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I have the following automation, but it's never worked. The doorbell gets pressed, but the automation never runs. What am I missing?# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # Lines starting with “...

Gk1984 · 03-20-2026

I have a Tapo D225 doorbell and it is compatible with Google Home. I have 2 issues, but one is an attempt to work around the other... Main issue: If I enable Voice Notifications for the doorbell in Google Home, I have no way of limiting those notific...

Gk1984 · 12-12-2025

I'm writing a script to turn lights off when multiple presence sensors show unoccupied for 30 min. I have the script written just fine - I'm pretty comfortable here. The issue is when I add "for: 30min" to my starters, the "Routine Could Not Be Saved...

Gk1984 · 08-17-2023

In my experience working with SaaS products, items you interact with often have an ID number. It would make sense Home does this too, but hides that fact as to not confuse users. However, I think I encountered a script breaking problem related to thi...

Gk1984 · 07-25-2023

Dear Google,I and I'm sure many others would greatly appreciate some kind of communication regarding changes, enhancements, overall development going on behind the scenes, even at a higher level lacking details since this is a public beta. Unfortunat...

Gk1984 · 12-18-2025

Well, I turned to Gemini for help. It first recommended exactly how I wrote my script. I didn't give it my current script, just explained what I was trying to accomplish and it spit out what I already wrote. When I explained this fails to save, one o...

Gk1984 · 08-30-2023

A recent blog post states we can enable starter suppression, but it doesn't explain how. Can someone point me towards how to enable/use/turn this on?

Gk1984 · 08-20-2023

I'm confused. Isn't this exactly what setting the thermostat to cool does by itself? Even my dumb thermostat before getting a nest would cool when the temp dropped below the set temperature.

Gk1984 · 08-15-2023

You can make it time based already. It's a condition. You can use either specific times or sunset/sunrise. Below is an example:conditions: - type: device.state.OnOff state: on # [available operators: is, isNot] is: false device: family room switch - ...

Gk1984 · 08-12-2023

Bluetooth signal strength could also be used to triangulate location too. My August smart door lock does this to know I'm at the door and unlocks. This should be used to determine where we are in the house and trigger automations as well as determine...

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device.event.DoorbellPress doesn't trigger action for Tapo D235

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