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1. Show custom skill on (Echo Show / Spot) home screen

   I would like to have an option to add custom information on the Echo Show or Spot home screen.

   For example, i developed a Webcam Skill and i want my Echo Show/Spot to show it without asking for.

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2. Can i connect Alexa with Wallmote and invoke Alexa by triggering without using wake up word.

   I want to connect Alexa with wallmote in IOT, and want to wake Alexa when a switch has been pressed in wallmote, without saying the invoke word "Alexa", For this is there of any possibilities of writting trigger function in API's or event creation when button pressed in wallmote.

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3. Guest Mode

   Say I've got an Alexa device in my guest room. It would be great if there was a kind of "guest mode" which I could use to apply certain (customizable) restrictions to features like:

   • Skill invocation
   • Smart Home
   • Playing music
   • Shopping​​
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4. Alexa for Business - "Assignable default skill" and "invoke by Echo button"

   Lets let Alexa for Business users assign a single skill which can be invoked via Echo button.

   These use cases are:
   
   * Retail for product display information
   * Museum Exhibits
   * Information Kiosks
   * Logistical scenarios where the Alexa device cannot be in physical contact with the end user.
   * Especially critical for high noise environments such as where many people are already speaking ie, inside a visitor center location.

   The device id already is distinguished inside the setup of AFB and skills can selectively supply information *as appropriate

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5. InvalidSkillStage

   When the skill is in the certification process, it shouldn't say that that there is a violation that requires re-building the interaction model. You can't build while it is in review.

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6. Allow to add custom channels in Video Skills

   At the moment there is a hardcoded list of channels in the video skill. It should be possible to add new channels to the list.

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7. User Friendly Payment Report Download

   Hi - Please make the Payment report download more user friendly - currently it's difficult to read and doesn't actually 'download' just takes me to another page!
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8. API for Alexa Voice Profiles

   The Alexa Voice Profiles feature released recently is a great and awesome feature to have. Can you please have API for Alexa Voice Profiles so that we can use it in our Skills to perform a certain action based on the voice of the user and also customize response per user.

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9. If you call your Alexa design language APL (Alexa Presentation Language), it will be very confusing.

   If you call your Alexa design language APL (Alexa Presentation Language), it will be very confusing. APL is A Programming Language, a popular array oriented language implemented by IBM, Dyalog, and many others. It has been around since the early 1960s. Look up APL programming language on the web and you'll see. Can I suggest AVL (Alexa Voice Language)?

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10. An IAM permissions 'calculator' that generates a custom/baseline policy for external Skill Devs

    Solely to address 'least permissive' practices during the engagement of a developer with an AWS account having been engaged to work to create a Alexa skill(s) on behalf of another AWS account.

    Although some of the role templates in IAM are comprehensive, the concept of "Least permissive is always the best approach." 'could' be strengthened by being verifiable to a posted AWS best practice set of specific outlined activities.

    The benefit is that a 3rd party sees that AWS has published those permission sets; the Dev. is able to refer to AWS distilling a best-practices starting point, and 'least permissive' being always assumable at onset.

    Solely to address 'least permissive' practices during the engagement of a developer with an AWS account having been engaged to work to create a Alexa skill(s) on behalf of another AWS account.

    Although some of the role templates in IAM are comprehensive, the concept of "Least permissive is always the best approach." 'could' be strengthened by being verifiable to a posted AWS best practice set of specific outlined activities.

    The benefit is that a 3rd party sees that AWS has published those permission sets; the Dev. is able to refer to AWS distilling a best-practices starting point, and 'least permissive'… more

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11. SSML - Interpret As character - Doesn't respect case

    Interpret-as tag allows you to have the device speak characters, numbers, addresses, etc.

    One thing I noticed however is it doesn't respect case. I was wondering if something can perhaps be added to address this? If you echo out the below ssml you will just get a-b-t-h back. Ideally it would say Capital A, lowercase b, Capital T, lowercase h. I have a skill that echos back password values that are generated with different case. Right now I have to pass this into a function and do this mapping on my own, would be nice if it was something built in.

    <speak> <say-as interpret-as="characters">AbTh</say-as>. </speak>

    Interpret-as tag allows you to have the device speak characters, numbers, addresses, etc.

