Amazon Guard Available yet? (May 2019)

[JDRoberts]

Since the idea of automating the arming of this feature is starting to come up in other threads, I’m just going to add this link here.

This is the community FAQ for how you use a SmartThings action to trigger an Amazon routine (not a SmartThings routine) .

So you would create an Amazon routine that has an echo device speak the turn on phrase where a different Amazon device can hear it. Then you would automate the trigger for that routine.

FAQ: Can I trigger an Echo Action without Speaking to It?

Breaking News!!! As of August 2018, a SmartThings-connected Contact or Motion Sensor can now trigger an Amazon echo routine if you live in the US, Canada, or the UK !!! Amazon has now added the ability for some sensors to trigger an Amazon echo routine (not a smartthings routine), which does let you trigger other smart home devices which are not connected to SmartThings without having to speak an echo command! Or you can set it up so that your echo devices will speak a customized phrase, play a doorbell chime, or various other sound effects. And even better, that contact sensor can be a virtual contact sensor. And although it’s a bit tricky, a community member has created an edge driver that will create BOTH a virtual switch and a virtual sensor and keep the pair in synch. So…