Using Schlage App with Homey - But no status if door is locked/unlocked, battery life, etc

Questions & Help
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I am a new user to Homey as I’m looking for a comprehensive solution for home automation. The first thing I did was connect my Schlage locks which was a breeze! However, after adding this, I realize the features I’m looking for isn’t there.

  1. The app does not report if the Schlage lock is open or locked. I need to use a different app for this?
  2. If the lock is locked (or unlocked), it’d be great to get notification for this.
  3. Is there a way to get a comprehensive view of my locks - e.g. “Front Door: Locked, Rear Door: Locked” or something similar? (Similar to question #1)

Sorry if I’m asking new questions here but I can’t seem to figure out the answers after looking through the forum. Please also note I’m still using the free version of Homey - if I need to to upgrade to Homey premium, let me know and I’ll do that to see how things work.

Thanks!

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No, you can use trigger (a.k.a. WHEN) flow cards to send messages (like Timeline, Push Notifications) :

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But it should be visible with the little lock icon on the device tile, without using any flow. But it’s veeeery subtle.

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See answer 1.)

Not sure what you mean. When you add them to the “favorite devices” screen, you can put them next to each other

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You can request @ app developer*** to add a"string" type capability which reflects the status with words (locked/unlocked) as status indicator

On a Pro it"s possible to do that yourself by using a virtual device, as you can see on the tile on the left @ my screenshot.

Upgrading to Premium doesn’t make a difference in this situation:

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***) On most homey.app store app pages you’ll find info about different ways of app support.

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Nice, thank you. After a couple of hours, now one of my waves is working and reported the lock as being locked. I also noticed Schlage was reporting a lock status change hours after the fact so I’m chalking this to a Schlage internal issue.

I was considering buying a pro but I wanted to make sure things worked as expected before experimenting further.

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Or when you think about something like this:

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It will be a feature request. You can create a post to “Ideas & Suggestions”

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Hi Jon and welcome,

Are you using just the Homey smartphone app without any Homey hardware? Or do you use the Homey Bridge?
And what kind of Schlage lock do you use? WiFi (via cloud) or Z-Wave (just possible with Homey Bridge or Pro)?