What To Do With Your Alexa Simulated Switches in SmartThings

If you're using Amazon Alexa with Samsung SmartThings, then you're probably using the Alexa Simulated Switch that I showed in another tutorial a few years ago. Here's how you keep those Alexa Simulated Switches working now that the SmartThings Groovy platform is ending.

1. Go to the vEdge Driver Page - https://community.smartthings.com/t/st-edge-vedge-creator-a-virtual-device-generator-for-end-users/231786
2. Then install and enroll in Virtual Devices V2 (or another V)
3. Scan in the SmartThings app to find your vEdge Creator
4. Go into the vEdge Creator device that's been added to SmartThings
5. Create a virtual Contact Sensor
6. Replace that virtual contact sensor in Amazon Alexa and in Samsung SmartThings
7. Test and enjoy.

With the SmartThings Groovy replacement going on, many of you are using SmartThings Alexa virtual switches like these, and you need to convert over to Samsung SmartThings Edge. Please note though, most of your existing virtual switches will likely convert over to Edge drivers already. So don't do this with ALL your virtual switches.

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