    One thing I noticed however is it doesn't respect case. I was wondering if something can perhaps be added to address this? If you echo out the below ssml you will just get a-b-t-h back. Ideally it would say Capital A, lowercase b, Capital T, lowercase h. I have a skill that echos back password values that are generated with different case. Right now I have to pass this into a function and do this mapping on my own, would be nice if it was something built… more

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12. Intent and Interface: AMAZON.ExtendedHoldIntent & Audio Recorder Interface

    Creation of an "AMAZON.ExtendedHoldIntent" type intent.

    To the user, the device clearly indicates to be in a waiting state by graying out or blanking the screen.
    A mauve to white to mauve triangle wave flashes on the hardware LED(s) as the indicator.
    "(wake work +), I'm back / okay / continue etc." re-triggers the previous speech directive and prompt etc.
    AWS modifies the Lambda’s context.
    The Alexa Skill triggers the lambda with previous attributes and is not a new session.
    Amazon decides how best to handle the Lambda compute use time increase, or which maximums are allowable.

    Creation of a "Audio Recorder" Interface:

    "Alexa call 555-1212" does part of this already.
    The Echo firmware needs to be updated.
    
    The directive to the hardware contains some new additional fields.
    
    The directive is received containing an S3 target and credentials.
    The creation of an "AMAZON.RequestAudioRecordBeginIntent" intent could serve to satisfy as proof of user intent by the utterance keyword(s) and require mandatory re-confirmation.
    The echo initiates the opening of the microphone with an indicator to the user, and begins storing the audio on the hardware. The wake word engine triggers a truncating of the audio, starting the from EOF, backwards to the wake word + "stop".
    A green to white to green triangle wave flashes on the hardware LED(s) as the indicator.
    The permissions settings include specific consent to allow captured audio for that skill.
    AWS modifies the Lambda’s context.
    The Alexa event endpoint receives its payload, but its behavior is limited to ‘write’ to the target storage endpoint specified in the new directive type. The Alexa Skill triggers the lambda with previous attributes and is not a new session.

    Creation of an "AMAZON.ExtendedHoldIntent" type intent.

    To the user, the device clearly indicates to be in a waiting state by graying out or blanking the screen.
    A mauve to white to mauve triangle wave flashes on the hardware LED(s) as the indicator.
    "(wake work +), I'm back / okay / continue etc." re-triggers the previous speech directive and prompt etc.
    AWS modifies the Lambda’s context.
    The Alexa Skill triggers the lambda with previous attributes and is not a new session.
    Amazon decides how best to handle the Lambda compute use time increase, or which maximums are allowable.

    Creation of a… more

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13. Privilege Last Used Skill in Follow Up Mode (when relevant)

    In follow up mode, Alexa continues to listen for a while after the skill closed (session is ended) and detects if there's a relevant follow up request for the user. This is designed to relieve the user from having to say, "Alexa....."

    It's logical to assume that if the user makes a request in follow-up mode that can be handled by the previous skill (e.g., they ask for another stock price fact after having just used 'my great stock price skill', they would expect that skill to return the response.

    This is not how it works now. Even the the user doesn't have to say "Alexa...", still Alexa doesn't "remember" what has just going on. This leads to an inconsistent and aggravating user-experience.

    Alexa should default to the last used skill in follow up mode when the user makes a relevant request.

    In follow up mode, Alexa continues to listen for a while after the skill closed (session is ended) and detects if there's a relevant follow up request for the user. This is designed to relieve the user from having to say, "Alexa....."

    It's logical to assume that if the user makes a request in follow-up mode that can be handled by the previous skill (e.g., they ask for another stock price fact after having just used 'my great stock price skill', they would expect that skill to return the response.

