Tuya Smart Account Linking weirdness

[Paul_Oliver (PCO)]

1] Start by installing all you devices on a single Tuya based app. You can use the SmartLife or Tuya apps. Regardless of the app you choose use the SmartLife integration in SmartThings it seems to work better for some reason.

2] Kept in mind that many Tuya based products don’t have a SmartThings integration. To check, once the device is installed in the Tuya or SmartLife app open the device tile, click on 3 dots or pencil in upper right. One the next page it will show 3rd party integrations. Usually Alexa, Google, and sometimes SmartThings.

3] If there is no SmartThings integration you can use the following work around in many cases.

Smart Life integration (July 2020)

Here is the long version. Pair each device with the SmartLife or Tuya apps. In the SmartLife or Tuya apps create separate ON and OFF “tap-to-run” automations (scenes) for each device you want to use in SmartThings. In SmartThings run the SmartLife integration under add a device by brand. Do NOT use the Tuya integration. When you go back to the devices tab in SmartThings you will find ON and OFF switches for each device possibly under No Room Assigned. They will say they are connected. You can wake them up by turning them on and off in the to mobile app. You only need to do this once for each imported switch. Create a virtual switch in SmartThings using the Edge Driver “vEdge Creator”, API Browser+, or SmartThings Labs. Using SmartThings automations create 2 automations. One will say…