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@DennisC Ok thanks. Thought it was worth asking. Texting is dead from with Eisy. I'll use Notifications and/or Pushover.

Not to open a can of worms but... I am working on my Notifications for Dummies. I think I have the Notification plugin figured out - at least enough to make it usable. I think I have Pushover figured out and how to link it to the Notification plugin. But I have come full circle back to an SMS text notification. If I send an email to xxxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net (xxxxxxxxx is replaced by my phone number), it comes through to my iPhone every time. But from the AC pressing the Test button or from a program it never comes through. Especially with using the Test button and getting nothing, doesn't that suggest the problem is on the UD side?

Ok so the work-around is use the Send Sys Custom with Params command (highlighted in bold below.) This works where the Send Sys Custom command does not. Notification OnOff-9.1 On-Off Module - [ID 0017][Parent 0001] If 'Office / OnOff-9.1 On-Off Module' Status is On Then Set 'Office / OnOff-9.1 On-Off Module' Beep Set 'Notification Controller / Service Pushover UDEISYPO' Device KBM_iPhone Set 'Notification Controller / Service Pushover UDEISYPO' Send Sys Custom With Params To KBM_iPhone Priority=Normal Format=None Sound=Pushover (default) Retry=30 Expire=60 Content 4 Notification ID (ID=4) Set 'Notification Controller / Service Pushover UDEISYPO' Message Test2 Set 'Notification Controller / Service Pushover UDEISYPO' Send Message Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

@Jimbo.Automates any ideas on the False/error status?

@dbwarner5 my wife is headed out again this morning. If the geofence works again, I'll mark this as the solution. As a side comment, pretty impressive Home Automation Roadmap!!

Send the support mailbox an email 4 days ago. No response. Sent another one this morning. This may be dead.

So today, both the exit and enter events worked on the geofence for my wife's phone. What was different today over last night? The thing I did this morning was reboot her phone. I guess the moderators can close this thread and I'll just keep watching this for a while. Thanks for all the support here.

@Javiunfortunately neither of those is the case here. I have triple checked that location services for UD Mobile are set to Always and the fence is enabled. My wife just went out a few minutes ago. I'll see what happens this morning and report back. Thanks.

More on Q3 above: When I press the Send Sys Custom button, the last status goes to False and the device has a red ! on it in the AC. What is it hiccuping on?

Is there a way to clear the Geofence log? I just looked at the log on my wife's iPhone and there are no errors. But the last entry was at 10:08:17a yesterday. We went out last night which my phone records but not hers.

I did try resetting the network settings on my wife's iPhone last night and the problem got worse. It not only didn't report when she returned inside the geofence, it didn't report when she left either. I'll try to capture the logs today when she goes out.

@Javi and @larryllix thanks for that explanation. When I use the buttons on the side of the 2635, it does in fact run the Then clause. Since I turn this on via motion sensor, I'll use status instead. Case closed.

This is turning on and off a floor lamp in my office by my desk and computer. I use it test this kind of stuff. So thru the AC, I turn the light off and a few seconds later turn it back on. Is this too quick?

@larryllix I did the restore on the on/off module and it made no difference. Still didn't fire the Then clause.

@Javi so if this is an INSTEON 2635-222 plug in on/off module, then Control won't work with it and I must use Status - correct?

I created a Pushover.net Notify Node within the Notification Configuration section of the plugin. Everything seems to be defined OK. Q1: For the Message button, the message field says 0. I thought there was supposed to be a set of predefined short messages which we could select from. I don't see those anywhere. Is that incorrect? Q2: When I press the Send Message button (it's off the screenshot on the bottom) I get an Unknown notification through Pushover on my iPhone. It says Undefined Message 0 which corresponds to the 0 in Q1. But where are the predefined messages then? Q3: I selected Christmas Indoors for the System Custom Content and then pressed the System Custom Content button which I assumed loaded that message. When I press the Send Sys Custom button (again not visible), I get nothing on my phone. If I press the Send Sys Custom with Params button, I get the Christmas Indoors message I defined. See 2nd screenshot. Why didn't I get it with the Send Sys Custom button? I am really trying to FULLY understand this Notification world so I can maybe help someone else who is less technical with it as well.

OK changing the Control to Status and the Then clause executes. But I thought Control was the way to go. If I use Status, doesn't that constantly query the device for the status rather than only when the status changes which I what I though control did?

@dbussas I mentioned, it is an INSTEON device which is why I’m puzzled it’s not working.

@dbuss the switch is an INSTEON on-off module. @paulbates the notifications are the next thing to ask about which I will do in a separate thread to keep things cleaner.

I know there is a wiki page somewhere that describes the difference between control and status but I can't find it. I have this very simple program but the Then clause never runs when the light is turned on. I thought this was proper use of Control rather that Status. Why doesn't this run? Thanks. If 'Office / OnOff-9.1 On-Off Module' is switched On Then Set 'Notification Controller / Service Pushover UDEISYPO' System Custom Content 3 Notification ID Set 'Notification Controller / Service Pushover UDEISYPO' Device KBM_iPhone Set 'Notification Controller / Service Pushover UDEISYPO' Send Message Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

@dbwarner5 pretty cool! How they do connect to your Eisy since the sensors are not INSTEON?

@dbwarner5 thanks for the information. I have not tried resetting network services but that is a good idea. I'll give that a shot. What do you mean by driveway sensors? Thanks.

@Javi I will do that. I will clear all logs first (I think I can do that) and then create the file you asked for. Stay tuned.

@Jimbo.Automates can I make a suggestion that features that are really no longer needed (but may still be used) be moved to a section in your readme me file called OLD FEATURES or something like that? It would help new users like myself sort through what I really need to read and focus on. This is a nice plugin but I'm still trying to sort out all the pieces. If there were some I knew were old, out dated features, I could skip them entirely. Just a thought.

I have a Geofence defined within UD mobile. I have 2 devices: my iPhone (Kent) and my wife's iPhone (Nancy). I did a backup of my UD Mobile and imported it into her iPhone UD Mobile app so the geofence definition is the same. My iPhone (15 Pro Max) tracks very well to entering and exiting the geofence. My wife's iPhone 13 not so much. I've attached a screenshot from this morning. We left our house around 7:50a. My phone triggered a notification at 7:56 while my wife's not until 7:59. I can live with that. On the return home, my phone triggered at 9:40 but my wife's not till we pulled in the driveway at 9:45. Not ideal but somewhat tolerable. My wife went back out shortly thereafter and it triggered an alert at 10:08 that she had left the geofence. She returned home about 20 minutes and it never executed the ENTER geofence commands. This is not the first time it has failed to enter these for her phone. Location Services for both phones is set to ALWAYS track. Any ideas on improving this? Thanks.