topic Re: Device type Changed in Smart Home Developer Forum

Device type Changed

Harry_p — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:36:30 GMT

Hello, I'm using dimmable plug-in unit device types enabled with level cluster.

Previously in Google Home version: 2.65.1.6 it used to show as a dimmer, with the latest version: 3.2.1.7 it is seen as on and off light. Is the level cluster is removed in the On/off plug-in unit from google side.

Re: Device type Changed

sipriyadarshi — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:25:15 GMT

Matter devices report a device type which is irrespective of the cluster. Any matter device can have any cluster inside and Google Home does not decide which device image to show rather the endpoint decides which device type to be shown.
If you are a developer of the device you can take a look at the device type at the endpoint of the device and try to see which device type it matches in Google Home Ecosystem.

Re: Device type Changed

Harry_p — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:30:22 GMT

The endpoint is set to dimmable plug-in unit, so it has to be seen as a dimmer but in google home it is rather shown as a On/Off switch in the latest version. In the old version the same device type is seen as actual dimmer.