SmartThings Vision GP-U999GTEEAAC unable to add to SmartThings

Yes I have three. The first two I set up over a year ago no problem. One these first two is working just fine, the second is stuck in a boot loop for no known reason, just found it like that one day. The third is a spare new one I had laying around and I am now trying but repeatedly failing to set up to replace the second on that is stuck in the boot loop.

The skytag suitcase issue was a temporary android app glitch that occurred when I scanned the QR code on all three of the sensors. That has now resolved.

@Tarikbel1 what firmware does your working sensor have? My single working sensor is on 2.9-CU070611
I have even taken the step to contact goertek given the smartthings team and Samsung are ghosting me and not providing any support for the product they have sold.

All my vison sensors are using Firmware version (2.9-CU070611)
I ve tried to disassemble one of them looking for any pins or eprom to flash but :confused: i think there is no luck in this way.
For the other one when the procces of pairing it get stucked exactly ? You can see the Sensorā€™s AP Wifi ?

It always fails when registering to cloud/smartthings account. It connects to my network and communicates with the internet, Iā€™ve checked this on my router.

I thought maybe there was serial port access or something like that over the USB.

@nayelyz @Luis_Humberto_Medina could I please get some help with this, or at least direct me to someone who has the time and can help me?

@nayelyz @Luis_Humberto_Medina well I was stupid enough to purchase a fourth vision sensor off eBay, brand new in box, never opened, serial number only 4 digits after the third I havenā€™t been able to pair to my smartthings account. I was hoping maybe there was just some random issue with the third vision sensor and this fourth would miraculously work. I was wrong. Iā€™m having the exact same issue with the fourth brand new sensor not being able to pair to my smartthings account. This is most definitely a server side issue and I can only guess that the firmware on these sensors straight out the box brand new, is older than on my one sensor that has been working for a couple years. I would really like some help fixing this, over two months without a resolution or support from a team member is pretty frustrating and disheartening towards the whole smartthings ecosystem.

Hi @slgalvin,

Sorry for the late response. We have reviewed your issue and itā€™s been escalated for further investigation. The case is currently being handled by customer support, if you want to know more about the status please contact customer support.

Thanks for the update. Hopefully we can figure this out. It would be a shame for these vision sensors to go in the bin when there is nothing wrong with them, and they are the most useful SmartThings sensor I have used. Other than going through the Samsung members app to request support, which is a horrendously terrible experience with a distinct lack of consistent follow through since you end up getting different people respond everytime, is there a more direct and reliable way to liaise with customer support?

@Luis_Humberto_Medina how long does it usually take the support team to get back to people, itā€™s taking a long time.

Hi @slgalvin !
I will see what I can do to assist you further, but for now, the only information I have for contacting support in Australia is to scroll down past the help articles on this page and find the ā€œContact Infoā€ section with various contact options.

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Well after a very long wait and no confirmation that anything has been fixed, I decided to dust off the sensors and try set them up again. So far so good. Iā€™ve got one to set up first try, itā€™s firmware is way out of date so Iā€™m leaving it to update before I attempt the second sensor. Hopefully this is finally a fix for good.

Definitely fixed, both of the new vision sensors I have been unable to set up in recent months, were added to SmartThings without issue. Both running firmware version 1.7 out of the box, and updated to 2.9 after a couple of hours to actually work properly and display a video feed.

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