@Wayne-TP How does the Tapo S505D Smart Wi-Fi Dimmer work with Matter? can't we do the same for S200B?

Would love to see this issue addressed.

fuadcodes wrote

  @Wayne-TP How does the Tapo S505D Smart Wi-Fi Dimmer work with Matter? can't we do the same for S200B?

• The Tapo S505D is a wall light switch that has on and off states, you can turn it on and off or change the brightness from a smart home platform and check its state.

• The S200B is a wireless remote, the device itself has no on/off state or brightness because it is essentially a button and there's really no state to check, it can just generate events or commands when you use it by pressing it, double pressing it, long pressing, releasing it, or rotating it.

Different behaviours and events so they have to map to different Matter features and device types. Wall switches for dumb lights fall under the Matter type of On/Off Light (they behave like a smart light) while buttons are either Generic Switch if you want to use them in automations or On/Off Light Switch when they're meant to be used by binding it to a smart light instead of automations.

Adding the Generic Switch device type to the bridged S200B is what TP-Link needs so the button is compatible with any Matter platform that supports buttons. And I hope they expose all the events they currently expose to Alexa (the only supported smart home platform at the moment): single press, double press, long press, rotate left and rotate right.

Edit: fixed wrong device type

Looking forward to see this feature implemented +1

I am interest too with compatibility of the S200B trigger on Home Assistant, otherwise I feel to return the products :(

  @MegaTega 

MegaTega wrote

It's 2025 - get with the program. Not every one uses Alexa. Get this working with Google Home.

Mind Google Home has never supported smart buttons and still doesn't, so for Tapo would be technically impossible to offer Google Home compatibility.

There are many other platforms though. What Tapo should do is add Matter support, which is a standard valid for any platform that supports Matter buttons like SmartThings, Apple Home, Home Assistant, Alexa, etc. Maybe eventually Google Home adds support for them so users can create automations with Matter buttons.

Damn, disappointing to learn this
But I'm glad I haven't purchased them yet

Was about to purchase a bunch of these smart buttons to control my kasa smart power boards and smart plugs, some tapo ones I'm looking to invest in and some smart buttons to better control some smart bulbs I have (from another manufacturer, LIFX)

The price and hardware features are very appealing, but without the ability to integrate it with other products, it really limits it's usefulness.
I would buy and recommend them to others if this worked. Controlling smart bulbs with phone apps or voice commands, is often a terrible user experience (and impossible for guests).

There's not a lot of viable options in this space, I think you guys could clean up this part of the market if you improved it's compatibility and integration options! Please consider adding it!

But for now,

Alas. The search continues...