Official Announcement: Sunsetting IFTTT

Bustofa

Clearly, I’m a bit late to this thread but IFTTT only reported a couple of days ago that my routine wasn’t working. (Last worked 4 October). I do not recall seeing an email informing me of the withdrawal of IFTTT integration. As Tado say in this thread that they are interested in how IFTTT is being utilised, could they note please that I use the change in temperature notified by the thermostat to switch on or off a component of my heating system that can’t be controlled by a thermostatic valve.

This change is very inconvenient to say the least.

David_C

I don't recall receiving an email that stood out as an announcement of a reduction of ability either.

Like the user above, I only found out when I got a notification from IFTTT that Tado routines had disconnected.

What I'm now missing is the option for Tado to automatically resume the schedule when nobody is home. The IFTTT routine I used is still used by 909 people, but obviously won't be working anymore.

Without that, if a manual temperature level is set, it will stay set even when the house is empty. It won't change when people get home either. Which either results in a cold house or a house being heated when nobody is home.

I also used the official Tado IFTTT routine for humidity too high. Useful to alert me to activate some ventilation / open a window. No warning now unless I look at the Tado app.

petergower

Like @David_C I used IFTTT to trigger actions based on TADO V3 humidity readings - sadly this no longer works 😔 Have looked in to Google home yaml scripted automations and found that humidity can't be used as a starter - could this be added to the wish list for TADO?

Technaudio

Well, I'm here because I had an email from IFTTT yesterday telling me that Tado wasn't connected, I've since found out that Tado have ceased supporting IFTTT, this is the first I've heard about this, no communication from Tado told me this was going to happen.
As for Tado saying - "we recommend exploring powerful alternatives such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, and Home Assistant. These platforms offer extensive control and integration capabilities that can enrich your tado° experience. Alexa Routines, for instance, are an effective way to substitute IFTTT’s functionalities in a tado°-Home connected to the Amazon Alexa app. Similar functions also exist for Google Home and Apple HomeKit users."
Well, the problem here is, these "powerful alternatives" can't do the things that we could do with IFTTT, and I would assume that most, if not all of us that were using IFTTT were using it for the things the alternative platforms simply CANNOT DO!
Also, I paid for the "Auto-Assist" so that I could use the Home & Away triggers through IFTTT to control other smart things, but now I can't do that and I have 9 more paid for months of a subscription that is now of no use to me.

I will NOT be renewing my subscription.

pistolet

I did manage to implement a google home routine to do something when the ambient-temparature exceeds a value.

Trick is to define the thermostat reading as condition not as trigger.

Then I set a (virtual) switch as trigger. which is toggled every X minutes by a time schedule.

It does seem to have some accuracy issues though. Maybe that is because google only shows .5C accurary 🤔

CarlosL

Tado never more, any Chinese heater does the same and is much cheaper

pebneter

Hi there,

I was using IFTTT and a window contact to stop / resume heating to automatic mode.
As recommended, I tried to switch to the Alexa app. It works somehow (needed to install the Tado Skill first), but not as expected.
When I switch heating off and on (without setting a specific temperature, as I want to go back to automatic mode), it is fixed to 21 degrees, NOT automatic mode.

Was anyone successful with an operation to go back to automatic mode?

thefern

Hi @pebneter

I have managed to get an automation to return to Auto by using Homebridge with the Tado Platform plugin and automations in the Apple world. If you have a spare computer on all the time (or a Raspberry Pi like me) it's easy to set up Homebridge.

If you are not in the Apple ecosystem, try Home Assistant - it's slightly more clunky to set up but the Tado integration is just as good.

pebneter

Thanks for the hint!
I don't want to install additional hardware for Home Assistant or Homebridge, therefore I'm looking for a cloud based solution.

In the meantime, I have found out in the Alexa app, one has to select a "Secene" as action (and not the thermostat). Apparently the Alexa Skill generates these scenes to cover functionality that is not natively supported by Alexa.

Thanks!

pdj1974

Hating the removal of IFTTT as most other, but now I’m trying to use Alexa instead for my simple setup.

I have added my Tado Smart AC Controller as a skill in Alexa and can now control it. How can I create a simple rule: if temp less than x degrees, then turn on the AC on y degrees? I tried adding scenes but Alexa doesn’t find any :(

pdj1974

Haven’t anyone been able to reproduce a simple setup where a temperature triggers an action? Do I really need to buy an Apple TV to set this up? Is it even possible with an Apple TV? I can’t believe such a useless support Tado provides for ITTT users after having sold numerous devices advertising ITTT support :(

David_C

I’ve resorted to getting Home Assistant.
Has the ability to do far more than ITTT could, but it is another bit of hardware and a geeky afternoon to set it up.

pistolet

@pebneter there is a way to activate the auto mode on tado via google home.
It can be done by activating a voice command telling it to 'turn off manual control'.

For instance if the tado device name in your google-home is 'Tado kitchen' the command 'turn off manual control on Tado kitchen' will reset is to auto-mode.

ps. credits for this to @Ditsy in this discussion:
https://community.tado.com/en-gb/discussion/comment/3791/#Comment_3791

pebneter

Thanks for the hint!
I don't have Google Home running and I need to trigger it not by voice but some external service. I went with Alexa for now.

Ditsy

FYI for anyone considering upgrading to Tado X, @Emcee confirmed on this linked thread that "there's no command to go back to schedule".

Given Tado isn't adding this for Tado X, it seems unlikely they'll ever address it for older models.

Matter is supposed to allow us to use devices from multiple manufacturers together, but Tado X doesn't even support using for example a window sensor to trigger a return to a heating schedule.