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New Smart Home view in Alexa App – Nice UI Update for Smart Home Tech

This week Amazon updated the Alexa Application for iOS, you will notice a change upon opening the app, but this change didn’t come without consequence. The Smart Home interface receives a welcomed update with a new menu button on the bottom right. See below:

New Alexa App view of devices on iOS

Amazon’s release notes are as follows:

New Updates to the Amazon Alexa App make it even easier to setup Alexa-Enabled Devices and get more out of Alexa:

  • Monitor and control multiple smart home devices at home or on the go
  • keep in touch with drop in or connect with your Alexa Controls

Bad news:

  • Some Alexa Smart Home Skills are no longer working correctly. The Common error is: “Device Unresponsive.” It is likely that these errors will get fixed by device manufacturers within days. Typically, you can still control the devices from the dedicated Android or iOS App. 

Overall this is a welcomed update from Amazon and once the bugs are fixed, we’ll have no complaints! Is something not working for you with the update? Comment below:

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