    This is not how it works now. Even the the… more

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14. Interract with other entry other than voice or self configure in routine

    Possibility to expose an API to remotly interract with alexa, or give the routnie to be more complex to send ifttt command and auto set alexa commande and request.
    For example , i actualy try to run complexe routines passing by ifttt, push bullet, local node js server to :
    - request alexa to connect to bluetooth
    - start AV receiver : working fine
    - configure AV receiver to good entry, volume, etc : working fine
    - request Alexa to connect to bluetooth : impossible without another voice commande
    - request alexa to set volume to 5 : impossible without a third voice command

    Possibility to expose an API to remotly interract with alexa, or give the routnie to be more complex to send ifttt command and auto set alexa commande and request.
    For example , i actualy try to run complexe routines passing by ifttt, push bullet, local node js server to :
    - request alexa to connect to bluetooth
    - start AV receiver : working fine
    - configure AV receiver to good entry, volume, etc : working fine
    - request Alexa to connect to bluetooth : impossible without another voice commande
    - request alexa to set volume to 5 : impossible without… more

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15. Smart Home Entertainment Presets

    Our hifi devices have a feature which we call pins, but can be more generally described as presets - a bit like the ones you'd find on a car radio. It provides instant access to preselected music.

    We'd like to offer these through our Smart Home Skill, for the moment, we've overloaded the Channel API permitted 6 channels 1 to 6 and also PIN x where x is a the number 1 to 6. This makes starting a pin rather awkward as you need to ask:

    Alexa, change channel to PIN 4 on Kitchen

    Would it be possible to introduce a more general synonym like "preset" instead of "channel".

    For example,

    "Alexa, invoke preset 4 on Kitchen" or
    "Alexa, activate preset 4 on Kitchen"

    Both would be much easier to say. Even better if we could substitute "preset" with our term "pin".

    Ideally:

    "Alexa, invoke pin 4 on Kitchen".

    Our hifi devices have a feature which we call pins, but can be more generally described as presets - a bit like the ones you'd find on a car radio. It provides instant access to preselected music.

    We'd like to offer these through our Smart Home Skill, for the moment, we've overloaded the Channel API permitted 6 channels 1 to 6 and also PIN x where x is a the number 1 to 6. This makes starting a pin rather awkward as you need to ask:

    Alexa, change channel to PIN 4 on Kitchen

    Would it be possible to introduce… more

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16. Cosidering Alexa developer reward as achievement

    Issuing a certificate etc for the developers whose skill qualified for the most engaging skill reward or other.

    Reason: One of my skill recently qualified for the reward but I doubt even receiving it because of my nationality and student profile

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17. Alexa Support Center Portal Request

    It would be great if there was an Alexa Support Center Portal comparable to the AWS Support Center Portal.

    This would make it much easier to submit and track any and all Alexa specific support requests beyond posting to the Alexa forums which is great for a variety of general to specific questions, but falls short for addressing specific account-related and proprietary questions and such.

    Further, having this feature would minimize time and friction going back-and-forth between the AWS Support Team through the AWS Support Center and the Alexa Support Team through the Alexa Forums, Contact Us, Email, etc and other communication channels.

    Ultimately, having this Alexa Support Center communication channel would really enable driving and fostering a more positive developer experience in getting particularly important and time-sensitive support requests accountably and successfully addressed.

    In the end, this would be especially useful for resolving emergency requests, Alexa Forums posts escalation requests, private, and other specific account-related requests as well as unique requests that are not well suited for the Alexa Forums, Email, Contact Us, etc communication channels.

    It would be great if there was an Alexa Support Center Portal comparable to the AWS Support Center Portal.

    This would make it much easier to submit and track any and all Alexa specific support requests beyond posting to the Alexa forums which is great for a variety of general to specific questions, but falls short for addressing specific account-related and proprietary questions and such.

    Further, having this feature would minimize time and friction going back-and-forth between the AWS Support Team through the AWS Support Center and the Alexa Support Team through the Alexa Forums, Contact Us, Email, etc and… more

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18. Add an SSML tag to allow alexa to sing

    When you request Alexa to sing a song she will but there are no SSML tags to allow developers to request this using code

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19. Enable developer access to the Show/Spot/Look Camera

    Enable developer access to the Show/Spot/Look camera for both taking a picture or capturing video - bonus: easy integration with AWS Rekognition in ASK would be ideal.

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20. Integrate local testing in ask-cli

    Its very annoying, that you can not test your skill without deploying it. Especially because you have to change the lambda endpoint when updating your skill because otherwise your live lambda function will be overwritten.

    It would be great to be able to test locally like 'ask-simulate' without deploying.

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