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Can UD Mobile devices be discovered with Alexa/Echo without ISY Portal

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I can expose devices to Alexa using the ISY Portal then they can be discovered by Alexa on my mobile where I have the UD Smarthome V3 skill enabled.

Is there a process to add devices to Alexa using just UD Mobile? 

Hi @bhihifi,

Alexa configuration is available for Android in Beta, this should be released soon to production.  We are in the process of adding the same for iOS now.

ISY Portal is required and must be linked to UD Mobile.  Configuration in ISY portal will match the configuration in UD Mobile.

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@JaviThanks for the quick reply.

I interpret your second paragraph to mean that 1) UD Mobile has to be connected to the ISY Portal and 2) nodes (devices/scenes/programs) I want controlled by Alexa must be added in the ISY Portal using the Tools dropdown.

Would you mind explaining "Configuration in ISY Portal will match the configuration in UD Mobile." 

Thanks.

 

Hi @bhihifi,

UD Mobile or ISY Portal can be used to add/edit/remove devices linked to Alexa.  If added from ISY portal they will be shown in UD Mobile, if added from UD Mobile they will show on ISY Portal.   In addition to a pull down list of devices, you will also be able to add/edit/remove the Spoken Names from the Devices screen in UD Mobile.

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If I add a device in iOS UD Mobile, Alexa does not discover it unless I enable it in the ISY Portal. However, the device does appear in the drop down in the Portal in the Connectivity>Amazon Echo screen.


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Hi @bhihifi,

As of today Alexa Configuration from UD Mobile is only available on Android. The same feature should be live on iOS in the very near future. Until that time ISY Portal can be used. Portal and UD Mobile use, or will use, the same Alexa database.

Although, if I understand correctly, the issue is the device is not showing in ISY Portal.  If this is true, does refreshing the web page work?

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@Javi, devices added by UDM do show up in the Portal, and after enabling Alexa connectivity in the Portal, show up in Alexa. My issue stemmed from misunderstanding a support ticket which led me to think iOS had the feature.

 

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