SmartThings, Google Home/Assistant and Schlage BE 469V Smart Connect Z-Wave NightMare

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Use google assistant to control door locking/unlocking

I had originally posted this on Reddit, am reposting on here for greater exposure.; I have read many posts in the community concerning the ability to control door locks using Google Assistant so I figured I would share the method I discovered which requires no custom device handlers, smartapps, IFTTT, webcore, etc. This is on a hub v3 and a Kwikset Obsidian Z-wave lock. Here are the steps I used: Create a virtual switch using Smarthings IDE. I named the switch "Door Lock" You will need to create 4 automations: When "Door Lock" is ON set "Kwikset Obsidian" to Locked When "Door Lock" is OFF set "Kwikset Obsidian" to Unlocked When "Kwikset Obsidian" is Locked turn "Door Lock" to ON When "Kwikset Obsidian" is Unlocked turn "Door Lock" to OFF Naturally you probably wont have the same m…