Updated : GE Link Bulbs - FINALLY getting ON status after manually turning on!

[JDRoberts]

@DITPL

Occasionally, one of my exterior bulbs will accidentally be turned off/on at the switch. I only use these lights at night and they are activated/deactivated by mode changes. So, after someone accidentally turns the light on, it will stay only until the following morning. Being a porch light, we don’t even notice that it’s on unless we are at the front of the house.

I’ve been looking for a SmartApp that will turn the bulb off if it’s on for so many minutes or in a certain mode, but haven’t had any luck. SmartThings KNOWS that the light is on if that helps…

Any ideas?

Shortcut group, or Power Allowance smartapp are both possibilities.

Setting up Shortcut Groups in the Old Mobile App (Not Used After Sept. 2015)

SHORTCUT GROUPS WERE REPLACED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2015 VERSION OF THE MOBILE APP BY “SMART LIGHTS,” AN EVEN MORE POWERFUL AND MUCH MORE INTUITIVE WAY OF SETTING UP LIGHTING RULES. I will leave this post up for a few more weeks to give everyone time to transition over to the new mobile app. But pretty much everything below this line will no longer apply once you do you have the new mobile app version. Instead, see the “How to Group Lights” article in the community-created wiki. http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=How_to_Group_Lights_Together One of the most powerful features in the SmartThings mobile app is the use of Shortcut Groups. There are literally dozens of built in features for scheduling groups, from “turn off after X minutes” to “turn on when someo…

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List of all Officially Published Apps from the MORE category of Smart Setup in the Mobile App [deprecated]

The following is current as of Sept 9, 2015. This is a list of the officially approved SmartApps that are available for installation through the SmartThings mobile app under the SmartApps tab. In each category, you will find a combination of community contributed & SmartThings developed SmartApps. To install any of these, open the mobile app, select the Marketplace icon ([image]), and select the SmartApps tab. SmartThings Recommends Smart Lights by SmartThings Control and automate Lights and Switches. Safety & Security Notify Me When by SmartThings Receive notifications when anything happens in your home. Enhanced Auto Lock Door by Arnaud Automatically locks a specific door after X minutes when closed and unlocks it when open after X seconds. Severe Weather Alert by SmartT…