Petra the parrot asked the virtual assistant device to switch on the christmas lights in a clear voice.
Turn on christmas lights with alexa.
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Alexa turn on the christmas tree lights by erika rawes december 16 2018 there s nothing like a christmas tree decorated with lights and ornaments to get you and your loved ones in the.
The perfect pairing for your smart home lighting setup using alexa is an echo speaker and lifx smart lights.
If you have multiple devices you can create a routine in the amazon alexa to control in one action.
Create another routine to turn off the christmas lights.
When the lights were on she let out a triumphant woohoo and raised one of her feet in.
Once linked you can ask alexa to discover devices and then they should be available in alexa you should be able to say alexa turn on christmas tree lights.
Adopt a smug grin and pour yourself some eggnog.
Some smart plugs might need to enable a skill on alexa to get them working.
Plug any strand of lights into an alexa compatible smart plug.
You can also create another routine to turn off the christmas lights.
For example alexa can make you feel like the clark griswold you are by turning on all the christmas lights with just a command without the citywide blackout of course.
Follow the same steps as above except give it a different voice command ex.
If you have an echo plus and.
Using alexa routines to control your christmas lights.
Alexa turn off the christmas tree and in step 10 make sure the plug is toggled to power off when the routine runs.