I have a GE Z-wave switch and an Xiaomi button both working. I would like to use the xiaomi button as a toggle for the switch. I’ve tried to set up a smart lighting automation for the button, but things go out of sync if I use the switch (whether manually or through the smarttings app). It seems to …

Does the device update on its page when you manually operate it?

Yes, it does. Same thing happens when I use the app itself to set the state of the switch, so the hub should definitely know the state of the switch!

Can you show us a screenshot of the smart lighting automation you have set up?

I believe I’m running into the same issue. I have a similar setup where I have a master light switch and a toggle button that I’m trying to make into a 3-way light switch (which seems like the common use case). However, if I turned on the light button, I can turned it off as expected. However, if…

I have the same setup and the same problem. Did you ever find a fix?

I’ve sent an email to SmartThings support and is waiting to hear back. In the meantime I just created my own SmartApp that does what I wanted it to do.

definition( name: "Toggle Light Button", namespace: "personal", description: "This app create a toggle button for light switch", category: "Convenience" ) preferences { section("The button that will toggle the light") { input "toggleButton", "capability.button", title:…

This is the response I got from SmartThings support. Sounds like they’ll only prioritize the bug fix if enough people contact them about it. I would ask people to reach out to get the issue fixed. " Donny L. (SmartThings) Jan 2, 9:53 AM MST Hello, Thanks for reaching out – I’m happy to help! …

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johnestan (John Stanley) December 28, 2017, 3:43pm 10

could you share that SmartApp?

Can I use a button to toggle a device on and off? Can I use conditions in scenes?

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