Can the Amazon Echo be used with various “Hello Home” phrases to switch between modes? SmartThings Support says it’s not officially supported yet, but I’m curious if anyone in the community has tried it and if it worked for them. Thanks!

See our new category in the forums on the official Smartthings/Amazon echo integration. It’s very easy to do modes, but you have to assign them to a virtual switch. Then you just have Amazon echo turn the switch on and you change to that mode. A number of people are using this. [image] …

I created a night mode simulated switch, paired it with Echo, created a group named “night mode” with only the switch. Used a SmartApp already available as mentioned by @JDRoberts to trigger 'goodnight" when turned on and “good morning” when turned off. Alexa, Turn on Night Mode Alexa, Turn off Ni…

Thanks for the info! I will look over the documentation, and should I decide to get an Echo, I’ll chime back in with any questions I have setting it up. By the way, how do you like the Echo?

Best thing that happened to me… And missus is jealous like hell as it seems I spend more time calling Alexa do this and that… Rather than missus…: :wink: I wish I could afford another one but I make do with the remote. So, good for your married life too as it will bring back the spice with two ladie…

Hee hee! I’ll sure look into getting one.

@smart , you better hope to god that your wife never looks at this forum :wink: I have a pull-out sofa in Maryland if you ever need it but you better leave my Alexa alone :smile:

She never does, buddy! This is my alternative life. :wink:

By the way, here’s why I’m asking, and I’m wondering what is the best way to go about this. I’m looking at getting the strobe siren and installing it in my home to have it go off either at night or when I’m away from the house in the event someone breaks in. However, my dad sometimes works late nig…

Again, you can’t program the echo to say specific things. You can do that with the Sonos. But the echo is really designed to take language in and then it has its own responses. Also, anything that you can disarm just via voice command to the echo, anyone can disarm by voice command to the echo, inc…

Thanks for the info! Good to know. http://www.zwaveproducts.com/Zwave-Controllers/Zwave-Remotes/Aeon-Labs-DSA22-ZWUS-Z-Wave-Key-Fob-Remote-Control.html If I purchased a Key Fob similar to this one, could I program one of the buttons to “arm” and one of the buttons to “disarm” (aka switch between “…

Using "Hello Home" Phrases with Amazon Echo?

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MichaelS (Micheal ) August 30, 2015, 6:45pm 18

While the thread here went off course, we are discussing this here: Alexa Helper - Change mode or phrase with a switch toggle

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