Hi, I have a smartthing door sensor and that is working fine each time a door is open. How do I hook that up to a google speaker or echo speaker to announce the door is open or if I use a motion sensor to say motion detected each time it triggers?
As for the Echo speaker, in the new SmartThings app add the Amazon Alexa Voice Assistant. Then install the Amazon Alexa app and setup an Alexa Routine that when the Smart Home ānamedā Sensor is Opened, Then either use the Alexa Says, or the Messaging/Announcement to have your Echo say something.
I use the Messaging/Announcement since it can be targeted to specific Echo devices because I donāt need the announcement to be on all of my Echoās.
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The new app is having āproblemsā triggering Alexa routinesā¦both from physical, and virtual devices as well. Still no notice from @Lars as to the statusā¦for sure itās not fixed. See link below.
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Iām not experiencing an any issues at all with the new SmartThings app and triggering Alexa Routines using the new Alexa skill.
Well, thatās the point, isnāt it? Itās working differently for different people, and at different times. Not everyone has the same problems and some people have problems that come and go. But smartthings engineering has confirmed that there are problems and that they are working on fixing it. And they have not announced that it is fixed yet.
So Iām very glad to hear that it is working for you, and I hope it continues to do so, but itās not working for everyone, and I donāt think it can be counted on to remain reliable until we get an announcement to that effect. 
Thereās no harm in setting up an Alexa routine and seeing if that does work. Just understand that if itās erratic, thatās a current known problem.
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I can only hope that it continues working for youā¦hopefully thatāll be a good sign for everyone.
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Where is that app? I donāt see the Alexa app on the new SmartThings app. Is it a custom all add through the web portal ?
@smilepak
Which app are you asking about?
The easiest way is to use the Alexa app to do this. All my ST devices are visible in Alexa. You can use an Alexa routine to make the sounds you want.
The Amazon Alexa app is not part of SmartThings as itās provided by Amazon. Youāll find the Amazon Alexa app in the Google Play store in Android or the Apple app store in iOS. Once you install it and log into it using your Amazon account, then you can add the SmartThings Skill to the app which interconnects the two services together. Youāll then see the SmartThings devices available in the Amazon Alexa appās Smart Home which you can use either Motion or Open/Close sensors as triggers in Alexa Routines.
When this happens: named door opens
Add Action: Messaging/Send Announcement āthe named door is openā on selected Echo devices.
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Ah ok. Thanks. I have it installed on the Amazon Alexa app. Wasnāt sure if I needed to do something on the SmartThings app. Iāll try this out. Much thanks!
Got it to work. It was cool. Thanks for the help.
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