# Get ready to make the switch! **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [January 15, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/get-ready-to-make-the-switch/183948 "2020-01-15T14:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/get-ready-to-make-the-switch/183948/21 "2020-01-15T15:57:20Z")
> [@blake.arnold](#): > > We recommend you transition any self-published DTHs to ST Approved DTHs to get the best experience in the new app. Is there an approved DTH for a virtual device that is **both** a switch and a sensor? This is a popular method for integration with Alexa routines (not SmartThings routines). So that would be great to have an official version. 🕶 > [@FAQ: Can I trigger an Echo Action without Speaking to It?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-can-i-trigger-an-echo-action-without-speaking-to-it/117918): > > Breaking News!!! As of August 2018, a SmartThings-connected Contact or Motion Sensor can now trigger an Amazon echo routine if you live in the US, Canada, or the UK !!! Amazon has now added the ability for some sensors to trigger an Amazon echo routine (not a smartthings routine), which does let you trigger other smart home devices which are not connected to SmartThings without having to speak an echo command! Or you can set it up so that your echo devices will speak a customized phrase, play a doorbell chime, or various other sound effects. tada And even better, that contact sensor can be a virtual contact sensor. And although it’s a bit tricky, a community member has created an edge driver that will create BOTH a virtual switch and a virtual sensor and keep the pair in synch. So… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/get-ready-to-make-the-switch/183948)._