Status of things slow to update

[Kensi (CJ)]

I have a harmony connected to smartthings, and I can switch it on/off quite happily. However, I have tried setting some automated functions to happen when it gets switched on and I am having a problem.

If I switch the harmony on with the harmony remote, the status in the ST app doesn’t appear to update. Because there is no change in the status, I can’t automate anything.

Is there a fix for this?

Thanks!

[rxsamg (Sam G)]

Use this procedure…works great

Instant status updates for Harmony activity switches in ST

I’ve seen lots of complaints about how long the Harmony switches in ST take to update when using the physical remote to turn stuff on or off. Just found a really simple way to get instant state updates. Go back and add all of the ST switches to your Harmony hub as Home Control devices, then turn each corresponding one on when your activity starts and back off when it ends. Bam, instant Harmony status updates. Step by step below. This starts with the assumption that you’ve already added your Harmony hub(s) to SmartThings. Open the Harmony app on your phone (as far as I’m aware, the phone app is the only way to add/edit Home Control devices) If you have multiple hubs, connect to your target hub. These steps have to be repeated for each hub. Add your SmartThings switches to Harmony…

[Kensi (CJ)]

Thanks! that worked really well