Hey everyone! I’ve been tinkering with my Hubitat Elevation setup and integrating it with Amazon Echo. Everything works perfectly—my bedroom lights, office lights, and even my den lights respond flawlessly to voice commands. But there’s one thing that’s been bugging me, and I thought I’d share my workaround in case others are facing the same issue.
I created a bedtime scene that turns off the office and den lights while gently turning on the bedroom lights at 40% brightness. The command I use is, “Alexa, bedtime on.” While it works, the word “on” feels a bit redundant. I wanted something simpler, like just saying “Alexa, bedtime” without the need for an action word. After some research, I realized that Alexa treats scenes and groups as virtual devices, which is why they require an action like “on” or “off.”
Here’s how I worked around it: I modified the scene in the Hubitat app to include both turning off the office and den lights and turning on the bedroom lights at the desired brightness. This way, when I say “Alexa, bedtime on,” it executes the entire sequence seamlessly. It’s not perfect, but it’s a solid workaround until they update the system to allow scenes to trigger without action words.
I’d love to hear how others have optimized their voice commands or if there’s a smarter way to handle this. Let’s keep the conversation flowing and help each other out!
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