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Old 07-14-2022, 02:14 PM   #4788
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
My one-and-only real purchase on Prime Day was a robot vacuum that is Alexa-enabled. I was considering adding the relevant Alexa skill, but there doesn't seem to be anything a voice command will do that I can't do from the vacuum's own app, more directly and without chance of error. It seems pointless to add an extra step: alert Alexa, tell Alexa to tell the vacuum to clean; as opposed to open the app and press the clean button.

I guess I just don't really get the whole voice-command thing.
I guess it depends on how a user has things set up.

For me, it would be:

1 get phone,
2 unlock phone
3 open app
4 press the clean button
Any of the above may take multiple swipes/taps

Or

1 Say "Alexa, clean up"

I can see the app being easier if I'm out and about, but if I'm at home, I think I would want to use Alexa for normal duty.

YMMV
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