KS225 (with matter) - double tap, tap and hold
Is there planned support for douple/tripple tap or tap and hold?
would really appreciate if a scene can be called or something like that.
Thank you
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Hey @EpsilonEagle,
Thanks for the feedback!
Our dimming switches had a double tap feature at one point, however this caused the devices to have a noticeable delay between your interaction with the switch and the light turning on while the device waited to see if there would be a second interaction.
Saying that, I know that there has been very recent updates for devices (particularly the KS220M) that allowed for a tap and hold interaction to change how the lights functioned, and it seems that the devices are now more responsive.
I will make sure to forward your feedback to our team and see if there are any plans in the works - but I do not know of any as-is.
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Hey @Riley_S ,
Any update on the tap and hold functionality?
this would really help me deal with my issue (and wife).
thank you
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There is a small update I can give, just not for your device yet. There has been a feature added to the base level dimmers which does allow you to have control over the light without motion taking effect when the button is held. This feature is still rolling out and isn't available to many devices yet, but our teams are making headway.
Do you have a specific use case that I can relay to help relay the importance of adding such a feature?
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yes, if you use your dimmer switch (as matter device) to control other "scenes" not just the hardwired device, you don't have ability to control the dimmness of other scenes.
What I'm trying to say, your "matter" dim switch only works as a light, and I can only use it as on/off switch and the dim buttons actually not programmable.
so if I use it in some automation (for example if I need to pair it with other lights using automation) I don't have an ability to also dim other lights.
for example if you look at Philips Hue switch, it can do a lot more than TP link one.
lmk if you need more info.
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Thank you so much for clarifying, for some reason I had it stuck in my head for the Motion Dimmer, which had a long-hold feature added to disable the Motion Detection. I will make sure that there is an active request mentioning the automation capabilties of the different buttons and to potentially add sync settings for other switches.
As for the syncing of lights and swithes, while we cannot provide any information right now, our teams have been developing a designated solution for this function.
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Yes please add this request. I am holding off on buying 58 of your switches for my new home because it lacks any programability. I understand the problems with multiple taps causing delays to execute basic light functions. I would be happy with a long press recognition. I will be using Home Assistant to look for a long press to execute a scene. Your switch may be able do this now but I can not find any documentation or any answers if this is possible. I actualy found a post stating this functionality was removed from the WiFi version of this switch.
Is it possible to find out if your Matter Switches and Dimmers send a predifined singnal length with each button press or is a "switch closed" signal continually sent as long as the button is pressed? Having the ability to determine if there is a long press would not impact/delay any normal funtionality for the average user, the light could change as soon as they touch the switch. The long press would allow a scene to activate after say 2s.
Thanks for your help.
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