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. The fix shipped in the Roomie Remote 10.5 beta on TestFlight and arrives for everyone with the next App Store release.
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
Updated in the Roomie Remote 10.5 beta on TestFlight, where the automation editor now offers Start/Stop for these activities and the engine runs the right action list. If you're on the App Store build, the fix arrives with the next release — contact support if scheduling is blocking you and you'd like beta access.
Distilled from real support conversations, with details generalized. Every setup differs — if this doesn't resolve it, contact support with diagnostics.
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