New SmartThings Alexa skill (2020)

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@erhollander

@Lars @jody.albritton @blake.arnold
Unrelated to the current issue… can you confirm if it is in the roadmap to allow users to choose what devices are visible to Amazon. Please stop ignoring the people who actually use the product and answer the question we all want to know.

Can we control what devices are visible to Alexa.
Can we choose what devices Amazon sees.
If not, why not.

Literally been asked 10+ times and no one will answer at all.

This is being discussed in detail with a different staff member in a different thread.

Updates to the SmartThings Platform

Thanks @uberrob - this is helpful information. The team is working on an option to allow for selection of devices that are shared with GH and Alexa which sounds like it should resolve most of the issues you’re having by being able to point GH to the other native services for full functionality and lower latency with those devices. I really appreciate the detailed use case and constructive feedback.