Products:
- IKEA Fyrtur connected to Dirigera hub and then to Google Home via Matter.
My IKEA blinds would previously allow me to tap from the device tile to open / close and swipe to set the open level. They would also report their state. Long pressing the tile would open the main screen where you would have the same controls with the addition of battery %.
Two days ago I installed the Google TV Streamer. I activated the Home Control Panel and tested the controls. The blinds could be opened and closed from the menu, great, I thought.
A short time later, I opened the Google Home app and the icons refreshed. The blinds can no longer be controlled from the device tile and you must tap into the device for any control. In addition, the ability to set the open % has gone, and instead been replaced by simple up / down arrows. There is also no indication of the devices state.
Oddly enough, the blinds can no longer be controlled at all from the Home Control Panel as it does no support the full device page, only the top level controls.
Speaking with others, their blind controls still perform as mine once did, and the only difference seems to be that I have a Google TV Streamer, and they do not. Whilst the two may not be connected, at the moment it certainly seems that way. Furthermore, removing the home control panel and re-linking Dirigera via Matter restores the old controls so that would seem to indicate the two are connected.
I can't imagine this is intended behaviour as it has actually reduced functionality across the board.
I have provided feedback in the app and attached a screenshot of the new controls below.
Truth be told, these are the sort of frustrations that are going to push me away from the platform for good. There are too many small niggles like this, and too many major limitations. Without any sort of roadmap or communication from the team, there is little hope that the situation will improve.
