SmartThings Renaming Existing Plugs When Adding New Plugs

[rob_uk]

When I added some Shelly plugs (Shelly Qubino Z-Wave Plug - UK – Vesternet) to SmartThings recently, SmartThings automatically added " 1" to all of my existing plugs and virtual switches. After adding 5 plugs, “Kitchen Plug” is now called “Kitchen Plug 1 1 1 1 1”. This didn’t happen when I subsequently added Sensative Strips (Z-Wave Plus Sensative Strips Guard 800 – Vesternet).

I know I can simply rename all of the devices that SmartThings renamed, but is this something that I should be worried about? I’ve tried searching for this affecting other people, but can only find people asking how to rename devices.

[jkp]

SmartThings changed device names

Earlier today I added 1 ZOOZ Wall Switch. It went in and included without issue. About an hour later I went to SharpTools to refresh my devices as I now had a new device. All went without issue, at least thats what I thought. While adding the new device to a dashboard I noticed almost every device now had a “1” after their names in my device list. I immediatley went into SmartThings and sure enough, almost every device now has a “1” after it. [Screenshot_20241130_191802_SmartThings] I also noticed my devices are no longer in the rooms they were assigned to. They are all in “ALL DEVICES” in the mobile app. I also checked in SmartThings Advanced and they all have the “1” after the name there as well. 1 additional thing. When I click on a tile in the mobile app to open the device, I get t…

[rob_uk]

Thank you. I’ll post in that topic instead.