Updated 12 November 2015 after Amazon added “Triggers” to their IFTTT Channel for Alexa As valuable as I personally found this project, and as much as I learned in doing it, as of 12 November 2015 it’s now no longer necessary. Amazon has added verbal triggers to their IFTTT channel. So you can say…

Just make sure you don’t use a harmony activity to set channel as a start sequence aka if you say “Alexa, turn on Comedy Central” when TV is already on and tuned to CNN, it will turn off (on sequence being toggle) the TV, send channel number for Comedy Central to STB, and hit up arrow. Likewise don…

You are right Scott. I use this method to just allow me to turn my TV on/off with voice commands to alexa. My tv does not have descret codes so even changing inputs using harmony gets wacky after a while. I also use this method to control a fan I have via harmony. Both the fan and tv are plugged…

[image] johnosstyn: If I had descret codes, I’d probably still use this method, but would set up another device in harmony with the exact same model number and call that one “Alexa tv control” and leave the other device for more complicated activities. I don’t think you can use your wake …

I use “Alexa, turn on tv” and “Alexa, turn off tv”. The other device I’d set up is in the harmony app itself. So if had a device named “alexa tv control” in harmony I’d use that for the method above and just tie the TV switch to run activities on that device, I’d could then set up another devic…

Sure, that makes sense, and again this is something where there’s going to be a lot of variation because people do have very different entertainment center set ups. The basic concepts are the same, but even so you do have some choices to make between momentary switches used to turn on, momentary sw…

wraith1385: Has it been confirmed that integration is working both ways with Harmony and Smartthings now? I would love to get away from IFTTT, because it’s not working well. However, I’m still getting the not authorized message when I try to discover my hubs in the Smartthings app. Yes it …

I have my Harmony hub added to ST and the Logitech Harmony trigger app added. I created a action in the trigger to start the TV activity and it works fine from ST. I have searched the threads, but can’t find out if Alexa can connect to the trigger via a virtual switch? Do you have to use IFTTT in…

[image] milkman55: I have my Harmony hub added to ST and the Logitech Harmony trigger app added. I created a action in the trigger to start the TV activity and it works fine from ST. I have searched the threads, but can’t find out if Alexa can connect to the trigger via a virtual switch? Do y…

Wow, got it all working, but man I need a drink :smile: I also got all the home control buttons on the Harmony remote controlling all my lights and plugs! Amazing technology for $99.

I just got a hub off eBay to do just this. If works well will get another to set movie mode in downstairs theater, is the remote worth getting or is it fine just plain hub? I got the anymote off Kickstarter hoping it would do this but so far it’s a dissapointment

Alexa + SmartThings + IFTTT + Harmony to turn TV on and off by voice (2015 version)

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Yes it works both ways…See this thread

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