Alexa and Groups of Lights

[RPBaskett]

So I just installed 4 bathroom lights above my mirror in a row. These are RGB Smart Bulbs via the Smart Life.apk. I have created a home, my home and set all of the bulbs under Bathroom. I named all four bulbs the exact same name. I can control the bulbs individually with my phone one at a time just fine. What I cannot figure out is how to get Alexa to turn off all 4 bulbs simultaneously at the same time via voice command. Currently she only controls a single of the 4 bulbs and I'm trying to determine how to make them a single group of lights.


Thanks for info!

[renegade600]

Give each bulb a different name.   If you use numbers, spell it out, for example use bulb one instead of bulb 1.   Then you can create a group in the Alexa app to turn them all on or off at once. 

[briancbb]

Yes as reegade600 has said call them by different names, say, bulb one, bulb two, etc. and add each bulb individually to a named group, say, "bathroom".  Then say "Alexa, bathroom on" or "Alexa, bathroom off".  Never give separate items, or groups, etc. the same name.

[scottrods]

I have 2 lamps each with 2 ball shaped globes on them, with a single bulb per ball. I named them "Ballay", "Ball bee", "Ballsee", and "Baldy" Each individually controllable by voice with ease. This just one example.