If you already have your IDE synced with GitHub, and Ask Alexa is already in your IDE, you MAY not see this…Is the app installed and working?
I have updated the app to 2.1.3: [Depricated]Ask Alexa 2.1.3
Be sure to update your slots, your Lambda code, utterances and your SmartApp code.
Enjoy!
Here is some good news: https://www.theinformation.com/amazon-preps-push-notifications-for-alexa
Right off the bat I could see the new message queue feature actually wake when a message comes in (based on options) and still give a notification when verbally woke up. Maybe even an option to wake based on a presence sensor going ‘present’ to give a verbal ‘hello’…Lots of options available for this!
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Exciting stuff!
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Yeah, I see that it was listed on the left hand side. Thought I was maybe missing something.
Latest CoRE should allow queuing and deleting of AskAlexa messages.
Hopefully we get better microlocation by then so the appropriate echo device knows when to go off 
Hope it’s true, but this site (The Information) doesn’t cite any sources nor provide any detail or confirmations. In fact, their own About link states…
“…How we compete is simple. We recruit the best reporters, give them the freedom to write about important topics and tell them not to worry about the small stuff.”
Small stuff??? Oh, you mean like not bothering to quote sources or get reliable confirmation on things you post?
But I sure do hope it’s true.
Kind of a CoRE question, how do I define the “unit” for a Queue AskAlexa message? I have two Echos, but don’t recall naming them…
Thanks
There is a field in Core that will allow you to define the fields. Please note you ONLY have to define the unit if you want to later delete the message (with Core) from the queue. Otherwise, you just need to send the AppName (detail) and message (descriptionText).
Thanks. I updated the app today to the latest - I ran through the whole install with the 2.0 release. Should I do that again? Is there something I’m missing if I have not updated on the Amazon side to make this work?
Yes, you’re missing a lot. With every new release a new thread is created. In the Tennessee nuts (aka release notes) it tells you exactly what needs to be done and what the developer recommends.
With an app of this sophistication, following the steps exactly as laid out are essential.
Proof Read Jason…
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You DO have to turn on the message queue within the settings area. And you DO have to update the various slots to use the new functionality.
Now what fun would that be? Proofread…lift! That’s for English teachers and lit majors!
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I got the latest version up and running and got my first nightly report last night; worked like a charm! I was thinking for a future release sometime that integrating a google calendar would be awesome, so in the nightly (or morning, for that matter) report, you could get your upcoming appointments.
Thanks for putting together a great app! Keep up the great work!
I have thought about it…I could copy some of the processes of gCal (@mnestor), but since most of these features are part of the main Alexa, I kind of don’t want to recreate the wheel…However, if I ever get bored I may so something like that 
OK, so I caught up to current - ran through the install again, and asked alexas about a voice report I have, and it worked. it then said ‘please note you have 4 messages in your queue’ or something like that.
How do I get it to play those messages? I thought it would play them automatically when I invoke it…
Thanks
If you added the proper commands to the slots in the developer section, it is simple “Alexa, tell SmartThings to play messages”
Thanks, that worked, I didn’t know how to play them.