Hey everyone,
Looking at getting back into SmartThings now that it’s more evolved. Is there anyway to setup a door sensor to alert me (but only when I turn it on)? I know I can setup an alert but it seems permanent and that’s not desired.
Use case:
Putting a toddler down for a nap and wanting to know if they get up and open the door. I wouldn’t want this door alarm to go off every time the door is open, just when they are awake.
Create a virtual switch. Use webcore. Turn the virtual switch on when you want to be notified that the door was open.
This is one thing that really bugs me about Smartthings and I would have thought it be an obvious feature.
If I have a routine set up, I can not just simply turn it off without deleting it. Why have they not added this in yet? Some routines are pretty complicated and take some time to configure. If I need to disable it for any reason I have to delete it and then recreate the whole thing later when I want it back.
This app was designed keeping this use case in mind. As pointed out above create a virtual presence sensor which you can turn on and off when you want the app to monitor your baby’s room.