Ended up figuring out a workaround to get the top and bottom switches to work independently and also have them enabled in Alexa.
I created a Virtual or “Simulated Switch” in the smart things IDE. FAQ: Creating a virtual Device
This switch is going to allow this to communicate with Alexa.
Using the new app I pressed the (+) button on the top right and created a Smart Lighting automation. I then followed the steps on screen to mirror the new virtual switches I created.
Note: Just did this and they are working great. One thing I noticed is if I turn on a light by the switch the new virtual switch did not update in the app. I fixed this by making sure I had both Wink Relay (switch x) and Virtual switch in both directions for mirroring. For example:
- Smart lighting 1 - Wink Relay Switch 1 - Virtual Switch 1
- Smart lighting 2 - Virtual Switch 1 - Wink Relay switch 1
This should fix any weirdness that is going on. It is kind of a hacky solution but it works until I can find something better.