ok this is pretty simple really. Amazon recently released the ability of people to integrate Alexa into their own apps. This of course has led to other apps that behave exactly like Alexa does (although some media integration such as Tune-in do not function). I have both a fire tv and an Echo. I discovered that owning the Echo allowed me to control my Hue lights from my Fire tv, which it can not do on its own. So, having recently learned Java, i set out to create my own. I discovered though that other people had beat me to it!
The āAlexa Listensā app (google play) not only could be installed on your Android remote for your house to give you Alexa in every room, it is also configurable to work either from a button press or always-on, and the wake word or phrase is customizable! The best part? I donāt have to be on my home network for it to work! Amazon is smart enough to route the signal to the Echo in my kitchen when i tell it āturn off johnās lampā. Having recently tried making an IVEE work for voice control (it no longer will even authorize my hue lights and it keeps forgetting my harmony routines), that device is relegated to sleep-sound generating. However it has good speakers and a line-in, and the wake word is customizableā¦
Imagine stripping the worthless guts from that clock and installing a phone (with tuner) and always-listening Alexa! An attractive bedside clock that actually effing works like you expect! I may actually try to make this work since i own two iveesā¦
I hope this gives you guys some ideas on home remote control.