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Inconsistent handling of battery capability

David LaPorte 6 years ago in Things & Capabilities updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 5

I have several battery operated devices that I am monitoring with ActionTiles.  Some, like my monoprice door/window sensors (listed a contact sensor in ActionTiles), allow me to specify whether to show the battery icon or the percentage remaining.  Others, like the Samsung SmartSense Open/Closed Sensor (listed as a Temperature Measurement, as that's what I'm montioring), show a battery icon and don't give me any ability to change it.  Still others, like a custom "radon fan" monitor DTH I created (list as a switch in ActionTiles) don't give the ability to show either an icon or a percentage, even those the battery capability exists and can be monitored in a separate tile.  Yet another DTH I created, a water sensor based on a switch (listed as water sensor in ActionTiles) gives me full control over the battery icon and percentage.


In the grand scheme, this isn't a big deal, but I would like to be able to consistently and completely monitor the battery levels of my sensors in my panel.  Am I doing something wrong, or is there some inconsistencies in the way the battery capability is currently handled?

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Road map or update release dates with possible features?

Os M 6 years ago in Documentation Issues updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 1

i recently implemented Action Tiles into my echo system, i personally like the idea of Action Tiles and ease of use.


it seems either ive already out grown its simplicity and am looking for a more mature experience or my home echo system has been in place for awhile and maybe my system just needs more options to help its overall integration growth.


so that leaves me to the question i think many have been asking but either i missed it (my bad if i did) or there isnt a clear answer on the topic other than "not sure of the time table"


so my question is


is there a place i can go to and follow the conversation for any updates that provides some in site  to either a road map, info on release cycles, features coming soon, or anything that would help me stay engaged in wanting to continue the platform.


this isn't a complaint but i could see how it may seem that way but it seems there hasn't been an update in awhile and since im new to the site and am already looking for additional options/features to make my dashboard pop instead of having 30 tiles on a page and its all green with no options to change colors that im aware of, ide like to know if i should continue with the hours of time i invest worth it knowing im just waiting for a feature that is said to be released ect ect.


like i said this isnt a complaint but since its a service that i did pay for and is not freeware thats posted on github i thought the question was fair game.


any information that can help me towards an answer would be great, like i said if i did miss the discussion in the forum then i spend a whole lot of time typing this up and i apologize for posting another one :)

Answer

Hi Osberto,


We respect your question and appreciate your excitement about the future directions of ActionTiles. This Feedback Forum has given us lots of ideas we never would have come up with on our own - as well as making us feel brilliant about the stuff we have been thinking about for a long time and are getting validation from y'all 😁. Our Facebook Reviews rating stands at over 4.9-Stars and we cannot express enough gratitude for that!


Well: Policies and practices for publication of plans - "roadmaps" - varies from company to company, but many (most?) these days decide to keep them secret, except for meticulously-timed official announcements. For example, consumers aren't told what features are going to be in the iPhone 11, Android Q, the next Amazon Alexa update, new SmartThings Hub or next versions of the SmartThings App.


Of course there are both pros and cons to keeping plans secret. There's plenty of stuff we're planning that might help hesitant trial-users take out their credit cards! But: we have decided that it's best for us and ActionTiles to maximize our flexibility and integrity by not implying any "promises" that later we can't - or decide not to - honor. And a published roadmap is inevitably considered a "promise" by somebody. Security and reliability of the app are paramount. We don't want to rush just to meet a self-imposed published deadline. We decide when a feature is "good-enough" for release, even as we may be internally planning the iterative evolution of that feature in future updates.



So...

  • For some additional important info, please see our official relevant Knowledge Base Article: When are Feature Ideas in the Forum going to be implemented?
  • Stay tuned to this Feedback Forum, as we are somewhat influenced by popular Topics and that's one way you can get a clue as to what might be coming up. We do mark some Features & Bugs as "Planned" or "In Progress", etc., from time to time when we're confidently in agreement with the Topic.
  • Don't forget to Like our Facebook Page. There are plenty of Customers (and the curious) who don't use this Forum, so that's an important communication channel for us. The more Likes we have, the more weight that Facebook gives our promotions:  https://www.facebook.com/ActionTiles
  • You can also follow us on Twitter (@ActionTiles), Google Plus (+ActionTiles), YouTube (/ActionTiles) ... heck, we also have Instagram and Pinterest and, well, too many channels for me to remember 🙄.


And...

