natebest2000:
I know that many of you are frustrated by not being able to integrate August with ST. My question though is related to something a litte more complex. HAs anyone found a way through Smartthings, and IFTTT to make it so the door does not autolock if the door sensor shows the door as open?
On IFTTT it seems to only allow August as a trigger, not an action. Thank you for your help.
Unfortunately, at the present time there is no way to integrate them.
There is a really hacky MacGyver approach using the free yonomi app, which doesn’t talk to smart things either, but can be triggered by a WeMo switch (or I think of Phillips hue I don’t remember on that one) coming on. ( oh, and it only works for iOS.)
https://www.yonomi.co/supported-devices/#august
So, you install yonomi and give it access to a WeMo switch and August.
Now that wemo acts as a “man in the middle.” You turn it on and off and have it use yonomi to lock and unlock the August.
This has a lot of moving parts and I’m not sure how reliable it will be, but you can try it.
Here’s one community member who is using it, so you can ask follow one in that thread
All,
I have found a way to integrate August Lock into SmartThings (although it is a bit wonky). I am using a memo switch and the Yonomi app on iOS. As we know, WeMo can be controlled directly from smartthings. Using Yonom, I created a routine that looks for a Wemo switch and controls the lock. When the Wemo switch is powered on the routine runs and unlocks the August. When the switch is powered off the routine locks the lock.
In practice I have found it works well under the following conditions:
the phone running the yonomi app must be connected to the lock via bluetooth. I have yet to experiment whether or not it works via august connect. For best results I have had the august app and the yonomi app running in the background.
I am considering stationing an older phone near the door t…