Syncing Xbox One (and probably anyother console) and Harmony

[rontalley]

I had the same problem! Wasn’t me but the kids refusing to talk to Alexa.

I took a different approach that didn’t cost me a smart plug. I used an app called Host Pinger. Since I have a Pi 3 that is always on, whenever the XB1 is on/off, the Host Pinger app would report that in ST via a Virtual Switch. I then use that switch to do the same as you did above.

[OBSOLETE] Host Pinger (IP based Online State / Presence)

SmartThings Host Pinger Using an EXE or Python script running on any computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) - Ping any IP, host name or URL and pass this to a switch in SmartThings! Code and Program Location: Requirements 1. Application to Ping Hosts (running on any PC connected to the internet.) >> Option A - STHostPinger.exe - Application (Windows or Mac&Linux via Mono) - config.config needs to be configured with details as described below and can be running on any PC connected to the internet. >> Option B - PingerPy - Python Script - Cross platform script based on python, which also provides a web interface to configure the settings, you will need to download Python to use this. >> Option C - Arduino / ESP8266 Device - Use a small piece of Arduino/ESP8266 compatible hardware such as t…