Amazon’s Alexa continues to break boundaries day by day with its exciting functionalities. With Alexa routines, users are able to bundle together and automate several tasks using a single trigger or voice command. If you are looking forward to automating daily tasks and controlling smart home devices, Alexa routines will help you achieve the best. In this article, we shall guide you on how to create and trigger Alexa routines.
How to Create and Trigger Alexa Routines.
Step 1: Open the Alexa app on your device.
Step 2: Tap on the More button.
Step 3: Select Routines.
Step 4: Tap on the plus (+) icon in the top right corner.
Step 5: Give your Routine a name. Use a catchy phrase that you will quickly remember for instance if you are creating a workout routine, you can call the routine “Burn Sweat.”
Step 6: Select “When This Happens” to choose how to Trigger the routine. The routine categories will determine how the routines will be triggered. Alexa provides users with different trigger categories as listed below;
- Voice Routine: By selecting this category, you will need to say a custom phrase for Alexa to trigger a particular routine such as “Alexa, Good morning.” All actions listed under the Good morning Category will commence.
- Schedule Routine: Some routines are scheduled to a specific time of day, day of the week, or the particular month with options to repeat on more days of the week. For instance, if you are away on vacation, Alexa will still switch on and off security lights as scheduled.
- Location Routine: For this category, actions will be triggered when you leave or arrive at a particular address. For instance, when you go to the gym or visit a library.
- Alarms Routine: You can make specific actions be triggered (like traffic update) when you dismiss a clock alarm.
- Sound Detection Routine: You can set a routine to trigger when Alexa detects a sound; like coughs, barks, snoring, crying babies, or beeping appliances.
Step 8: Select Add Action and choose what you want Alexa to do for this routine. You can select multiple actions for a particular routine.
Step 9: Choose a device that controls the routine.
Step 10: Tap Save.