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Old 05-04-2021, 04:07 PM   #4414
John F
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
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I did see that and wished that the "when this happens" had allowed me to indicate "when device is turned ON," the action should be "turn it OFF after 60 minutes." That would be the sleep timer function I'm looking for, and would avoid the need to give Alexa a voice command every night.

Anyway, as I said, I'm happy with the way Wemo is working now, and not inclined to tamper with it.
It does seem like an oversight by Amazon. Along with not having widgets.

And just a reminder, you wouldn't need to use voice Commands if you had a routine; the routine could have two actions (turn on the plug and set the timer), and then you could press play on the routine (although it may be tedious to get the routine).

I can understand that people have an aversion/trouble with voice commands. But for me, if an Alexa device is available, I would rather say "Alexa goodnight" than have to pick up my phone, swipe to the widgets, and then press the power button on the appropriate widget.
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