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Old 02-22-2023, 11:36 AM   #4899
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Originally Posted by CRussel View Post
I went through this with similar scenario -- a device (ultimately a light) called "living room" and a Dot called "living room". Both were part of a group called "Main Floor". When I said "living room off/on", it did what it was supposed to. But when I said "Main Floor off" (to get that and two other sets of lights in that group), it complained about it. What I ultimately did was to rename the Dot in the living room to "living room dot", so that there was no conflict of names. I haven't had a complaint since.
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
Sounds like a reasonable thing to try, though it doesn't explain why it worked until recently, nor why kitchen works with the same setup.


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ApK
I've had the same kinds of issues when names are too similar for Alexa's IQ of 52! I too started naming my devices [Group Name]+[Device Name]. For example, Living Room Echo Pro 2. That seems to work better, but with every FW update you never know how it will work.
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