Smartthings just does not listen

[Aricsdaddy (Simon)]

It was nice today to see the new app update, with support for scenes, custom lock codes and fingerprint authentication, however.

The however is a big one and just goes to show how out of touch Smartthings and Samsung are with customers. This is because once again we get no update or word on delay sensors for arming and disarming the alarm system. It is ridiculous that they cannot add a couple of lines of code to support this. Then again maybe they have not done that on purpose to promote the new Smartthings ADT touchscreen alarm system. Right now if a new Kichstarter offered a Home Automation system for Z-wave and Zigbee that fixed this big Smartthings shortcomings, I would probably back it in a heartbeat if it fixed these shortcomings.

[tgauchat (ActionTiles.com co-founder Terry @ActionTiles; GitHub: @cosmicpuppy)]

@Aricsdaddy

Right now if a new Kichstarter offered a Home Automation system for Z-wave and Zigbee that fixed this big Smartthings shortcomings, I would probably back it in a heartbeat if it fixed these shortcomings.

There are about a dozen (or more) crowd-funded smart home platforms available for pre-order (or “rewards”) right this moment. Several of those are months (or years) behind ETA and/or have horrid bugs.

Check out OOMI, Athom, … dozens.

@Aricsdaddy

It is ridiculous that they cannot add a couple of lines of code to support this.

No feature change is ever just “a couple lines of code”, especially in an organization the size of Samsung SmartThings where changes to SHM affect many internal departments.

Not excusing the lack of classic and undeniably useful functionality that was requested in immediately after SHM release 2 years ago, but just saying that you’ve got plenty of other options… but no good ones.

[marktheknife (Mark)]

@Aricsdaddy

Right now if a new Kichstarter offered a Home Automation system for Z-wave and Zigbee that fixed this big Smartthings shortcomings, I would probably back it in a heartbeat if it fixed these shortcomings.

Good luck with that. You can search for perpetual motion machines on kickstarter too, doesn’t mean they’ll deliver one to you anytime soon.

I gave up on becoming frustrated by this a long time ago. It’s just not worth it.

Try @arnb’s SHM delay smartapp if you haven’t already. It works great.

Delay SHM from using Motion Detectors when Armed(Away)

I have my lock integration set to automatically run my “Goodbye” routine when I lock the door. The Goodbye routine switches Smarthings Home Monitor to “Armed(Away)” which would trip if the motion detectors go off. Occasionally, as I leave, I guess my motion detector closer to the door still reads “motion” as I exit so when I lock the door, and Goodbye Runs, setting SMH to Armed(Away), the motion detector reading active trips SMH into thinking there is a problem (and then all my lights turn on and I get texts, etc.). I wish there was a way to delay reading motion detectors for a configurable or even a hard set amount of time before they are allowed to trip SMH when it is turned on, like your normal home alarms.