I have been using Smartthings for a short time and learning Groovy to perform more complex automation. It appears Vera has the smart app for iOS and Android, and that is the only interface.
Can you create complex automations with Vera?
For example, a door being left open:
- Door open for more than 1 minute
- Flash two lights, one is a dimmer
- If the door stays open more than 2 minutes, flash all the lights in the house
- Upon the door closing, return all lights to their previous state
As far as I can tell, even the above, which is not that complex, requires Groovy or WebCORE on top of Smartthings. There has to be a better way / more mature product. Is Vera that product?
Also, can Vera speak back through Echo and Google devices (text to speech) without things like Google Home Relay, which I have never been able to get to work? Can it ask questions in this fashion, take responses, and do something?