From the support desk 2026-08

Automations only offer "Start" for an activity — can't schedule a Stop

In short

If an activity behaves as a working on/off toggle from its room tile but the Automation editor shows no Start/Stop choice for it, you've hit a bug where the automation surfaces used a stricter definition of "toggle" than the rest of the app. Roomie Remote 10.5 fixes this — update from the App Store and the Automation editor offers Start and Stop for these activities.

The symptom

You build a schedule — say, open the curtains at a set time and close them in the morning — and the second half is unreachable: the automation's action row for the activity shows only a run/start control, with no way to choose Stop, even though tapping the activity's tile in the room toggles it on and off correctly.

What was happening

An activity can count as a toggle two ways: an explicit toggle setting, or the older convention of simply having On Stop actions defined. The room tile honored both; the Automation editor and scheduling engine honored only the explicit setting. Activities that were toggles by the older convention ran their Start actions no matter what the schedule intended.

The fix

Fixed in Roomie Remote 10.5 — update from the App Store. The automation editor now offers Start/Stop for these activities and the engine runs the right action list.

In the QuickStart Guide

Automation

Distilled from real support conversations, with details generalized. Every setup differs — if this doesn't resolve it, contact support with diagnostics.