I wrote “turn of automation in the living room” and I heard “attention turn of automation in the living room” from my speakers.
but my automation switch WAS NOT turned off.
then I wrote “turn off automation in the living room” and I heard nothing.
then I wrote “turn on automation in the living room” and I heard nothing.
then I wrote “turn of automation in the living room” and I heard “attention turn of automation in the living room” from my speakers.
but my automation switch WAS NOT turned off.
This goes back to what I mentioned yesterday, …If EchoSistant doesn’t recognize a command and a group, then it belives you are trying to send a message. So turn of, is not a command, so you’ve heard the message.
As for turning the automation off, try saying to Alexa (not typing in text box): Alexa turn automation off in the saloon. If you want to test in the AWS, just type turn off automation.
Lastly, someone had mentioned yesterday, which I completely forgot, that in the Alexa Companion app, under settings, there is a section ‘Voice Training’. Have you done that yet? It might help getting Alexa to understand you better…
any ideas when the new version will be available? I am looking forward to trying to install this but don’t want to do it twice. also, will this help me get around not being able to use alexa with my iris garage door controller?
I’ve noticed that when trying to control the volume on a TV, my input will switch as a result of the request. This also happens when I try to send a message.
Keep in mind in both situations the message is NOT being delivered to a sonos speaker, but rather to a receiver setup through Generic Media Renderer.
If you get a chance, could you please take a moment to complete this 8-question survey posted by our friend @femwitjava? While question # 8 is not applicable to the EchoSistant’s philosophy about making apps available to the community, we are interested in seeing the results for the other seven questions.
Thanks for your help!
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bamarayne
(Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)
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I second the post about for the survey. Please complete it.
Hey guys, thanks so much for this app - @SBDOBRESCU and @bamarayne, I’m a huge fan of your work and I can’t wait to get started building profiles. But before I do, I have a really basic question: is the distinction between Parent and Child apps no longer a thing with the new version? Since I have AskAlexa, I already have the Lambda and Dev accounts set up, so I thought install would be a breeze… Until I got to the “Echosistant Child App (Plug-in Modules) Installation” section of the ThingsThatAreSmart Wiki install page. When I went to get the code for the Child apps, the link just takes me to another iteration of the same wiki page. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for the help!
Thanks for the kind words. if you are just getting started now, I suggest waiting a few more weeks. The install will be as you wish… a breeze. Now, is a little more involved.
If you started and would like to finish your install, the code is here
Just install the parent apo (echosistant.src) and the child (profiles.src). I would definitely hold off on the other add-ons…
bamarayne
(Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)
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Please post the link that you’re having trouble with… I’ll fix it now.
bamarayne
(Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)
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Please post the link you had trouble with and i’ll fix it now.
Thanks, Jason, but it’s not the link so much as the instructions: the wiki says to copy the Child app from the link, but the link simply takes one back to the wiki page - unlike the link in the previous instruction (for the parent app) which takes you to the git hub code page - and I think that’s the confusion. Once there, even if you scroll down to the table, are no links in the table marked as “Child” apps, and it’s not at all clear that you really mean the “Profiles” app (which I figured out by scouting through this thread -admittedly, something I should have done before bugging y’all).
In any event, do you agree with Bobby that we should just wait?
bamarayne
(Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)
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You’re not bugging at all. I need to know of any issues in the wiki so they can be clear and concise. yes, I agree with Bobby, there are some major changes coming with the next version, which will be released as soon as we are done and have it tested.
