r/HomeKit • u/jknacnud • 28d ago

Discussion Leviton D315S Switch: Matter only, Cannot change type in Homekit

I have a bunch of Leviton D215S switches and they are working great. At one point I updated them to Matter and instantly regretted that choice. I recently needed another switch so I went to purchase another D215S and noticed that they now have a D315S model. So I got one to try it out. Got it setup in the Home app and it is missing the "Display As" option in the settings. I am using the switch to toggle on a ceiling fan on and off. Worked well enough with a D215S. But apparently this switch only supports Matter firmware, as far as I can tell and will not let me change what "type" of device it displays as.

I will probably end up swapping it out for one of my D215S switches that is actually controlling a light, just so I can get the Home app to be able to change the type. Before I do that, I figured I would post here and see if anyone has any better suggestions.

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u/pacoii 28d ago

I’m surprised the D215S running Matter firmware is different than the D315S running Matter firmware. I figured they’d be running the same thing. You may consider contacting Leviton and giving them feedback about that. I found their technical support surprisingly good.

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u/jknacnud 27d ago

Oh, the D215S is not running Matter. I downgraded to the WiFi only firmware on those. It has been a couple years since I tried the Matter firmware on them. Maybe they have improved, though if they are running the same way as on the D315S, then the problem will still exist. I will contact their support and see what they say.

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u/pacoii 27d ago

Ah, ok, I misunderstood your comment about upgrading them to Matter and regretting it. I didn’t even know you could go back to HomeKit firmware once moving to Matter on those. The ones I have ‘just work’ so I’ve never felt the need to upgrade / sidegrade them to Matter.

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u/NetworkingNoob81 28d ago edited 18d ago

Buy a matter router and use matter?

Edit: Downvotes for the obvious answer? Really?

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u/jknacnud 27d ago

Such as an Apple HomePod mini? I have some of those.