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Are you using classic or “smartthings (Samsung connect)“ ?Very good.
28 more to go!They’re working in both directions? It occurs to me that I can turn the switches on using the SmartLife app, through Google Home (“Ok Google, turn on the living room lights”) or using SmartThings. This lets us test the TV connection to see if the TV is able to connect to any other signal. It really worked!Listen to the latest episode of the Internet of Things Podcast. They are controlled using the “SmartLife” app. Well worth it given the frustration. By “option 2”, do you mean the newly added instructions for creating a virtual device and 4 applets per switch? As far as using the IFTTT channel for smartthings, here’s the official knowledgebase article:What does “IFTTT” mean? I’m wondering that as well. Seems reliable. IFTTT is shorthand for “If This Then That.”
If I switch the virtual device in ST, it updates everywhere else in a few seconds.Google Home doesn’t know the state, it just gets it from whichever source is defined as controlling the device. As for the supportbase article, that’s covering both situations. I haven’t figured out at this point whether the app is slow to update, or SmartThings just doesn’t know about the change yet. Yes, this could confuse things since you’ll now be back to a dual-network situation but you only need the new 2.4GHz option for any smart devices that can’t seem to connect to your mesh network.To hear Mike’s question in full, as well as our conversation about the issue and solution, tune in to the podcast below.Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email.I’ve had good luck using an old table that is only 2.4ghz. My next issue will be my home security looks like I need to buy one with a 5ghz chip, blows.I struggled with this for 2 years and as many I see on online with the same frustrating problem. Because you should probably have found the following FAQ, which discusses several options:Take a look at that, and then if you still have any specific questions, let us know and we’ll see if we can help. From some of the things I’ve read, I might have to connect it through IFTTT. I apologize for what’s probably a newbie question. Some are TP-links, others Smart Life, another may be Lombex for like your smart light bulb. Sometimes setup issues can be resolved by restarting the relevant devices.. I’ve got my SmartThings hub set up, and a multipurpose sensor. Hard line to the modem . I stopped using those plugs because of that limitation.Edit: when I turn the light on from Google Home by voice, it might take 30-60 seconds for the virtual switch to update in the SmartThings app.
No information seems to be available on this. connected to ST. Where I’m stuck is getting my wifi lamp plugs connected to smart things. Making my IFTTT applet list a bit harder to manage though! In either case, they chose 2.4 GHz wireless chips for network connectivity at the time.The situation is likely to get better but it won’t happen overnight since designing and producing hardware can take months, if not years.
Set up the “Guest Network” (use a different name then your main network).Thank you! Smart Life is a smart device management App for you to control and manage your intelligent home products easier and to live smarter. Internet has never been faster since doing so. Just press play!This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Bonus. Well worth it given the frustration. ?same issue, have Orbi with 3 Satellites and couldn’t connect one stupid Google Assistant product. I got my Samsung Smarttthings hub last week and only tonight started merging my splattering of IoT devices. Since I discovered this trick, I’ve not had a single problem setting up a smart home device on my google wifiI’ve noticed that if you set up your router’s 2.4ghz and 5ghz network with the same SSID, the smart WiFi devices can get confused and try to connect to the 5ghz network. So I have 3 routers plugged in no issues. Firewalls and Port blocking. I literally was ready to take back my ring flood cam until ring sent me the chime pro and that wouldn’t connect. And if you’re like me, you’re bought most of your smart outlets from Amazon and discovered that most of them use different apps!