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Gk1984

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 · 07-24-2023

This is a new problem. Several weeks ago, I used the example script to synchronize 2 lights found here: https://developers.home.google.com/automations/example-scripts#synchronize_two_lightsI replaced the sample lights with "basement main" and "baseme...

Gk1984 · 07-05-2023

I've been using C by GE or Cync for a few years, mostly without issue. In the past couple of weeks, suddenly, Google Home keeps finding my Cync devices offline while the Cync app shows them all online and functioning fine. I have a mixture of smart s...

Gk1984

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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