How To Close Smarthings Garage Door With Alexa

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How to close smarthings garage door with alexa.

To learn more check out amazon alexa smartthings custom automations and scenes. Then try close the garage door note at this time amazon alexa is having problems controlling some home automation devices. In looking at the works with smartthings page it seems that there isn t an opener that inherently connects to smartthings as there are only 2 add on devices that connect to it gocontrol and iris. Edit the devices alexa can control.

Previously the colors used where blue for closed and orange red for opened looking through the recently section for the device. Once this process is done these routines will appear under the scenes menu in the alexa app. Now you are able to control your garage doors with your voice. On popular request request here is a smartapp to have the garage door open and close automatically when people arrive or leave with timers actions and motion detection.

In this video i will show you one way to control your garage door using alexa. Using amazon s echo device alexa to open my garage door with smartthings smartthings alexa echo amazon. When you authorize your smartthings account in the amazon alexa app by default alexa. Once she is done go into the amazon echo android app and make sure your garage door is there.

One with an open garage door action and one with a close garage door action triggers are not required. In the smartthings classic app the garage door sensor now appears green when closed and yellow when opened. Step 8 tell alexa to open the garage door. Door locks garage door openers security systems security devices cameras and smart cooking appliances.

Since the device driver has the switch capability i just created to alexa routines. Routine 2 when you say alexa close the garage door. Controlling smart home devices through your home with alexa is not only fun but very convenient. Very simple fix and it works every time.

Open the garage door this turn on the switch and the door opens close the garage door turns off the switch and the door closes. After this run discovery in the alexa app or ask alexa to discover devices.