twomonsters
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Investigating
Wink hubs and Link hubs are currently not able to transmit or receive data to or from the Wink API. We are investigating with extreme urgency.
Jun 24, 01:07 UTC
I thing the Winkening 2 just started. As I was reporting my hub outage I got an email about the major api outage.
So I tried exluding/including the sensor again and no dice.
This is how it shows up if I pair it as a generic z-wave sensor, or try to add it as a GoControl door sensor:...
just got my Philips Hue Lux Kit ($80), switched all my GE link bulbs over it to, and now have local control of all through the Hue Bridge. Not to mention my Amazon Echo now control them via voice control as well!
nice to have that immediate response through the app and also voice.
Slick! How are you liking the Echo so far?
its pretty awesome as far as a BT device...voice recognition is great. Playing music is great. Controls my lightbulbs with no delay. Looks like Amazon just announced they are opening it up for developers too so I'd imagine control for things like Nest, and other connected devices is only a short time away as well.
A few questions if you don't mind:
1. Which local control system do you have setup?
2. How did you integrate Echo into it?
3. Do you know if the local control system works if Wink is not cloud-connected?
After the last couple of outages, I'm thinking about switching my Wink to 100% local control & blocking online access via my router. Don't know if the Hub will let the local controller play nice in that scenario. Could always just VPN (or another alternative) into home for offsite control as well.
One of my GE bulbs completely refuses to sync now from the app. I deleted it and it won't re-add, so I've emailed quirky about a replacement.
This whole wink experience continues to be worth no more than I paid, and that wasn't much. I would definitely not recommend anybody get into this thing. Hopefully I can ride it out for a while longer since it [mostly] turns my lights on and off when it should.
What you have to do in addition to deleting it from the app is to reset the bulb. You do this by turning the bulb on at the switch waiting 5 seconds and shutting it off. Repeat the sequence five times. The bulb will dim briefly and then it's reset. Proceed to install via the app and it should work.
Sorry you're having trouble with your GE Link bulb! One thing you could try is to reset the bulb before attempting to add it into the account again. In order to do this, just turn the bulb on for three seconds, then off for three seconds. On for three seconds, off for three seconds. You might have to repeat this process up to 5 or 6 times, but the bulbs should dim down then light right back up to the full brightness. This lets you know that the bulb has been reset and you can go ahead and add it in as a new product.
I cant remember where I read it recently but someone posted a small edit to Craig Trunzo's Tasker wink app that stops Google Now from beginning to play (audibly) search results before tasker initiates the command. Does anyone recall where this small modification can be found????
Well lets back up a little...
I don't have local control technically, but I use the Philips Hue Bridge to control all of my zigbee bulbs which provides immediate response (may or may not be local control specifically)
Echo now natively supports Philips Hue and Wemo, so it just works. Wink officially announced in a broad statement that they will integrate with Amazon Echo, so I'm sure more control of Wink/connected devices will start to trickle in.
Just got a hub update today and now at version 1.1.0. Anyone know what is in this update?
That's just it - It wasn't his change. Someone else made a small modification
Just got a hub update today and now at version 1.1.0. Anyone know what is in this update?