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Originally Posted by OtinG
Routines are really good, but they are only good for commonly needed commands. If you created a routine for every possibility, you would have too many to remember, much more than even the devices. Clutter would occur and memory would fail and we would not remember what we named all those routines.
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I use routines for common and uncommon commands, anx routines are good for both.
As far as "too many", to me i don't see the logic of the statement. I either remember a bunch of different apps, UIs, voice commands, ... Or I take control and organize routines the way I like.
And it's not like you have to use routines exclusively.
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The Alexa app is for everything, not just for controlling devices. When you pull up the Alexa app, you have to fish through several screens. Amazon seems to rearrange those screens a lot with updates to the app. It takes too long to use the Alexa app. The Apple Home app is only for controlling devices, so it is laid out much better and is much easier to find what you need.
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1/2 a dozen of one, 6 of the other. I like that the Alexa app does more then just control devices.
YMMV