FAQ 2017: Have Alexa/Google Home/IFTTT run a routine, change a mode, or arm/disarm Smart Home Monitor (SmartThings Classic)

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

@Richard_Rommes

Folks, great posts, very helpful. 1 quick question. I am using a virtual switch in smarthings triggered by Alexa to trigger a hello home routine, disparate events/commands work great as long as I don’t use any other mechanism to open or close what the virtual device triggers

Hi Richard,
I’m not sure if you solved this, but everything you want done can be done easily using the smartapp EchoSistant.

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