Icon category and device change in the app like fan, outlet and lights

[skull791]

Is there a way to change icon of the device? I was able to just click on the icon in home app before and change it to light fan or other icon before. If i click on any of them now it will only give me choices of "Lights" no fan availble. Is there a way to do this or am I doing something wrong? Thank you

[chase9]

Are you using the home app? This still works for me, and I don't think it should have anything to do with the plugin. The only thing the plugin would be responsible for is sending the device type to HomeKit which would change which icons you are offered.

[skull791]

Hey Chase thank you for replaying. Yes I'm using home app. Please see screen shots. I think plug in sets the switches to "light" and it will not let me change category's. Can you take any light device and change category's to fan ?

1st image

2nd image showing device as "light"

3rd image showing only light icon selection

[ngori]

@skull791 How does the ceiling fan present in the alarm.com app?

I don't have any z-wave direct/alarm.com controlled fan switches. I do have Lutron Caseta fan switches and have the cloud integration with Lutron and alarm.com and those fans don't present in alarm.com at all. All my Lutron lights do though.

[skull791]

As a light switch. Alarm.com does not have any other icons for zwave switches. It sucks ! On Dec 5, 2023, at 4:01 PM, ngori ***@***.***> wrote: @skull791 How does the ceiling fan present in the alarm.com app? I don't have any z-wave direct/alarm.com controlled fan switches. I do have Lutron Caseta fan switches and have the cloud integration with Lutron and alarm.com and those fans don't present in alarm.com at all. All my Lutron lights do though. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ngori]

@skull791 Thanks, there would be no automatic way in that case for the plug-in to identify which switches being passed from ADC are fans. It would require some sort of user defined setting per switch to present to HK as fans.

[skull791]

Great, thank you for answering that for me. If I decide to mess around with setting, how can I define those setting to present this as fan. On Dec 6, 2023, at 11:26 AM, ngori ***@***.***> wrote: @skull791 Thanks, there would be no automatic way in that case for the plug-in to identify which switches being passed from ADC are fans. It would require some of user defined setting per switch to present to HK as fans. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ngori]

It's not as simple as an existing setting. It would require rewriting parts of the plugin to support fans as an accessory type and then also a way to identify which lights are actually fans. I believe the plugin currently only supports the alarm panel itself, sensors, locks, lights, and garage doors?

[chase9]

It would be possible for us to allow users to remap a light as a switch, which allows the user to select between a fan, switch, or light in the home app.

[skull791]

Hey Chase that would be awesome to have that ability. On Dec 13, 2023, at 8:14 AM, Chase Lau ***@***.***> wrote: It would be possible for us to allow users to remap a light as a switch, which allows the user to select between a fan, switch, or light in the home app. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[chase9]

I've started building an override function but I need to know how HK is deciding what icons to show. Could you send a screenshot of the status of two devices? One should be a light and one should be a switch.