  • Please be sure to whitelist "ActionNews@ActionTiles.com" as we will sometimes use this for direct important announcements like major update releases and discounts for you or friends.
  • From time to time we send out Surveys to more accurately assess Customers opinions and desires. Prompt and honest responses are super important.
  • We have an invitation only continuous "Beta Programme". Invitations are based on Survey responses and other criteria to ensure diversity. We love our Beta Participants, so they get to experience new features a bit in advance - and we give their feedback some extra weight in refining those features.
  • Growth is essential. ActionTiles is not a subscription based service: The only way new development can be funded is if we keep getting new Customers. The more the better, of course! You can help by spreading the word to your friends (in person and social media ... FB posts, retweeting, linking to our website in your smart home user groups, asking your favorite tech bloggers to write us up, post your fabulous Panel designs to Instagram and Pinterest tagged @ActionTiles, ...)
  • And: Reviews, reviews, reviews!!!: Encouraging enthusiastic endorsements posted to our official Facebook Reviews tab are priceless. You are welcome to include a wish-list item or two in your review, but I'll be clear: Using a positive tone and 4 or 5 Stars is not just appreciated - it is critically and mutually beneficial to all of us.

Everyone is welcome to write to Support@ActionTiles.com with any issue, ideas, or questions. We might sometimes be a little more revealing in private; but, really, we're pretty careful to be fair and stick to our official announcements.


Thanks again!

...Terry (& Alex).

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Cycle through Panels every few minutes

Andrew Newton 6 years ago in Panels (dashboards) updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 0

Hello , Can we have a new feature that allows automatic transition between panels, based on time. 


So for example every 2 minutes panel changes to your next panel and so on. This way when displayed on a tablet in the home (often wall mounted) you could have a panel for status, one for sensors , camera etc.


Please vote for this one.

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Discuss & Vote

Report or display timestamp of last Event for sensors, etc.

Jamin Dawes 7 years ago in Panels (dashboards) / Event History updated by Kevin1 6 years ago 9

I don't need a full event history, but I would like to see a timestamp for the last event. Specifically, the last event for motion sensors and presence sensors.

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Discuss & Vote

XBox browser

stavrosf 6 years ago in Browsers Tablets Phones updated 6 years ago 2

Hello,

I would like to create a panel to use on my Xbox - that uses a version of edge - but at the login page I cannot trigger the "log in" button. 

Any solution?

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Garageio

I have a Garageio setup in SmartThings and it functions correctly.  Controls Open/Close and tells me status.  I'm trying to get it to function on ActionTiles and am only able to get the Open/Closed contact sensor to work.  I have an option for Garage Control and an option for Switch.  Neither of those options actual trigger the garage to do anything.  Any ideas of what could be going on here?  

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Fix in Progress

Foreign International Extended Unicode (European, Asian, etc) ÅÄÖ characters not being imported from SmartThings Thing labels

Hans WR 7 years ago in Panels (dashboards) updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 10 1 duplicate

Hi, live in Sweden and have the letters ÅÄÖ in the alphabet. After the last update, these letters appear as a question mark. Can I do anything to fix this myself? Exampel: V�der

Answer

Hi Hans,


Thanks for reporting this issue with foreign/extended unicode characters not being imported from SmartThings Thing Labels:


  • We are investigating the root cause. It is certainly an undesired and unforeseen effect of our v6.4 SmartApp update Tuesday, but we don't know yet if it is fixable.
  • In the meantime, a partial workaround is to use the custom Tile Label option on each affected Tile in each Panel. Use the Tile Settings menu in the Tiles List on the Panel Builder Page.

Thanks,

...Terry.

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Support for MQTT IoT Protocol?

JD_Allen 6 years ago in Things & Capabilities updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 2

Is there any support to read MQTT packets for sensor data??  If not, is there an API I can use to add this functionality??  All my weather sensors report using the MQTT protocol, and it would be nice if AT supported the protocol.

Thanks!

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Wattvision Integration

Danny 7 years ago in Things & Capabilities updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 6

Any chance to integrate Wattvision in the connector? For some reason I can't get it to show as an addable device currently. The Tile/Thing worked fine under under SmartTiles previously. All it does it output power values every minute, and also a graph URL as 'powerContent' (which would be nice to see also, somehow... Potentially in an iframe.) I've included a screenshot of the device and its reports. I'm not sure why it doesn't work with AT as far as I can tell, the device type is so similar to any ST Outlet device I don't see why it shouldn't... But it doesn't show up in the 'authorize devices'. Take little credence with the Inactive Status listed right now in my screenshots... My Rainforest Eagle loves to go up and down when connected to WV.


I'm filing under bugs because I don't see any reason that the device shouldn't be addable right now... But of course I haven't seen the AT code, so I'm unsure why it's not addable.


The Wattvision Manager integration is a standard SmartThings device handler that appears to just make a child device: https://github.com/SmartThingsCommunity/SmartThingsPublic/tree/master/smartapps/smartthings/wattvision-manager.src


Thank you so much for all the work on AT. I will definitely be a subscriber once it's stable!!


