I’ll be honest - I’m not 100% on exactly what the “vid” tag in the metadata does. But I know ya gotta have’em for the new app. I saw a list of “known vid” in another thread, but it was quite old. So I went through the entire public github and compiled the list below after adding it to the other lis…

We are all waiting for the documentation of all the men and vid, and all the custom capabilities and device profiles for months. It will come sooner or later. Before the old app will be phased out. But… [image] Get ready to make the switch! Announcements Hi Everyone, Ma…

[image] doncaruana: I’ll be honest - I’m not 100% on exactly what the “vid” tag in the metadata does. But I know ya gotta have’em for the new app. I saw a list of “known vid” in another thread, but it was quite old. We have a tool that displays what all of these are and what capabilties they …

Thanks for the info. Must admit I’m disappointed we’re still at this stage with the “big switch” so close at hand. The control of these seems all over the place. Playing around with some of the existing handlers out there (by creating virtual devices), I see buttons that come up with all kinds of a…

[image] doncaruana: Must admit I’m disappointed we’re still at this stage with the “big switch” so close at hand. The big switch is not going to happen until we are ready and we aren’t there yet so please keep the feedback coming. Understandably it’s hard not to have rose colored glasses for…

I really liked both your replies @jody.albritton , thank you. I believe that “7 years ago” profile picture is somewhere in the current community’s homepage picture: [image]

Haha. Yeah me like 50 lbs ago. My picture is the top left corner, one down from the top.

So I learned something today…not sure if this is new to anyone else, but I was experimenting a bit. I found that, while it’s difficult to find and use the right vid for devices that have the right capabilities, you can remove “tiles” in the new app. For example, generic-contact-2 has a contact, temp…

Are there any news about the “tools that are coming”? I’m eagerly waiting for more documentation and tools regarding vids. In particular, I need to know how the vid affects not only the display but also the function of a device handlers.

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@frayer, this is what you need.

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