[SOLVED] Tradfri bulb + new hub & app (V3)

[twillmott (Tom)]

I’ve recently got the new ST V3 hub, and am having a nightmare getting it to work with two IKEA tradfri bulbs. Has anyone managed to get them working together correctly?

My issue is that I can pair the two bulbs, however when I try to access them in the new SmartThings app, it says “Can’t connect to device. Check device and try again.”. Looking at my devices on the ST developer website, the two bulbs show up with the correct status (online/offline). The events for the thing seem to be fine. The steps I’ve taken are as follows:

• Create Tradfri device handler: https://github.com/edvaldeysteinsson/IKEA-Tradfri/blob/master/devicetypes/edvaldeysteinsson/ikea-tradfri.src/ikea-tradfri.groovy
• Turn bulb on & off six times to get it in pairing mode.
• In the app, manually add the Tradfri LED bulb E27 980 thing
• Wait for it to find the bulb, and click done.

Anyone’s tips/thoughts would be much appreciated! I’ve trawled the site for any new posts on this subject.

EDIT: Or if anyone can recommend any cheap smart bulbs that integrate better, I’d much appreciate that.

[JDRoberts]

Custom device type handlers do not work with the new app without modification. Try changing them just to a generic zigbee dimmer and see if that works.

If not, you’ll either have to modify the DTH, or use the classic app.

New app — which CUSTOM DTH’s will work?

I was encouraged by other forum community members to start a topic to discuss which custom device handlers a.k.a. DTH’s will be supported in the new app. (If any ) For those of you that are using the new app, can you confirm any custom device handlers that are working? Below are the ones that I use and am seeking info on… Thanks in advance… @posborne [image] [image] Also, if custom DTH’s are not going to work, Will those devices show up in the new app? Or do I have to exclude them and then add them again using their default device handler?

SPECIFIC differences between "SmartThings Classic" (the V2 app) and “SmartThings (Samsung Connect)” (the V3 app)

this thread is intended only as a listing of specific differences between the two apps, not for complaints, suggestions, discussions of design philosophy, bug reports, questions about migration, joke memes or anything else. Just individual feature differences. We originally used the abbreviation STSC for “SmartThings (Samsung Connect)”, but that never caught on, so now we are calling it the V3 app since it came out with the V3 hub. The V3 app is changing rapidly, so feel free to edit this as needed. The official knowledgebase FAQ is at the following link. Read it. https://support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000114006-New-SmartThings-app-FAQ The “how to” official articles for the V3 app are at the following link: https://support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/categories/115…

[twillmott (Tom)]

Thanks for the quick reply! That’s really useful to know.

Being new to the ST world, Samsung haven’t made it the easiest journey.

I’ll try and revert to the old app now (I’ve not set anything else up yet as I’m migrating from HomeAssistant, but want to use custom handlers for other stuff).

I’ll update with my progress for anyone else who ends up here.

EDIT: Look at the post below, I stuck with the new app, and used the ZLL White Color Temperature Bulb device type.

[Automated_House (Jimmy)]

You don’t need a custom handler any more for ikea bulbs. Use the ZLL 5000k handler if they are color adjustable or ZLL dimmer if they aren’t.

[twillmott (Tom)]

@Automated_House on the money! Thanks.

As the bulbs cover the white colour spectrum, I went for the ZLL White Color Temperature Bulb handler and they work like a charm (dimming, and white colour control).

Thanks everyone for the help on my first ST post, loving this community already, this bad boy is solved!!