Migrate legacy SmartThings Groovy SmartApps and Device Type Handlers to Edge Drivers
domain: support.smartthings.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm the platform transition timeline at support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/articles/9339624925204-Platform-Transition-FAQ
Note the transition began October 15, 2022 00:00 PST, when Groovy IDE creation of new DTHs/SmartApps was removed and SmartLighting/Severe-Weather SmartApps began migrating
Confirm all remaining Groovy SmartApps and DTHs fully shut down December 31, 2022 00:00 PST
For Zigbee/Z-Wave devices, note automatic migration to Lua-based Edge Drivers began April 15, 2023
Manually install any needed community Edge Drivers for LAN-connected devices before automatic migration, since devices without an Edge driver equivalent fall back to a generic unsupported "Thing" placeholder
Known gotchas
Devices with no Edge driver equivalent become a generic "Thing" with no automation support — check driver availability before the transition, not after
There is no published per-device migration notification — you must manually check "More Options → Driver" in the app to confirm migration status
LAN-connected devices needed manually installed community Edge drivers before April 15, 2023 specifically, or they were force-migrated to an unsupported generic Thing
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