Blanket access to all voice assistants ? Really Smartthings?

[nathancu (Nathan Curtis)]

A quick search will show one of the longest conversations in the community right now…

New SmartThings Alexa skill (2020)

I tweeted a bit about this, but thought it might be a good heads up for the ST nerds not on Twitter Especially since new users can no longer use the old skill. The old skill is now called “SmartThings Classic” while the new one is just “SmartThings”. If you search the Alexa skill catalog you will only find the new skill, but the old/Classic one still shows under your installed skills if you already set it up. I don’t know what SmartThings’ plans are for migration, but i thought it would be worth discussing since the skill is public and new users will be using it. Based on the lack of it appearing in the Groovy IDE and appearance in the new app, the new one uses the new APIs instead of a Groovy app. So far here’s the differences I’ve noticed and my experience: Enabling the …

Lots of issues, including yours.

Fortunately, I think were going to get it changed.

Enjoy the light reading in that thread.