Virtual Switch plugin not recognize by iphone apps

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#1

I am using this virtual switches mainly for my air conditioner and some infra red devices to be control through sqblaster with on/off functionality. and it works like a charm.

however, I found that this virtual switches that I have does not show up in iphone apps (iVera, vera mobile), or home controller (windows 8 ), and android (vera mobile) and also some others application.

any possible way to fix this?

#2

The developers of said apps would need to add support for this. Your best bet is to contact them directly.

  • Garrett
#3

so it is not the virtual switch plugin that need to be modify?

#4

Hi woodchild.

I tend to “scenify” (if that is a word) a lot - i.e. use a lot of scenes to do things instead of direct, single device control. I have the same problem as you do.

I just write scenes (which DO appear) to do stuff. For example, I am using a virtual switch for a home vs away, and just have scenes for Home and Away which toggle the virtual switch.

#5

It is the app developpers job to support vera plugins. You now have two options:

  1. Look for an app which supports this plugin. There is one which supports plugins generically, but I don’t remember its name. I am an Android User, but my dad is using the one, I can ask him…

  2. Use scenes to toggle the Virtual Switches as proposed by beachboync.

#6

I’m an iPhone user and I ended up using scenes to toggle Virtual Switches

#7

Automator.app may do the trick.

Another alternative is to use the classic virtual switch that the Virtual Switch plug-in is based on. That original uses a standard switch type (for precisely the reason of having out-of-the-box compatibility with apps). However, this requires manual installation of some files; old school. :slight_smile: