# Alexa Skill - English AU PLEASE! **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices & Integrations\ **Created:** [December 19, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888 "2018-12-19T00:17:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joelde](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/joelde/32/203184_2.png) [@joelde](https://community.smartthings.com/u/joelde)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888/1 "2018-12-19T00:17:51Z")
I’ve contacted supported (Smartthings + samsung) and have gone around in circles. When will Smartthings Alexa skill be available in English AU? I have to use my amazon account as US which causes all sorts of issues. Please provide an eta or at least a confirmation that it is coming soon? thank you ---
**Author:** ![pjam73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@pjam73](https://community.smartthings.com/u/pjam73)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888/2 "2018-12-19T01:48:54Z")
You might be lucky in getting one of the few Samsung staff who read these forums to respond, but otherwise you’re just talking to the community. My guess is that it will be out in Feb 2019 as that’s when the current Samsung adverts say Smartthings is launching in Oz. I don’t think they will launch it during the RACV trial. Your problems in getting an answer remind me of the dead-ends I got into trying to discover why Mitsubishi Electric’s a/c split system skill is in the AU Alexa system but only works for Mitsubishi wifi accounts in NZ (it even says “NZ only” in the title of the skill!). Why do that? I contacted the developers and they claimed no knowledge and just said to contact Mitsubishi Australia. Who had no idea what I was talking about! ---
**Author:** ![joelde](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/joelde/32/203184_2.png) [@joelde](https://community.smartthings.com/u/joelde)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888/3 "2018-12-19T06:50:24Z")
It’s so annoying that Samsung could not respond by saying what you’ve said. It’s coming out with the launch. We shall see. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![bamarayne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bamarayne/32/18206_2.png) [@bamarayne](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bamarayne)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888/4 "2018-12-19T09:17:39Z")
You should take a look at EchoSistant. It gives you all of the features, and much more, than the Alexa skill could ever deliver. It may be what your looking for. > [@\[RELEASE\] EchoSistant Ver 5.0 ~ Updated Release](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-echosistant-ver4-6-now-with-compound-commands-and-more/143631): > > UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE This a major code update to Version 5.0. This is not the original Version 5 that was previewed so long ago, but it contains roughly 95% + of the features that were previewed. There will be more coming. New Feature: Automatic Room Skill Creation and Deployment New Feature: Multi Room Commands You will no longer create your skills individually in the Amazon Skill Developer website. Now, you simply create them and deploy them directly from your EchoSistant app. If you have 25 rooms you can create and deploy your skills in merely a couple of minutes. This update will greatly benefit the new installers of the app. It will also greatly benefit current users with room maintenance. There are a few other smaller features buried in the apps as well th… ---
**Author:** ![joelde](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/joelde/32/203184_2.png) [@joelde](https://community.smartthings.com/u/joelde)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888/5 "2018-12-19T10:07:38Z")
Wow that seems super powerful. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![chuckles](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/chuckles/32/12146_2.png) [@chuckles](https://community.smartthings.com/u/chuckles)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888/6 "2018-12-19T12:18:14Z")
> [@joelde](#): > > It’s so annoying that Samsung could not respond by saying what you’ve said. It’s coming out with the launch. We shall see. Want to hear something even more annoying? I originally backed SmartThings during their Kickstarter campaign (upside - I have one of few Australian SmartThings V1 hubs). So, SmartThings know I’m located in Victoria - they shipped my Kickstarter reward here. I’m a member of the RACV. This thread is the first time I’ve heard of the RACV / SmartThings trial…!!! Arrrrgggggghhhhhh! ---
**Author:** ![bamarayne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bamarayne/32/18206_2.png) [@bamarayne](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bamarayne)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/alexa-skill-english-au-please/146888/7 "2018-12-19T16:18:04Z")
> [@joelde](#): > > Wow that seems super powerful. Thank you! Thanks, just let me know if you have any questions