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January 9, 2018, 7:24pm
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Also, forgot to mention…I don’t know if you can use the Simulated Switch for that function. I’ve always created my own Virtual Switches and Momentary buttons. Mine are highly customized but I know there are a few that have been created. Try this one and see if you get better luck.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichaelStruck/SmartThingsPublic/master/devicetypes/michaelstruck/alexa-switch.src/alexa-switch.groovy
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I am pleased to announce the release of my Alexa Virtual Device Creator (was formally a virtual switch creator). While virtual devices are rather easy to create in the IDE, sometimes you are not near a computer and only have your mobile device with your SmartThings app. This app will allow you create virtual devices…either a momentary tile, a virtual motion detector or an “Alexa Switch” which is ‘stateless’ (meaning if you send an ON command to it while it is on, it will still allow ON to pass through to other apps. Usually apps have to see a transition from OFF to ON).
The documentation is here: Alexa Virtual Device Creator - Things That Are Smart Wiki
While these native Alexa routines are powerful, they do lack certain functionality. So, if you use a virtual device you can attach it vi…
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