HomeKit Button Push Function

It would be great to have a push button function as well as the switch function. I use SwitchBot bots for controlling my shades that were purchased before all this automation was available. The bots push a button on an old shade controller. One button for up and another for down. Doesn’t work with the switch function which is a two state function

Posted on Oct 20, 2024 11:43 AM

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