Amazon Echo integration (app)

[SirIra]

Would love to see a hub that supports both Echo and HomeKit. First one to get there, gets my business.

[stusviews]

Good idea, but they're competing technologies, not unlike Android and iOS.

[SirIra]

I don't consider them competing. I think of them as complimentary.

[stusviews]

Hmm, Apple has sued Samsung for competing unfairly. And Amazon won't sell Google nor Apple TVs.

[shdwlynx]

Anyone interested in developing an Echo - Insteon app for the older hub (2242-222)? If not, I may develop one myself using https://developer.amazon.com/public/...a-Lighting-API. I'd also add in thermostat controls and include the ability to control the fan, since it's silly that the existing Insteon/Echo app only controls the light on the fan. That being said, I expect that Insteon developers are working on things like that, but I doubt they'll touch the old hub.

[stusviews]

This sounds like a nice idea considering that Insteon won't let people buy the new HomeKit enabled hub.

http://www.smarthome.com/insteon-2243-222-hub-pro.html

[stusviews]

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inst...919270334?mt=8

[SirIra]

It looks like Lutron wins. They have full HomeKit support, plus some extensions that HomeKit doesn't support yet like sunrise/sunset supported on their own servers. They recently released Amazon Echo support for lights and switches.

[lilyoyo1]

Just be aware, Lutron does not offer full homekit support. Tto use Lutron with other homekit devices (outside of thermostats) you will not be able to add them to Lutrons app which will cost you many of the benefits that it provides.

[Matsam]

Guys,
you can use the apps Yonomi to use Alexa with Insteon in Canada.

very simple to setup.

[Isaac]

For those following this thread, just wanted to let you know that today at around 1PM PT, we updated our Insteon Alexa Skill. If you are getting any unresponsive errors back from Alexa, re-run discovery to ensure you are on the latest version. Also, with this update you will notice that in the Alexa app Insteon devices are finally up-to-date with the following:

• Insteon devices will show up with new icons which help distinguish between Lights, Plugs, Switch. See what device types are without relying on the name. This will also show a new (and arguably better) control interface
• Insteon scenes will display under Scenes instead of Devices
  You can now see the status of Insteon devices

And finally, for our friends up north:

• Our skill is now available in Canada

If you have any questions or issues, let us know!

[rgnet5]

No. Still a problem.