SmartThings + Kwikset Locks + Alexa = No control

[jhamstead]

Look at Ask Alexa @MichaelS or you can use CoRE and virtual switches.

Ask Alexa requires a lot of steps to install and get working but it is very powerful:

[NO LONGER SUPPORTED] Ask Alexa

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…

CoRE can almost do anything and I recommend it as a must have:

[OBSOLETE: [BETA MILESTONE 2] CoRE (Community's own Rules Engine)

UPDATE 1/12/2017: CoRE is now in the process of being heavily streamlined (reference to @bamarayne) into a web controllable app. There will be no updates to this version of CoRE other than critical updates. An update will be posted here when the new SE (Streamlined Edition LOL) version is available for the public. We’re close to hitting alpha stage. UPDATE 9/28/2016: CoRE has moved on to Release Candidate. Please kindly follow us here. Continuing in the BETA process of CoRE (milestone 1 topic here), we’ve now moved to BETA MILESTONE 2. This is all about crushing those bugs and speeding up those pistons you’re having trouble with. While absolutely necessary additions will occur here and there, adding features is NOT the main focus of M2. WARNING: As mentioned before, this SmartApp is in …

How to create a virtual switch:

FAQ: Creating a virtual Groovy Device [OBSOLETE]

Need a FAQ for the simplest version of this: a virtual on/off switch. Maybe even two FAQs, one for why you would want one with use case examples and one step by step how to for creating one in ST. Thanks! 2023 Update Since groovy will be going away soon, so will groovy virtual switches. See the new FAQ for on the replacements: FAQ: Creating Virtual Devices Without the IDE