Echo won't discover devices

[JDRoberts]

@nietz79

I can’t see any of the new devices I’ve added today after multiple discovery attempts, only the old ones.

THANKS!

Did you individually authorize the new devices from smartthings to echo before doing the discovery? You can do this either in the SmartThings mobile app or in the echo app.

See steps 10A) and B) in the following ( except for 10A) if you have the newest version of the SmartThings mobile app you will get to smart apps by first clicking on the three horizontal line menu icon in the upper right and then clicking on smartapps)

FAQ: Amazon Echo: The Official SmartThings Integration is here! (Initial SetUp FAQ)

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