ALEXA IOS SHORTCUTS INSTALL
ALEXA IOS SHORTCUTS UPDATE

When Select Multiple is turned on, the Select All Initially option becomes available. Step 3: Choose the Lists & Notes option from the menu. In newer versions of the Alexa app this three-line menu is at the bottom-right corner of the screen instead. Step 2: Touch the menu icon (the one with three lines) at the top-left of the screen. When you run the shortcut, the Choose from List action displays the keys you defined in the Dictionary action.īy default at runtime, Choose from List prompts you to choose a single item, but you can turn on Select Multiple to allow multiple items to be selected when the action runs. Step 1: Open the Alexa app on your iPhone. If you use the Choose from List action with the Dictionary action, all of the keys in the dictionary are displayed when you tap “Add new item.” For each key you select, such as Number, Boolean, or Array, the corresponding values are passed as output. When the shortcut is run, the custom name (rather than the default name, such as “IMG_0365”) is applied to the image output from the Get Latest Photos action. Tip: To set a custom name for an item that an action outputs, such as an image in the Get Latest Photos action, place a Set Name action in between the Get Latest Photos action and the Choose from List action. Use the Run JavaScript on Webpage action.

ALEXA IOS SHORTCUTS UPDATE

The update is expected this fall, so get your ducks in a row.

Intro to the Run JavaScript on Webpage action Apple says its new autocorrect will use machine learning to understand users habits and preferences, including when to leave words alone.

I have a couple set up and it works great.

Enable or disable a personal automation There is an Alexa skill that allows you trigger an Alexa routine via Webhook or through IFTT (either of which could be run by shortcuts).

Voice Assistants If you want to learn more about what you can do with voice assistants, check out this Applet collection.

Add import questions to shared shortcuts This will be the custom phrase you will use to trigger your Applet.

Run shortcuts by tapping the back of your iPhone.

You will be prompted to enter an IFTTT Webhook Key which you can find hereby selecting the last part of the URL, copying, then pasting it into the Shortcuts dialog box. I have a Alexa enabled coffee maker and Id love to either get some sort of button or even a shortcut on my iPad to start it in the morning instead of.

ALEXA IOS SHORTCUTS INSTALL

Run shortcuts from the Home Screen widget On your iPhone or iPad, download this template Shortcut and install it.

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