Including support for wireless remote switches
Amazon’s smart displays like the Echo Show 10 will soon be able to display multiple security camera feeds.Amidst a slew of new hardware announcements today, Amazon is also announcing a host of new capabilities for Alexa, including a handful of new smart home features. The company hasn’t announced exact release dates for the updates, but its press release says it hopes to roll them out “over the coming months.
It might sound like a small change, but one of the more significant upgrades is the ability to quickly and easily schedule smart home device actions for moments in the future. Although it’s previously been possible to , now the process is a lot simpler, thanks to voice commands like “Alexa, turn off the lights in 10 minutes,” or “Alexa, turn on the fan at 6pm.”A similarly small yet potentially helpful feature is support for wireless remote switches. These can be programmed to activate Routines, meaning it’s possible to have Alexa turn off all your lights or read a summary of the news with the push of a button.
Although Alexa has previously supported smart home cameras, allowing you to view video feeds through Echo Show smart displays, now Alexa is making it possible to view multiple feeds at once. Most displays will be able to view up to four feeds at a time . Amazon’s smart displays are also getting a new “Video Sticky Notes” feature, which effectively allows you to record and then pin short videos that’ll be viewable by other members of your household.
Combined, these amount to a sizable number of quality-of-life improvements for anyone that relies on Alexa to manage and control their smart home ecosystem.
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