Alexa skill controls device but says the device is not responding

[ogiewon]

@ogiewon

Hang in there folks! The Hubitat team mentioned updates are coming for the Alexa Skill during the last Hubitat Live session. Hopefully these changes will improve the overall experience.

Hubitat firmware v2.1.3 has been released which includes a fix for some Alexa "Device is not responding" issues. It also adds motion and contact sensors to the Hubitat Skill for Alexa.

Hub Update 2.1.3

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