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General Category => Alexa Software Development & Technical Discussion => Topic started by: Neelapala on July 17, 2017, 06:32:04 pm

Title: Is this possible: Alexa announcements?
Post by: Neelapala on July 17, 2017, 06:32:04 pm
Wondering if Alexa can make announcements?
Eg. If a family member is on the way home, Can Alexa announce that?
Looked at building an apple with IFTTT. But no luck. Most of the skills seem to require a command. So are such announcements possible?
How would I go about?

Thanks
Title: Re: Is this possible: Alexa announcements?
Post by: Swynol on July 19, 2017, 07:00:11 am
not yet but I have read that it is in the works.

they way i currently do it is with smartthings. so presence sensor arrives home, it then announces it using one of my connected speakers.

would be much better to have alexa announce it