Before configuring Matter enabled switch buttons, you will need to update your LIFX Switch to Matter. Matter updates are currently only available to beta testers. Signup as a beta testers. Matter updates will be made publicly available at the successful completion of beta testing.
To configure your Matter enabled switch buttons:
- Open the settings screen.
- Click "Switch".
- Click "Button Set-Up"
On this page, you will see the 2 or 4 buttons depending on your Switch model:
Each button has 3 configurable gesture types:
Single Press: This is a quick tap of a Switch button with your finger. It is a very short press.
It looks like this:
Double Press: This is a quick ‘tap tap’ of the Switch button with your finger.
It looks like this:
Long Press: This is when you press your finger on the Switch button and hold it there for a second or two. This gesture is known as ‘Press and hold’ when used on touch screens.
It looks like this:
- To configure a button gesture, tap on Button 1 - Single Press:
There are three Action Types available:
1. Matter Actions
These are actions that run locally via Matter protocol and allow you to control other Matter enabled LIFX Devices. Because these run locally via Matter, the response time is faster than Cloud actions.
We recommend using Matter Actions if all your LIFX lights are Matter enabled.
Note: If you do not see the Matter Actions option in the App, your Switch is not currently Matter paired.
Actions include:
- Toggle on/off
2. Cloud Actions
These are actions that run remotely via the LIFX Cloud and allow you to control other LIFX devices.
We recommend using Cloud Actions if some or all of your LIFX lights are not Matter enabled.
Cloud Actions will be slightly slower than Matter Actions given the Cloud processing required.
Actions include:
- Toggle on/off
- Scene
- Turn on
- Turn off
- Increase brightness
- Decrease brightness
3. No Action
This allows you to remove the default action and have the Switch controls configured by a different ecosystem such as Apple Home.
Removing the default action will ensure two conflicting actions are not triggered at the same time.
For this example, we will select Matter Actions, as we want to toggle our Matter enabled lights in our Bedroom.
- Select Matter Actions
- Select Toggle On/Off and then press the Next Button.
- Next, select the Lights or Room you wish to toggle on and off.
(Note: This will only show Matter enabled lights. Use Cloud actions to control non-matter lights.)
- Press Save.
- You can now test our your custom button by double pressing Button 1 on your Switch and your selected lights will toggle on and off.