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WV Even List

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Display Sense Home Energy Monitor

Steve B 6 years ago in Things & Capabilities updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 1

Has anyone tried to setup a display of the Sense Home Energy monitor? I know there is no public API yet, it would be nice if they even had a simple JSON API that could be used with shields.io.

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Fixed: Please Comment

ActionTiles not usable on Shard AP02 - "Client is not associated with a SmartApp in Location"

ShaunTheBaa 6 years ago in Configuration & Settings updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 4

When trying to link my SmartThings location to Action Tiles, I click "Home" in the location drop down box, click authorize and I just get an error saying "Client is not associated with a SmartApp in location Home", whatever that means. Any ideas?

Answer

Resolved!

It took a while, but super support from Brad at SmartThings resolved this issue today. 😁


ActionTiles welcomes our Aussie, Kiwi, and Asia-Pacificers who happen to be on the AP02 Shard to dive in!

Thank-you for your understanding while this unique issue was being handled.

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Idea: Global City Tile (weather and time local to city...)

Kevin Magee 6 years ago in Panels (dashboards) / Special Tiles updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 1

Name of city, local time (regardless of my time zone), current weather icon and temperature, forecast hi/lo, sunrise sunset.  Searchable by zip code.  Custom Label.  (i'd like one for where each of my kids live)

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Chamberlain garage door

zeenon71 6 years ago in Things & Capabilities updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 3

I followed the directions to the T on setting up MyQ with smartthings, and can open/closed the door via the app. What i can't seem to do is pull it into actiontiles. I've added other devices and they come right in. Any ideas what to look for that i may be doing something wrong?


Z

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Useful App: Audify for announcements

Swendra 6 years ago in Panels (dashboards) / Notifications & Sound updated by Gene Clark 6 years ago 2

I just installed the Android app "Audify" on my Nexus 9 tablet that runs my ActionTiles panel. Now whenever I get any SmartThings push notifications, the announcement is made through my tablet's speaker. For now it announces when any of my homes outside doors are opened and also when someone opens my mailbox. You can even cast announcements to all your Google Home speakers.

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LANnouncer functions?

Dave Blackwell 6 years ago in Things & Capabilities updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 1

I installed a couple "LANnoucer Alerter" devices.  I expected to be able to create ActionTiles for STROBE, SIREN, SPEAK, TAKE picture, and TONE.


All I can see for these devices in the builder is IMAGE CAPTURE.  (...and that seems to work, but I don't know where those images get stored.)


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Thanks for any advice 

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Answered: Discussion Open

Amazon Fire and a photo slideshow screensaver?

James Watts 6 years ago in Browsers Tablets Phones / Amazon Fire updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 2

Apologies if this has been answered before.


My cheap Chinese tablet battery has bit the dust and I can't find another to replace it.  So, I'm going to buy an Amazon Fire tablet to run ActionTiles!


My question is: Can I set it up to display a photo slideshow screensaver like I did with the old Windows tablet?

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Answer
Daniel Quinn 6 years ago

Yes, use DakBoard. https://dakboard.com/site

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Use Tile background fill to indicate Dim Level

Mads Larsen 6 years ago in Colors Icons Fonts Themes updated by Terry (ActionTiles) (Co-Founder) 6 years ago 0

It would be nice to have a "total tile fade" option instead of selecting the small 3:dot on the right side.


If you hold the tile and slide it from left to right (0% to 100%) and selecting the brightness power level.


Here is an example of what I mean. See the tile to the right.


100%

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75%

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40%

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10%

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Incorrect % on the tile, but you get the point. :)


Regards

Mads

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Tablet solar charging

Mody 6 years ago in Browsers Tablets Phones / Amazon Fire 0

Does anyone have experience charging a tablet with a solar panel in a window?  I am mounting a Fire 7 next to my kitchen door and due to the construction of the exterior walls, there is no good way to install an outlet.  My thought is getting a solar panel to hang in the window and try to charge like that.  I know the power output is decreased when behind glass but I don't know what would be a good quality panel to use.  

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Photo Streams

Thomas Coleman 6 years ago in Media Tiles / Images 0

Is it possible to add a stream of photos to a tile?


I have photos in Apple iCloud and would like to have a rotation of images in a tile next to some Smartthings controls to build a dashboard come photo frame.  


I have tried the urls for the shared iCloud albums, and also the urls for a DakBoard i also use, but i can't get ActionTiles/Smartthings on the same screen.  

Any ideas?


Thank you

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Discuss & Vote

Account logs and conditional login restrictions?

Dani 7 years ago in Panels (dashboards) / Sharing updated by jrvisconti 6 years ago 5 1 duplicate

Hi,

Is it possible to share a panel?:

  1. only when the user is at the location
  2. only in a schedule time interval
  3. when the user is at location with a panel and with another panel when the user is away

Is it possible to see with AT, (real time) logs with what users are use the panels now and what time was spent at location each user?


Thank you.