u/MMikekiMM

Short version.. what happened to the Single, Double and Long press setup in Aqara Home? Now it's only Automation and Scene setup.

Mini Switch and Aqara hub firmware are up-to-date.

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I've been using a single Mini Switch to run two Siri Shortcuts. Single press on the mini switch triggers a shortcut to run a scene in my master bath. Turn on the lighted mirror, turn on high hats, shower niche light. A long press turned everything off (a little more complication in the shortcut with time of day If/Then commands).

This has worked flawlessly for for two years. It stopped unexpectedly a few days ago.

When I access the Mini Switch in the Aqara Home app I no longer see the options for Single, Double and Long press. Now it's only Automation and Scene setup.

I still have the Siri Shortcuts but can't figure out how to set the Mini Switch to trigger them as they used to?

Primary use is for photo editing on Apple Mac; basic brush work, slider control etc. I don't edit on any other devices other than the Mac.

Exhausted all options and hacks to get the Apple Pencil and/or trackpad to work acceptably and have come to conclusion that a dedicated stylus and pad are in order. Many years ago I used an Intuos tablet and pen with Adobe Lightroom on a Windows machine. Loved it.

Have moved away from both Windows and Lightroom.

Are the Bamboo line of tablets worth the try in my use case? Trying to not make a costly mistake. Or, do I have to move up the Intuos Pro line? And if this is the case, are the pre-2025 units still viable?

I have a Bamboo rechargeable stylus I used with a dedicated app on an iPad years ago.. would nice to repurpose that. It's been sitting in a draw for years.

...that doesn't include Sidecar.

I have an M1 iMac. iPad mini 7, iPad Air, Apple Trackpad and Magic Mouse. Primary use is to control sliders in photo editing apps. All of my photo editing is done on the iMac. I prefer the trackpad over the MagicMouse but my fingertip isn't precise enough for the many small sliders and detailed retouching but being able to to create handwritten notes in Apple Notes, on the iMac, would be a bonus.

I have tried a few configurations that use Sidecar but all fall short.

Came cross the Inklet app & a Pogo (old school rubber tipped stylus circa 1995) and while it seems great for sketching it's not the right solution.

I had a full size Wacom tablet years ago and I see the Intuos Pro is Mac compatible.

What other options or hacks I should be looking at?