[KNOWN_ISSUE] Entities for custom capabilities (soundmode,nightmode, etc.) not working (Setup is failing)

[samuelspagl]

Entities for custom capabilities (soundmode,nightmode, etc.) not working

Note

This is an issue related to a known problem with the current implementation of the SmartThings API. It is not fixable at this moment due to Samsung removing the option to retrieve the status of the "execute" API endpoints (which fetched data through OCF).

Extended thread: #26

Description

As of March 26, 2024, the status of the custom capabilities (advancedaudio, eq, 🔗 etc.) can no longer be retrieved. Samsung removed this functionality due to "security reasons" (see 🔗 here).

Because of this change, the state entities can’t be updated anymore.

Current state

What's still working is setting the properties of these custom capabilities. Therefore, in version 0.4.0, this integration released service calls for each of the attributes that can be changed.

Sadly, since we can't see the status anymore, it’s even less likely to find more setting keys to configure.

Caution

I do not recommend enabling the entities for the custom capabilities in the settings. In a later version, I will probably remove this functionality completely, as I cannot guarantee the status of an entity. Please refer to the already mentioned service calls to set a specific attribute.

There are now service calls for:

• select_soundmode
• set_woofer_level
• set_night_mode
• set_bass_enhancer
• set_voice_enhancer
• set_speaker_level
• set_rear_speaker_mode
• set_active_voice_amplifier
• set_space_fit_sound

The future

I hope that in the future, Samsung either re-enables this functionality or that we can find another way to retrieve those values. It’s still possible since the SmartThings app continues to access them. It would be awesome to have a local OCF-based API client for the soundbar, but since I haven't found any documentation on this matter, it's unlikely we'll stumble upon a solution anytime soon.

If you have any questions, just hit me up, and I’ll try to help you out!

Thanks a lot for using this integration ✨.