Whats happening with Alexa Integration for UK/EU Hubs

[JDRoberts]

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It may not be on the list (because nobody bothered to update the list?) but Amazon Echo is officially supported device, not a hack, not a test, not a “lab”. Let me quote:

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Only for the US, not the UK.

The SmartThings/echo integration is not an Alexa “skill.” It is an official echo integration in the “connected home” category. Consequently it can only be offered in countries where Echo is sold by Amazon.

I know it’s frustrating–Echo is great, with or without SmartThings. But only Amazon can make the decision to offer it in the UK. So they’re the ones to write about it.

See the following thread for more discussion:

Echo - SmartThings Integration in UK

Hi, I live in the UK and was given an Amazon Echo by a US relative as a gift - they thought it would work the same in the US as the UK. Alas, we all know server / app configurations are often different, so alas a number of things don’t work perfectly (i.e. I can’t select a UK postcode to get local news/weather, etc. However it still works pretty well. I bought the new ST Hub - set-up was pretty straightforward. The Amazon Echo hardware integrates with the Hub, which is great, but alas when I logon from the Echo account to the ST hub (web interface) the Echo hardware does dot display the location profiles (e.g. home, away), so I am unable to link to the devices. Anyone tried this and got it working? I’m thinking it’s a IP address in the UK issue, which Echo doesn’t like. Cheers, Dec.