Would it be possible to introduce new capability, let's call it DevicePresence, DeviceStatus or somehow similar? The reasons for this: It would stop misusing of Presence capability to report whether the device is connected to hub or dropped It would also allow device to act as presence sensor, and…

Great, I think we need look no further than what was already defined and used in the ST platform for years : [image] attribute "healthStatus", "enum", ["offline", "online"] One day, when and if Hubitat decides to add a standard "healthCheck" capability, the "healthStatus" events will be already …

See this comment by @bertabcd1234 , but I think Hubitat staff can give us the most accurate info.

From someone who's still trying to get their heads around everything Hubitat, could you please be more specific as to why the answer is no?

[image] chillibenny: could you please be more specific as to why the answer is no? I would guess that it is because the switch capability defines a binary device with two states - the equivalent of how physical two-position switches work. Of course this doesn’t preclude the use of a new attr…

[image] chillibenny: could you please be more specific as to why the answer is no? Because device health is a chimera. For the types and quality of smart devices available, any attempt to provide device health is doomed to fail in so many cases, as to make the offering of any form of device …

it would be reassuring to me if I knew that there would be a warning if a device is no longer connected to the hub for any reason. It's still technology and technology can falter

[image] BrunoVoeten: it would be reassuring to me if I knew that there would be a warning if a device is no longer connected to the hub for any reaso [image] [RELEASE] Device Activity Check - Get notifications for "inactive" devices Custom Apps (Putting this at the …

Yes I use this app, but it would be nice if Hubitat supports 1 concept all developers could use

I think the staff’s stance on the concept of device health was pretty clearly laid out above: [image] bravenel: any attempt to provide device health is doomed to fail in so many cases

[image] BrunoVoeten: Yes I use this app, but it would be nice if Hubitat supports 1 concept all developers could use That's the beauty of Hubitat. Even though they feel that it's not beneficial for them to add and maintain something, they leave the door open for others in the community to tak…

[image] chillibenny: [image] bravenel: [image] ymerj: switch: unavailable instead of switch: on or switch: off Yeah, that's not going to happen. could you please be more specific as to why the answer is no? @bravenel specifically said he would not support converting binary state…

DevicePresent capability ('Health Check' capability and 'healthStatus' attribute)

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