Echo & Alexa Forums
General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: perilous1 on November 13, 2016, 04:03:09 pm
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I've done searches and I am surprised not to find any clear-cut skills out there for the Echo that allow shortcut phrases.
In particular I have a Vivint home security and automation system and I can use the Echo to turn on the lights in my living room with the phrase "Alexa, tell Vivint to turn on the lights in the living room".
I was hoping to find a ready-made skill out there to simply change that trigger to something more like "Alexa, lights on".
Any one know of a skill like that?
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I've done searches and I am surprised not to find any clear-cut skills out there for the Echo that allow shortcut phrases.
In particular I have a Vivint home security and automation system and I can use the Echo to turn on the lights in my living room with the phrase "Alexa, tell Vivint to turn on the lights in the living room".
Yes I know and I don't understand why.
It seems that devices that are controlled by some hub/system themselves need you to say the name of the hub/system first, then what you want it to do.
I have Hive Heating, and I have to ask Alexa to ask Hive to adjust my heating.
I can understand the logistics of this, but really I don't see why it could not be hidden from the user.
I was hoping to find a ready-made skill out there to simply change that trigger to something more like "Alexa, lights on".
Any one know of a skill like that?
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I use an Echo to turn Insteon lights on/off in the family room by saying "Alexa, family room on/off."
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You're probably stuck with the type of automation system you use. I use Smartthings and I can say Alexa, turn on Kitchen Lights or Alexa, turn off Basement Lights.
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what type of bulbs does Vivint use? depending on the brand, you may be able to use them separately from the vivint system.