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Originally Posted by cc_in_oh
Is anyone here using Ring motion detectors? I'm looking for help to figure out how to use Alexa to turn them on and off. (Ideally I'd like to "snooze" it for a specified time so I don't forget to turn back on.) Alexa can react to motion or non-motion but I don't see a way to have it turn the detector itself on or off.
Thanks,
cc
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I have a ring motion/light sensor. I normally don't use it with Alexa, but I just tried and ...
I enabled the skill and linked the accounts.
I was then able to say the command "'Alexa, turn on Motion Sensor on front steplight'" or "Alexa, turn off Motion Sensor on front steplight" and it turned the motion sensor off/on. This was for a single motion/light sensor.
I'm not sure if I actually had to enable the skill. I tried the following for the group "'Alexa, disable Ring Motion Alerts on front' and this only disabled alerts, the light still went on and off when there was motion.
And looking at the sensor in routines, there are multiple options: Power, brightness, motion detection, on duration, and sensitivity. I'm guessing you wouldn't need the skill if you wanted to do things through routines.