This should probably go in announcements or a specific Alexa sub-forum but since I can't post to announcements and there isn't an Alexa specific sub-forum, I'm posting it here.
Amazon recently enabled functionality to change the device type of an Insteon switch in the Alexa app.
What does this mean? Insteon switches are given the device type of "Switch". This is fine except that there is a feature called Alexa-enabled groups that would allow you turn lights on and off simply by saying "Alexa, turn on the lights" and Alexa would turn on all the lights in the Alexa-enabled group that contains the Echo you are speaking to. Unfortunately, this didn't work with Insteon switches because their device type was switch and it only works with devices that are designated as "Light". With this new update, you can change the device type from switch to light and now Alexa-enabled groups work!
If you'd like a few more details, I blogged about it here.
Amazon recently enabled functionality to change the device type of an Insteon switch in the Alexa app.
What does this mean? Insteon switches are given the device type of "Switch". This is fine except that there is a feature called Alexa-enabled groups that would allow you turn lights on and off simply by saying "Alexa, turn on the lights" and Alexa would turn on all the lights in the Alexa-enabled group that contains the Echo you are speaking to. Unfortunately, this didn't work with Insteon switches because their device type was switch and it only works with devices that are designated as "Light". With this new update, you can change the device type from switch to light and now Alexa-enabled groups work!
If you'd like a few more details, I blogged about it here.
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