re: Echo Dot the most useless thing ever invented? ETA CAD giving it another go

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I still dont understand this post. These devices (google home and alexa) sync with wink and smartthings so if your smart device is compatible with wink then its compatible with alexa and google home.

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but its not. any shortcut i built in wink that has something other than a light won't work in alexa.

zero robots work with alexa.

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And how exactly does tasker continue to work in your house if you leave the house with your phone? Or are your tasker profiles on a tablet that never leaves the house?

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tasker allows me to voice lock/unlock my doors and garage doors and i dont need that when i'm gone in the house. if i want to close the garage doors while i'm on the road..well my phone is still with me and along with my smart watch plus bluetooth radio, i can just talk to the 'air' while driving to activate things like telling it to open the garage door for me as i'm getting close to home because geofencing is a crapshoot.

i can also use voice control to activate any shortcut and any robot and any device directly, end of story.

i'm not missing anything when i leave home..why would i want alexa listening when i'm not there?