z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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micky1500
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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+1
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micky1500
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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This Topic has gone very quiet.
Does that mean everyone has now got their Alexa service working ?
Mine has not worked for 2 months now :(
I'm slowly migrating my devices over to an old Vera5 UI7 to get the Alexa service.

Anyone in the UK here that has Alexa working ?
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enbemokel
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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I think we have to wait, even this topic is a very urgent one......
nullroute
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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Hi everyone,
Pretty new here but disheartened that Alexa integration is down and for so long.

Any updates? I'm beginning to have buyers remorse for choosing RaZberry 7 Pro after my SmartThings hub bit the bucket.
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Spacerat
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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Any update on the progess of the skill development?
RolfKunkel
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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Seems to be a topic that has a very low priority for the zwave team. No response from the forum moderator since April or so.
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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Very disappointing.
micky1500
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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Very Disappointing for me too.

None of the Admins reply to Alexa issues :(
From that I guess there is nothing happening soon.

Alternatives are available :-
Look out for cheap 2nd user Vera 5. By https://home.getvera.com. (aka Vera5 , Micaserv)
Upgrade it to UI7. You got Alexa again.

A bit of work involved though..

Don't Include any devices... (If you can, Remove the Aerial), (Communication over LAN/WIFI only)
Add everything as a 'Virtual Device' (Install the Virtual App)
Copy over the Http commands from the API shown on z-way, (add user and password to the string).
I works better than the old z-way, It doesn't fail too much.
But sometimes it can take 40 - 50 seconds to complete. (don't try too many repeats, it goes mad)

Don't tell Getvera, they might block us !

I thought it was just UK that didn't work ! Doesn't Pop-home work elsewhere ?


Good Luck.
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PoltoS
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Re: z-way Alexa Skill Not Available on Amazon

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We are ready for a beta test of the reworked Alexa skill. If you are eager to test it, please send your email in a PM or on support@z-wave.me. We are open to your feedback.
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