I’m not sure why you included “[released]” in your title?
That term in the title of a thread generally refers to a smartapp or device handler that a community developer has released for others to install and use.
For example,
All, this is a new thread from my conversation in the Alexa Helper area ([RELEASE] Alexa Helper )
I am officially announcing my new Ask Alexa Smart App. This is what a lot of us have been looking for when it was announced that SmartThings would work with the Amazon Echo (‘Alexa’). Unfortunately, the integration was one-way and limited. You could not query your devices to find out their status, and you had NO access to modes, SHM or routines. I attempted to fill the gap with Alexa Helper, and it did a great job at giving you additional control over items using simple on/off commands. I even got into the ‘feedback’ piece by sending a voice output to a Sonos speaker. But, I always felt this was a ‘hack’…why ask a speaker (Alexa) to report out on another speaker.
Well, with the guidance of @N…
Lock Manager
Incomplete List of features:
Manage user codes on locks.
Manage Keypads.
Review and manage active lock codes.
Set lock access based on schedules.
Receive notifications when a user used their code.
Run Hello Home phrases based on lock/unlock events.
Manage Hello Home phrases based on keypad inputs.
This app works using 3 child apps and 1 parent app. It is recommended that you install all 4 apps, however if you do not use keypad devices, it is not required to install the keypad child app.
Note: If upgrading from any beta version, it is required to uninstall the app completely before installing. The architecture of this app has changed in
a way that is incompatible with previous versions.
How To Install
User guide has old information. There is now only one app to insta…
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