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Would running Action Tiles and SharpTools together hurt anything?  
Would running Action Tiles and SharpTools together hurt anything?

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+15 votes
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There does'nt seem to be a way to control scenes in either app.  
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Define a actiontiles shortcut with the URL: javascript:$. ajax({type: 'POST', url: '<SCENE ID>/execute', headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer <PERSONAL ACCESS TOKEN>'}}); The easiest way to get the <SCENE ID> manually is to view your location in the IDE (account. smartthings. com) and 'List Scenes'. To get the <PERSONAL ACCESS TOKEN> go to account. smartthings. com/tokens and generate a token with suitable scenes scope.  
https://api.smartthings.com/v1/scenes/
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@sporades70699 go to Home
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The new server backend is dropping routines. They're going the way of extinction, replaced (sort of) by Automations.  
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@sixpack that’s a bummer. At least they could be used in AT.  
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@sporades70699 not anymore. AT just calls them from ST. Once ST no longer supports them, AT won't be able to call them. The good news, is that scenes will be able to be directly called in the new API's, so that's good.  
+1 vote
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Don't they both do the same thing? They are web url's so whichever one you pick will open. Are you going to use Fully Kiosk Browser? If so, I think it will only open 1 url.  
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@painting SharpTools has features outside of just panel displays.  
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@hague Gotcha
+10 votes
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No issues at all. It's like running Google Home and Alexa at the same time.  
+8 votes
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Just looking to see which one would give me the most flexibility.  
+13 votes
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Nope. I use both.  
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@sixpack same
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I have some basic room lighting controls on my phone home screen, possible as a widget with SharpTools. Those aren't very detailed, just on/off for major room lighting. I use ActionTiles as my primary control and has various panels; a high level like my SharpTools widgets and more detailed panels to do anything more detailed or finer control over specific lights as opposed to whole room lights. Both compliment each other. I don't use the SharpTools rule engine, I didn't see much value in it - it's fine and works but doesn't add much that I saw over the built in Automations and Webcore. So my SharpTools use is just for the widgets on my phone for quick access without launching ActionTiles.  
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