Send a Command to Alexa via Google Assistant/Home Using Tasker/AutoApps

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hollywoodfrodo

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May 16, 2018, 12:43:09 PM5/16/18
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I use both Google Home and Echo devices around my house and of course have Google Assistant and the Alexa app on my phone.  Alexa as of now still has more home automation options then Google Home - but I'm wondering if I'm in a room that only has a Google Home if there is a way via Tasker and AutoVoice (or any other AutoApps) that I can give a command to to the Google Home that would then send a command to my Echo Account.

Example: I'm in my office area and only have a Google Home. I want to trigger an action that Alexa can do but Google can't (for example, pause my TV through the new TiVo Alexa skill).  So I say "Hey Google - Tell AutoVoice to have Alexa Pause the TV" - that gets sent to Tasker which then sends the command "Pause the TV" to my Alexa Echo account.

I know the first part is possible, but haven't figured out a way to have tasker send a command to echo/alexa.


João Dias

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May 17, 2018, 4:51:13 AM5/17/18
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Unfortunately I don't have a way to send text directly to Alexa yet, sorry. I've seen that there are maybe some possibilities but I haven't had the time to look into it yet.

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