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There is already an alexa skill for kodi.
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Yeah, aware of that one, though I was under the impression it was abandoned and the recent comments seem to be that it's no longer working.
Also, from what I read, the new API works like the Smart Home API meaning no need to invoke the skill in every command. Designed for the very thing Kodi provides.
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2017-06-09, 20:22
(This post was last modified: 2017-06-09, 20:23 by nyerel.)
I'm looking into it. It will be possible to just say 'Alexa, play Game of Thrones', without the need to use the skill name.
I've started to write a skill, but I'm stuck in the early phases - I've followed a tutorial they published, but it's not working. My skill is enabled in the Alexa app, and there is a 'Manage in TV & Video' button next to it, but there is no section 'TV & Video' :-) And when I press the button, the next screen it takes me to is blank. The result is the same in the web app - I think they need to update the android app and the web app to support it first. It's possible that they are already updated but I'm only getting the old version - I'm using Alexa 'unofficialy' in the Czech republic.. Even though I tried to download the newest android app (I've got 2.0.1114.0) and I'm using VPN to look like I'm from US.
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Thank you for your work.
Practical point: if you have more than one kodi instance will you be able to say "alexa play game of thrones in the bedroom"?
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With my limited knowledge I think it will work similar to how music is played - you will have 'providers' (like Spotify or amazon music), and if you don't say which one to use, a default will be used. If there are 2 instances of kodi though, I think it will be the responsibility of the skill developer to come up with how to handle it - but I don't think that you will be able to include your choice in the voice command. The skill could decide based on which kodi instance was used last, or something similar.
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