmartThings as well, but you need to make sure to enable it in the SkyBell App settings.

You’ll also be able to mute the outdoor chime from the device page, but there isn’t a way to automate that feature. You can use the button on the SkyBell with Smart Lights or with the Button Controller SmartApp.

Right now there is an issue that does not allow you to change the color of the SkyBell LED via SmartThings. We’d like to fix this soon, but we feel comfortable releasing the integration without that feature for now.

Cheers!

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