You can use this skill to get virtual/software switches to control routines once those virtual/software switches are triggered.
Please make sure that those virtual/software switches can not be triggered unless using our online portal. How to enable the skill:
1- Go to Alexa Skills Store
2- Find "Glance Virtual Switch" Skill
3- Enable it then you prompted to Login Or Signup (in case of new account) to our web portal
4- Discover devices
5- By default "Virtual Switch 01" is discovered
6- Create routine following those steps: Here is a video tutorial please watch it: https://glance-app.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/how-to-create-alexa-routine.mp4 Steps as illustrated in Video: - choose More - choose Routines - Press + button then choose unique name for your routine - Press "When this happens" then choose "Smart Home" - choose the name of your Virtual Device/Switch then "SAVE" - choose "Add action" then Choose "Alexa Says" then "Customized" then enter response then "Next" then "Next" - choose "Choose Device" for the routines to work "This Device" then "Save" 7- Login using same credentials to our web portal from here:
https://dev.d3vejgythbum2q.amplifyapp.com 8- To TRIGGER Routine: - Visit web portal to see available Devices/Switches and make sure Routine Created for Device/Switch - choose Device/Switch name from our web portal then Press Trigger then - Alexa will trigger the routine action 9- To DELETE Device/Switch Or DISABLE Routine Associated to that Device/Switch: - choose Device/Switch name from our web portal then Press "DELETE" then "Delete Switch" then - Device will immediately be deleted from Alexa APP (changes will be reflected after refresh) 10- To ADD new Device/Switch: - Choose 'Add Switch' From TOP Menu then Give it Logical Name then Press 'Add Button' - Go to Alexa APP THEN YOU Must Ask Alexa to discover new Devices using the following Voice Command "Alexa, discover my devices" - then you must Create routine for the discovered Device/Switch as described in Step 6 in order to trigger Here is an easy to use video tutorial showing ALL STEPS FROM SCRATCH:
https://glance-app.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Complete+Skill+Tutorial.mp4