TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What is a skill?
- Are Futuri custom Alexa skills free for Alexa users?
- How do I enable a Futuri custom Alexa skill?
- Once my skill is enabled, how do I use it?
What is a skill?
Amazon's voice service is called Alexa. Much like your phone has an "app", your Amazon devices (Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Tap, Echo Show, etc) have skills. Users interact with their Alexa enabled device via skills.
Skills can be "default" - meaning they come pre-enabled on your Alexa device, or they can be "custom". Custom skills are searchable in the Alexa Skills Store and offer a more robust feature set. Futuri builds custom Alexa skills for stations.
Are Futuri custom Alexa skills free for Alexa users?
Yes, Futuri custom Alexa skills are free for users to enable and interact with on their Alexa-enabled devices.
How do I enable a Futuri custom Alexa skill?
To enable it, you have three options:
- Search https://www.amazon.com/alexa-skills for the skill name & enable
- Open the Alexa companion app on your mobile device, search for the skill name & enable
- Say, "Alexa, enable [skill name]"
Once my skill is enabled, how do I use it?
Using a wake word, Alexa begins listening for your commands:
Alexa…
Skills have invocation names. When intending to interact with a specific skill, use a phrase to invoke the skill by its name:
Alexa… Launch WGR
Skills have sets of features/abilities that you can access simply by asking. Until you are familiar with a skill's abilities, use Help or Options voice commands to hear what a skill can do. When you know the available features, ask for your specific course of action.
Alexa… Open 96-5 The Buzz + play today's Church of Lazlo