Device_Settings
⚙️ Device Settings
Section titled “⚙️ Device Settings”Overview
Section titled “Overview”Every HomeKit accessory in Smart Van can be individually customised — rename it, change its device type classification, assign a custom icon, hide it from the dashboard, flag it as a critical security device, or mark it as a favourite. These settings are stored locally and persist without affecting your Apple HomeKit configuration.
Opening Device Settings
Section titled “Opening Device Settings”Long-press any device tile in the rooms grid. The Device Settings sheet rises from the bottom of the screen.
Alternatively:
- From the Light Controls sheet, tap the gear icon in the top-right toolbar
- If a device is unreachable, tapping its tile opens Device Settings instead of performing a control action
Identity
Section titled “Identity”Custom Name
Section titled “Custom Name”Replace the HomeKit accessory name with something more descriptive for your van context. The custom name appears everywhere in the app — on the tile, in the Light Controls sheet title, in Van Brain automation descriptions, and in security alert messages.
Leave blank to use the HomeKit name.
Device Type
Section titled “Device Type”Smart Van auto-detects each accessory’s type from its HomeKit services. Occasionally this gets it wrong — a device may be classified as “Other” when it should be “Light”, or a climate sensor might show as “Security”. Use this picker to override the auto-detected type.
Available types: Light (Bulb), Light (Strip), Light (Spot), Light (Ambient), Power/Switch, Water, Climate, Security, Window, Door, Media, Other.
Changing the type immediately changes the tile’s icon, colour behaviour, status text logic, and which group it appears in within its room card.
Dashboard Favourites
Section titled “Dashboard Favourites”Toggle Show in Favourites to mark this device as a favourite. Favourited devices appear on the reverse side of the Journey Card (the Trips tab summary card) for quick access without needing to open the full Smart Van dashboard.
The caption below the toggle explains where favourites appear.
Visibility
Section titled “Visibility”Toggle Hide from List to remove this device from the dashboard rooms grid. Hidden devices:
- Don’t appear in any room card
- Don’t show up in tile counts
- Can be revealed temporarily using “Show Hidden Items” from the dashboard display menu
Use this to declutter the dashboard — useful for accessory hubs, bridge devices, or anything you want to monitor through Van Brain automations but not control manually.
Security
Section titled “Security”Toggle Critical Security Device to mark this accessory as high-priority for Sentry Mode.
When a Critical Security Device is triggered (its state changes to an alert condition — door opens, motion detected, leak found) while the van is in Sentry Mode, the Van Brain and notification system treat the event with elevated priority. Critical alerts use iOS’s Time Sensitive interruption level, which bypasses Do Not Disturb and delivers the notification immediately.
Use this for the devices that matter most: the sliding door, the main entry point, an exterior motion sensor covering the cab.
A scrollable grid of icons (SF Symbols) lets you assign a custom icon to this device. The selected icon replaces the default type icon on the tile. A selected icon is highlighted with the app’s accent colour.
The icon catalogue includes: lightbulbs, light strips, spotlights, plugs and sockets, water drops, thermometers, fan blades, locks and shields, TVs, fuel pump, coolant, key, windows and curtains, doors, beds, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, and more.
The icon you set is used in its non-filled variant normally, and filled variant when the device is active/on (e.g. “lightbulb” when off, “lightbulb.fill” when on).
Saving
Section titled “Saving”Tap Save Changes at the bottom of the form. The button is styled with the app’s accent colour for visibility. Changes apply immediately — the tile on the dashboard updates without requiring a HomeKit poll.
Tap Cancel in the toolbar to close the sheet without saving.