Smarthings reminders with Alexa?

[BBoy486]

Has anyone created functionary to have reminders used through Alexa using ST?

This isn’t something Alexa can do (huh) and it a basic need for us.

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

Please elaborate with a specific example…I think I know the answer

[BBoy486]

I want Alexa to give me a reminder when the next Knicks game is. However she adds it as a to do list and never alerts me (like my phone would).

Any suggestions?

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@BBoy486

Any suggestions?

Check this thread…

Sound notification (Alexa)

It depends on how you’d like to do it. There are no notifications native to Alexa right now, but since you obviously have push notifications built into ST that display on your phone, there are a few ways that you can resolve this to suit you. Buy a Sonos (or other WiFi speakers) and push notifications to it as TTS (Text-to-Speech) or a media file. Use a Bluetooth or 3.5mm connected speaker to output the TTS or a media file. Use a computer or other connected device to push the TTS to a speaker. Use your phone to output TTS or a media file. This can be done by a notification reader app. Android: Shouter Android: Audify Spoken Notifications iPhone Hack [url=“https://boxcar.io/client”]iOS Boxcar/url Any other variations of the above involving a computer, amplifier (connected or…

[tpip]

Have you looked at IFTTT?

[BBoy486]

@SBDOBRESCU

@BBoy486

Any suggestions?

Check this thread…

Sound notification (Alexa) - #2 by MEarly

I have but this will not do reminders. It will do notifications on devices in ST

[BBoy486]

@tpip

Have you looked at IFTTT?

My ST is so involved now that I want to avoid IF, Stringify, and Yonomi as much as possible. That is another service to manage especially when changes are needed.

[SBDOBRESCU (Bobby)]

@BBoy486

not do reminders

Well the first step is to have the delivery…reminders will come very, very soon…

[BBoy486]

I’m waiting.