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New Alexa skills for Harmony
Posted on 7/13/17 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 7/13/17 at 7:04 pm
Starting July 13th, Harmony has updated it's skill for Alexa. You have more control of your TV.
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Voice commands
"Alexa, turn on my TV" — will trigger your Harmony, Watch TV Activity
"Alexa, turn on my Xbox" — will start your Play Game Activity
"Alexa, turn on ESPN" — will work if favorite TV channels are first configured in Harmony
"Alexa, turn on sports" — can be associated as a friendly name for "ESPN"
"Alexa, turn off my TV"
"Alexa, turn off my entertainment center"
"Alexa, pause" — you can also say "pause my TV"
"Alexa, stop / play / resume"
"Alexa, fast forward / rewind"
"Alexa, mute / unmute"
"Alexa, turn up the volume" — you can also say "increase the volume"
"Alexa, turn up the volume by 15" — allows you to specify how many volume up commands should be sent, between 1 and 20
"Alexa, change channel to 29"
"Alexa, change channel to ESPN"
"Alexa, next / previous channel"
"Alexa, channel up / down"
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Posted on 7/13/17 at 8:40 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Will the volume actually work? It's the only thing that is/was completely fricked up.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:31 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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"Alexa, turn on ESPN" — will work if favorite TV channels are first configured in Harmony
Does this work on a streaming service like PlayStation Vue on Fire TV?
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:48 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Works for me, thanks for the heads up 
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:51 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Best news ever
Posted on 7/13/17 at 10:28 pm to junkfunky
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Will the volume actually work?
Yes. I tried it and worked. I said "Alexa, increase volume for my TV"
Posted on 7/13/17 at 10:29 pm to TigerinATL
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Does this work on a streaming service like PlayStation Vue on Fire TV?
Yes. I'm assuming it is just using the remotes function. I tried it on my FireTV for Netflix and I told it to pause and it worked.
Posted on 7/14/17 at 5:18 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
I think I'd rather just push the button.
Posted on 7/14/17 at 8:52 am to h0bnail
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I think I'd rather just push the button.
If you're on the couch and the remote is already in your hand, then yeah. The voice comes in handy when you're rushing to do something and don't know where the remote is. You left your food in the oven and it's burning, run to the kitchen and yell Alex, pause. Got a phone call and not sure where the remote is? Yell Alexa, mute. Just walked in from work after a hard day, yell Alexa, play (insert playlist) to get your favorite music going without having to put all your shite down, find the remote, and go through it manually.
Posted on 7/14/17 at 9:07 am to Neauxla_Tiger
Or changing a diaper and they are screaming so you say "Alexa, turn on Nick Jr." and pray Bubble Guppies is on.
Posted on 7/14/17 at 9:28 am to Neauxla_Tiger
I gotcha. So, is the Smart Control remote compatible. Does it have to be enabled somewhere?
Posted on 7/14/17 at 11:43 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
Surely most of these were already available using something like IFTTT.
Does this just eliminate the middle man thus decreasing lag times.
Google Home has had shortcuts for awhile now where you can eliminate IFTTT and use Harmony with natural language.
Does this just eliminate the middle man thus decreasing lag times.
Google Home has had shortcuts for awhile now where you can eliminate IFTTT and use Harmony with natural language.
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