It would be great if we could add a filter to change the speed of apla components including at a sequencer/parallel level so it applies to all children.

E.g

speed:1 would play at 100% speed (or default)

You could do speed:2 to play at twice the speed or speed:0.5 to slow down the speech.

This would allow a single asset to play in slow motion or speed up for example

In home automation systems it is important to know the location context for a command, and these attributes can be used to identify which Alexa unit received a command so that the skill can respond using the location of the receiving unit.

Once a notification has been delivered to the user's Alexa device, there should be an option to revoke it.

A very simple command such as "Alexa, battery" to report battery level. Would be very helpful to those who are sight-impaired and use tablets for audiobook play.

It would be useful to have a skill in which to define voice activation commands and the relative URLs to call.
For example, if I say "Alexa, do this thing" a custom HTTP call is made (eg http://192.168.1.46/roller/0?go=Stop)
This way there is the possibility of piloting any device that supports HTTP calls.

Have the ability to name each section of the house and set each zone to a separate temperature setpoint.

For example if I wanted to keep my bedroom cooler than the rest of the house I could create a zone and set a different temperature for it.

During device discovery the thermostat could say it has X number of zones available

I’d like to be able to move an audio file into the lists of alarm sounds available. So I could wake up to a customized file.

A user should be able to link their account mid-session and not be forced to exit the skill to get the benefits of a linked account.

The echo show screen automatically times out and turns off the display until it senses movement. This causes sound to stutter when listening to music. Adding display timeout options would fix this as well as allow the user to have more control over the display in general. Example, add screen timeout times such as timeout after 5 minutes, 10, 15, etc. Or option to choose never time out.

Since you allow for "Alexa open youtube" Im looking for a skill that will allow me to open a user settable url in firefox.

Example notification:
There is a XXXX alert for your YYYY.
This XXXX can be of YYYY can be of replaced by anything.
Ex: There is a "low balance" alert for your "test account".

Thank you very much in advance.

For seniors needing help , they may be confused or can’t remember how to activate Alexa for help. Allow Alexa to respond to an emergency without the wake word Alexa.

A device type for a Smart Home Whole House Audio System Zone would be helpful. It could have features for zone on/off, volume up/down, mute/unmute, input/source selection, etc. This can be used with various manufacturer's whole house audio controllers/amplifiers such as HTD, Monoprice, Russound, Sonos, etc.

Have preset volume levels for drop-in, music playing, speaker groups and basic use. Having preset levels would be nice for drop in then a preset level for when I switch to music or speaker groups. All preset volume levels should be adjustable based on users preference

APL video "loaded" event to enable showing a screen before a video has fully loaded so that the user is aware that the media is still loading. e.g., "Loading..." Right now, APL only has events for after the video has started playing. This is too late to elegantly switch from a "loading" screen to the video.

Native support for devices that are able to return energy consumption and production. In addition to being able to display the information within Alexa, this will allow for certain automations based of energy usage. Eg. Turn off porch light if energy consumed within the past 12hrs = X. Turn on washing machine when energy production = X. etc...

It would be great if I could just ask the echo for what it's MAC or IP address were without going into the APP.