Control buttons using the app (IOS)

Bugs / Issues Resolved
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Yes, but every every time I need to open the app then restart it again to make it work
It can’t work without restarting

23

what is the app version you are using?

24

It’s 1.5.10
I updated it after you told to update,week later

25

can you update to 1.5.11 and give it a try?

26

OK Iam trying the new version now and it seems to be working. Thank you for your time.
I will test it a couple times.

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27

So should the control buttons work now in 2.3.4 for ios?

28

yes it should is work.

29

Hi… It isn’t… The app info says v2.3.4(396)… Still a spinning wheel when I try to toggle…

Controlling the button through the website works just fine.

30

did you add the device using BYOT and is the button widget a custom widget?

31

I deleted the button widget and re-installed. Now it works… Thanks.

32

Hello
How are you? Unfortunately, the same thing happened again and just with my phone.It seems like a problem with background processing

Thanks

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33

the issue with the background is not solved yet.

34

Hi,

I am having this issue as well. Buttons (custom widget sending mqtt messages) keep refreshing in the ios app. I do not know of any workaround either, as the web dashboard is not available from iOS Safari.

Maybe I could use a slider instead? Full throttle = on, no throttle = off?

Brgds,
Anders, Norway

35

can you try adding a arduino device and generic button widget?

36

I am running Cayenne on a raspberrypi. The button is sending a mqtt message to execute a system command. Is there a way to do that without using mqtt?

37

there is no other way to do it.

38

Thanks! I was thinking about controlling a pinout from a regular button. And to wire the pinout to a different pin (input) which in turn triggers the system command. But I am hoping for a fix in the app of course.

My project is to remote control a diesel heater in an off grid cabin, to preheat the cabin before arrival. The raspberry pi command triggered from cayenne uses rpitx to replicate a fm remote control signal to start the heater. I also monitor inside and outside temperatures, battery voltage and fuel level. Works a treat, except for the button issue in the app.

39

can you try this approach. add a new device to your dashboard by navigating to add new —> devices/widgets —> arduino ----> next —> here you will find the MQTT credential. only copy the client id from here and replace it in your previous code. now add a new button to this new device by navigating to add new —> devices/widget —> actuator —> generic → digital output.
it should work now with IOS app.

40

Thanks, it worked. Does this means that the arduino widgets for mqtt are less buggy than the raspberry ones?

41

there is a small bug with BYOT and custom widgets.