# Use Alexa Presence with SmartThings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Connected Things\ **Tags:** project\_presence, aftergroovy\ **Created:** [April 7, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/use-alexa-presence-with-smartthings/280708 "2024-04-07T18:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sean2a](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/sean2a/32/66921_2.png) [@Sean2a](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Sean2a)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/use-alexa-presence-with-smartthings/280708/1 "2024-04-07T18:22:16Z")
Sorry for bringing this topic back from the dead but I had a relevant question. Since Life360 sh\*t the can, I have struggled to have my girlfriends pixel 7 work as a presence sensor. It may work once in a blue moon but generally doesn’t. I have gone in and played with her settings several times to no avail. I have given up on ST as a presence sensor for her. It just sucks. I have recently pivoted and have been trying to use her Alexa app (signed in to her account) as a presence sensor. I created a virtual switch in ST, which showed up in Alexa but I had to log in to my ST skill in her Alexa app for the routines / devices to show up. They did and I successfully set up a ST routine that used the virtual switch to mirror her presence and activate scenes. Fast forward a few days and I realize I am unable to control my ST devices via Alexa. I went into my app and found i had to reauthorize Smart Things skill in my app. I am guessing ST is only letting one users account be linked at a time. Is there a work around for this or do I just to log in to my account on all her apps? ---
**Author:** ![h0ckeysk8er](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/h0ckeysk8er/32/195141_2.png) [@h0ckeysk8er](https://community.smartthings.com/u/h0ckeysk8er)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/use-alexa-presence-with-smartthings/280708/2 "2024-04-07T20:19:26Z")
> [@Sean2a](#): > > Is there a work around for this or do I just to log in to my account on all her apps? The Alexa ST skill can only be associated to a single Samsung account. Your each need your own Alexa account and ST account to make it work. When a single ST account is associated to two different Alexa accounts, one of them will become inactive after a period of time. Read my writeup in this topic. > [@Presence in 2023, including multiple members and multiple locations](https://community.smartthings.com/t/presence-in-2023-including-multiple-members-and-multiple-locations/257287/15): > > Alexa, which would be a third party of course, works great for this. My phone is set as the primary presence sensor for SmartThings with a radius slightly larger than my property. I’ve also got the Alexa app on the phone and a routine that triggers a SmartThings scene when I get about 20 miles away. I can confirm that Alexa solution works well for multiple household members as long as each member has a SEPARATE SmartThings account. While you can link separate Alexa accounts to the same ST account, one will always be the active and the other will timeout. So here is my setup: Separate Alexa accounts (but in the same household) on each phone (one Android and one iPhone) Separate ST accounts on each phone (but members of the same location) ST Virtual presence sensors for each member u… ---
**Author:** ![Sean2a](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/sean2a/32/66921_2.png) [@Sean2a](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Sean2a)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/use-alexa-presence-with-smartthings/280708/3 "2024-04-08T12:42:34Z")
Alright, I will try to link her ST account to her Alexa account and see if the devices I have created then show up. I appreciate the information, fingers crossed. ---
**Author:** ![h0ckeysk8er](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/h0ckeysk8er/32/195141_2.png) [@h0ckeysk8er](https://community.smartthings.com/u/h0ckeysk8er)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/use-alexa-presence-with-smartthings/280708/4 "2024-04-08T18:06:42Z")
> [@Sean2a](#): > > Alright, I will try to link her ST account to her Alexa account and see if the devices I have created then show up. I appreciate the information, fingers crossed. That’s what we’re doing on our phones, one Android and one iOS.