Alexa Voice Services improvements?

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Hi @joshua_lyon, I have release a Speech to alexa- smarthing method, now you can speak to alexa, try it and let me know

[RELEASE] Poor Man's Echo (Ok Google), A cheap way to control the house by voice

Hi, Now you can speech to Alexa and send the audio to speakers in smarthings, You just need an android phone. nothing more, I´m not a Android User but, I have read somethig about google now, you can speak and google now search in web, but google now do not allow to add a new search engine. Then I have installed Firefox browser, Firefox allows you to add a new search engine and allows to use the mic to search in the web, eureka! In this way I have added a new search engine (the smarthings alexa connect url) and firefox allow me to speech (touching the little mic in search box) and send the text to smartthings app. You can use Google Now with automate and tasker now. “Automate” is free and very easy to config “Tasker Now” is about 1 dollar I have several cheap android phone with auto…