How to bring Alexa Devices into SmartThings?

[MarkTr]

Virtual switches which had been previously reliable became flaky some months ago. Which one are you using? I would suggest replacing it with this one, if it’s not what you’ve already got - and make sure you’re detecting the option to create the separate contact switch:

[ST Edge] vEdge Creator: a virtual device generator for end users

DRIVER UPDATE NOTICE I have what I believe is a good vEdge driver solution to addressing the Alexa integration reliability issue. The vEdge solution (described below) is in addition to the Alexa Multi-trigger driver I made available a few days ago, which seems to have proven out the fact that Alexa is having trouble triggering off of switch/contact combo devices. Triggering is more reliable when you use just a contact device. If you prefer the Alexa Multi-trigger approach over the vEdge solution, then feel free to continue using that driver. I will continue to maintain it. I’ll summarize the pros and cons of the two different drivers farther down below. vEdge Solution In order to minimize disruption to existing setups, I’m adding a device setting option to the virtual AlexaSwitch …