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    HS Device names in Alexa

    I have the following Lifx devices

    Room: Front Lounge
    Device Name: Lamp

    Room: Back Lounge
    Device Name: Lamp

    Room: Bedroom
    Device Name: Lamp

    For the Front and Back Lounge lamps the devices that appear in Alexa are "Back Lounge Lamp" and "Front Lounge Lamp" which is great.

    The Bedroom lamp is just appearing as "Lamp" rather then "Bedroom Lamp".

    Any ideas what is could be causing this?

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    #2
    The Smart Home skill identifies devices by the minimal amount of words needed to make it unique.

    The bedroom lamp doesn't need anything more than 'lamp' because the other two are fully qualified (Front Lounge Lamp and Back Lounge Lamp).
    Wade

    "I know nothing... nothing!"

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      #3
      Thanks for the explanation. Although when I had just the 2 devices, "Front Lounge Lamp" and "Back Lounge Lamp", why didn't one of these just become "Lamp"?
      Now I need to remember to not use the word "bedroom" when trying to control this device, perhaps I'll change the device name to "bedroom lamp" and opposed to "lamp" and it should remedy the issue?

      Cheers

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