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Originally Posted by John F
I just tried this:
The following in the kasa app:
I had a plug named lamp.
Added a smart action for lamp that turns it off after 1 min after it is turned on.
Using an Echo:
"Alexa, turn on lamp"
Lamp turned on, and turned off after 1 min.
I previously enabled the kasa skill through the Alexa app.
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Perfect, thanks; this sounds like what I'm looking for--I presume I could do this directly from the Kasa app without involving Alexa's voice control? I'm not fond of speaking to Alexa; we always get into arguments.
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Originally Posted by copyrite
This may not be what you're looking for, but, supposedly you can set sleep timers to turn off smart devices with an echo:
"Set a sleep timer for 30 minutes with lights." This request turns off lights in the same group as your Alexa-enabled device.
"Set a sleep timer for 90 minutes with [smart home lighting device name/group name]."
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Thanks, it's kind of what I want, though I would prefer to bypass the speaking and use the Alexa app to set a routine. (I don't have groups--I think I tried to set up a group to have music play everywhere and never did get it to work.)
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Originally Posted by John F
I tried the copyrite's 2nd command and it worked, and audio stopped playing after the timer expired. Alexa replied that she was going to stop playing audio when I said the command.
I also tried this with the following voice command:
"Alexa set a sleep timer with <device_name> for 2 minutes" and it worked. When Alexa replied she didn't say anything about turning off audio. I tried the same command multiple times and Alexa sometime replied saying audio would be turned off (in addition to the plug being turned off). I think Alexa is turning off the audio every time.
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This is why I hate talking to Alexa. Seems like the slightest variations in commands can become confusing.
Anyway, thanks to everyone. Right now, the Wemo app is still working, doing exactly what I want; if it starts getting wonky, I'll try the Amazon plug and the voice commands, or get a Kasa plug. (FYI, Amazon currently has Kasa plugs on sale, plus an extra 10% cash back--for a total of 15%--if you use an Amazon Prime credit card.)
Again, many thanks!