A Fluss+ widget is a button on your phone's home screen that triggers one of
your Fluss+ devices directly, without opening the app. It's for the device you
use every day — the tap is the trigger.
What a widget does
- One widget controls one device. Add a separate widget for each device you
want quick access to.
- It works without opening the app. Tapping the widget sends the trigger.
- It shows the device's status. On Wi-Fi the widget displays Open or
Closed, along with how long ago that status was updated.
- It confirms the outcome. The widget shows Triggering… while the
command is sent, then Trigger sent once it succeeds.
In your phone's widget gallery it's listed as Fluss Gate.
Two ways it can reach your device
When you set a widget up, you choose how it talks to the device:
- Wi-Fi sends the trigger over the internet, so your phone can be anywhere
with a connection. Only devices that are online and that your access permits
Wi-Fi triggering on can be chosen.
- Bluetooth sends it straight from your phone to the device, with no
internet involved, but you need to be in range. Every device you have access
to can be chosen. Bluetooth triggering is still in beta.
Wi-Fi is the default and the more dependable of the two. See
how to choose Wi-Fi or Bluetooth triggering.
One tap or two
Because a home screen button is easy to catch by accident, a Wi-Fi widget asks
you to confirm: the first tap arms it, the second sends the trigger. This is on
by default, and you have about three seconds between the two taps. You can turn
it off if you'd rather a single tap.
On Bluetooth a single tap always triggers the device, whatever the setting says.
See
how to turn confirm before opening on or off.
What a widget can't do
- It can't control a Fluss+ Intercom. Intercoms never appear in a widget's
device list, on either connection.
- On iPhone there's no Lock Screen widget. The Fluss+ widget is home screen
only, in one size, so you'll unlock your phone before tapping it.
- It doesn't change your device's behaviour. A widget is another way to send
the same trigger — the device, its access rules, and its schedule are
unchanged.
How to add one
The two platforms differ, because on Android the Fluss+ app places the widget
for you:
If you'd rather not tap anything at all, iPhone users can trigger a device by
voice instead — see
how to set up Siri shortcuts for Fluss.