That’s how I have also succeeded in eliminating the out of sync problem. Maybe I learned it from your posts!
I think I see the problem now. Alexa/Wyze Skill refuse to execute two routines in close proximity.
I have a front door cam and a driveway cam. Frequently but not always a given human will cross both of their (narrow) detection zones.
When I had Wyze announcements toggled under Alexa, Devices, Cameras, this worked seamlessly. A person crossing the zones would trigger two announcements, which would get spoken with 1-2 seconds of each other.
But now that my detection for these depends on two Alexa routines instead, I am getting announcements on front or driveway, but NOT both – even though the Wyze Events page shows accurate person events on both.
I guess there is a limiter on routines processing detection via the Wyze skill. This is NOT good.
I will probably switch things back the way I had them.
Edit: Just to mess with me, both triggered properly just now. (No changes)
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For some people who have a very smart voice activated home , having an Echo Flex outside where it can interact with Alexa could cause problems. I can’t imagine how many of the next door hacker kids would be trying to get my garage door to open. I did have it where I would say “Alexa, Open Garage Door” and it would open. Last month changed it to “Alexa, Enter the Bat Cave”. I changed routine again this month. So, I would not recommend anything where Alexa can take commands from outside that could trigger an Alexa response,
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You can add more badguy foolproofing to that by setting Alexa to designate your garage door opening device as a “LOCK.” Then she will ask you to set a 4 digit PIN for it and thereafter will ask you for that PIN everytime before opening the garage door. That’s the way I have done it with my YoLink “Finger” garage door opener.
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@nls, Yolink Finger. I have one of those !! Didn’t know they sold a second one. LOL
Those things are a hoot to just sit and watch work. Like Adam’s Family’s “Thing”.
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