Smoke CO detectors don't notify me when I test them

Devices & Integrations Connected Things
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I have a smoke and a smoke CO detector (from my Iris) connected to smartthings. But when I test the detectors smarthings doesn’t notify me that they have gone off.
I want to be notified when the detectors go off in case of fire.
I set it for notifications on my Iphone 7.
Thanks in advance,

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Which detector? First Alert or Halo? Halo devices will notify you when tested, but I’m not sure about the First Alert devices.

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First Alert

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I’m not sure if those notify you when tested, but they will in an emergency as long as you’ve set up a Smartapp, like Smart Home Monitor.

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The “test” function does not trigger Smart Home Monitor.

If you want to end-to-end test Smart Home Monitor for Smoke, then you need to actually waft some real smoke (or “canned simulated smoke” - available at hardware stores) to the detector. Personally I just carefully light some paper (after soaking most of it in water).

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I hope so.

Thanks