iDevice switch

[JDRoberts]

@Spectra

Just a bump in case anyone else is looking at this kind of thing…

Recent updates allow the echo/Alexa to run an automation in the Alexa ecosystem based on an event occurring on a smart home device. So it is possible to create virtual switches in SmartThings, expose them to Alexa and then have Alexa control iDevices items based on switch activity.

Could you post a screenshot if you can trigger your Echo routines from a switch going on and off?

As of two weeks ago, you could only trigger an echo routine from a sensor or from an echo button. Not switches. We have a community FAQ explaining how to set up a virtual sensor in order to do this.

But at least up until recently, you couldn’t just do it from a switch. That would be big news, so can you please confirm it and post the screenshot?

Thanks!

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