Alexa does not play announcements with Simulated Devices

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Some had to log out and then back in. Some had to reinstall the app. Mines work fine with virtual switches…Try this app:

[OBSOLETE] Alexa Virtual Device Creator (Formally Alexa Virtual Switch) Creator

I am pleased to announce the release of my Alexa Virtual Device Creator (was formally a virtual switch creator). While virtual devices are rather easy to create in the IDE, sometimes you are not near a computer and only have your mobile device with your SmartThings app. This app will allow you create virtual devices…either a momentary tile, a virtual motion detector or an “Alexa Switch” which is ‘stateless’ (meaning if you send an ON command to it while it is on, it will still allow ON to pass through to other apps. Usually apps have to see a transition from OFF to ON). The documentation is here: Alexa Virtual Device Creator - Things That Are Smart Wiki While these native Alexa routines are powerful, they do lack certain functionality. So, if you use a virtual device you can attach it vi…