New SmartThings Alexa skill (2020)

[mwav3 (Tim)]

Thanks @Lars for all the hard work. I’ve noticed significant improvement in the skill lately. Are the problems reported below fixed? They seem to be but I’m still not sure if its permanent.

@JDRoberts

The following problems can occur with either virtual devices or physical sensors. The DTH that you are using does not matter.

1. it might be that the device status will update in both the smartthings app and the Alexa app, but the routine will never trigger.
2. it might be that the device status will update in both the smartthings app and the Alexa app, but the routine will process with a delay, sometimes a very prolonged delay.
3. it might be that the device status will update in the smartthings app but not the Alexa app.
4. it might be that it will be broken for a while, then it will start working again, and then it will break again. Whether you do anything or not.
5. The routine may run multiple times, either whether with a delay or without. This is particularly noticeable with announcements.
6. Separately, and for a different reason, EchoSpeaks no longer works. If you have been using that, see the author’s thread for discussion of alternatives.