Amazon has introduced an improvement in the use of its voice assistant routines that may not seem like much, but it will be very useful for all those users who live with others and who have trouble remembering which command activates each one. of them. We talk about use of multiple activation phrases for Alexa routines.
Different phrases to activate Alexa routines
If you have a smart speaker from Amazon or compatible with their voice assistants, you should already know What are Alexa routines and how do they work?. One of its key characteristics and almost more important when it comes to getting the most out of them on a day-to-day basis.
Well, now the company has introduced a function that, although it is not super innovative, does represent a significant improvement in the daily use of Alexa routines. It is about the possibility of use different phrases to activate routines.
In other words, if you have one that when you play "Alexa, movie mode" turns on the lights in the living room with a certain color and intensity, turns off others, and even starts the sound system and television to which you have a Fire TV connected, now you can also set other additional commands in case there is always someone at home who instead of saying that ends up saying "Alexa, theater" or "Alexa, theater mode" or any other phrase that is not exact.
Thanks to this and taking into account how other family members or roommates often ask them to activate certain routines, the interaction with the Amazon assistant improves. As we say, it is not a change that will mark a before and after, but it does have enough weight to make it easier for everyone who lives in the same home to use.
Because one of the biggest problems with home automation is that device configurations, associated names, routines, etc., are usually done by a single user and according to their criteria. But the best commands to launch each of the available options are not always chosen.
How to Add New Activation Phrases to a Routine
To add new activation phrases to a routine that has already been created or that is going to be created, you will not have to complicate yourself at all, because basically it is going to the part where you enter the activation command and there you will see an icon with the + symbol which when pressed will open a new box for you to enter said new phrase.
However, these would be the steps to follow in both cases:
- Open the Alexa app on your mobile device
- Go to the More section
- Now access the Routines section
- If you click on create a new one, when you go to the section When you say You will see that you can use different phrases. If it is already created, tap on View/Edit in the When section, now add the new phrases
- Ready
As you can see, everything is very simple. So now is the time to review all your routines and if there is one that gives you problems because you do not remember the activation phrase you used or other people who live with you do not remember it, add what you usually say.