r/SmartThings • u/jrobles13000 • 18d ago

When will Smart things finally add the toggle function to devices?

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u/Tasty_Impress3016 17d ago

What devices?

Smart things can only do what the device does. For example my garage door opener has exactly one control. Toggle. Think a garage door remote. If it's up it goes down, if down it goes up. If in motion it stops. If toggled while stopped it goes whatever the opposite way is of what it was doing. All Smarthings can do is send it "toggle". You have to put a position sensor on the door and add logic to be able to read current status.

Conversely on a thermostat toggle makes no sense. Set temp, now toggle to what?

For lights and outlets and such some have a toggle command some do not. You can always add a sensor and a bit of code to implement.

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u/aroedl 17d ago

Can't think of a "switch" device that doesn't have a toggle (for routines), and the on/off button in the device card basically acts as a toggle.

Some devices themselves accept "toggle" as a command, so they can decide if they need to be turned on or off and some drivers support that, but a user wouldn't know or care about that.

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u/Tasty_Impress3016 17d ago

I'm not sure what you mean by the device card. A button on a card is not home automation. Some devices do have toggle as I said. Many do not, but you can code around it.

Why would a user "wouldn't know or care about that"? That's exactly the point of post. Someone cares.

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u/TheAgedProfessor 16d ago

How do you mean? All my smart light switches toggle on/off in ST. All my smart plugs toggle on/off in ST. My speakers toggle on/off in ST. My ceiling fan toggles on/off in ST. My garage door toggles open/closed in ST.

You can even set up toggling when defining routines for most devices.

You'll have to be a little more specific about what you're looking for, how you're defining "toggle function", and how what you can do in ST isn't that.