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Alexa Unable to Change Color

Using LIFX
#1

I have several color mini bulbs and noticed today that I can no longer change the color of one of my bulbs using Alexa.

I can change the color perfectly fine using the LIFX app or a preset scene.

When checking out the device settings in the Alexa app, I noticed that the bulb color capabilities shows color temperature only, not color and color temperature.

I have attached a screenshot showing the affected device and a working one.

The bulb with the issue is labeled F 3

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#2

Sometimes a device is discovered before our cloud knows what capabilities it has. Try saying “Alexa, discover my devices” and see if that fixes it.

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#3

Guess I just have to be patient sometimes. I waited 10 minutes after setting up that bulb and everything works fine now.

Thanks for your help.

#4

Our Alexa integration is special in that it has “proactive discovery” where we automagically tell Alexa when you add or delete devices or the change the label of a device :slight_smile: