I just wanted to share the link here for a solution that has worked perfectly for me, since others may stumble upon my post here if they are facing a similar circumstance.
Here follows a tale of blood and sweat and tears… and ultimately - sweet, sweet triumph that made it all worthwhile.
[I’m going link to this post from a few places where I asked for advice over the past few weeks, so that anyone researching those threads discovers the solution that worked, at least, for me. **And if you don’t want to read the step by step story, the quick solution is: Hue (Re)Connect** (and probably Hue Lights & Groups & Scenes (OH MY!) but I didn’t test it) **and a special “stateless” momentary button tile device type and super simple smartapp developed by** @Sticks18 ]
While there are many other things I want to start digging into now, the primary reason I first bought SmartThings was to bridge access between my Amazon Echo and the scenes I created with Philips Hue. …