Question

Two questions.  Can I link my smart things hub to alexa and google at the same time?Two questions. Can I link my smart things hub to alexa and google at the same time? And is it possible for me to link the smart things arrival sensor to either google or alexa? I haven’t been able to figure out how to link it to alexa and we recently added some google nest minis so figured that might be a route.  

Answer 1

Yes! You have to download skills for each one.  

Comments

@whaley0 okay does I can link the hub to both? What about the arrival sensor is there anyway to get that to like notify using either google or alexa?  

---

@unscratched22963 I have to be honest, I have never used arrival sensors

---

@whaley0 damn I got them brand new from a bundle I got so I have three so gave one to the wife and put one in the car but can’t figure out how to make alexa find it lol

---

It probably has something to do with making a virtual switch in smart things

---

@whaley0 I’ll have to look up how to do that

---

Yes and Yes. You can link both Google and Alexa to SmartThings at the same time. You don't need Alexa to see the device to control it. SmartThings does the controling. There is a Smart App in the SmartThings Market Place that deals with speakers. You can use that to announce arrivals and departures of the sensor on Alexa.