A secret Alexa code revealed on TikTok has been viewed by millions of users. Saying the code aloud causes Amazon’s smart speaker to “activate Super Mode” – and will spark a Siri response too.

According to what Alexa users say, the device perks up and responds with a variety of phrases, including “Super Alexa Mode activated.”. The series of commands is known as the “Konami Code ...

More than four months ago in New York City, Amazon executive Panos Panay said a new version of the Alexa virtual assistant would soon launch on the web at Alexa.com to “help you do the long-form work ...

New Alexa Blueprints let users make custom skills without knowing any code Like Mad Libs for Alexa, "blueprints" take a fill-in-the-blank approach to skills.

"Alexa, get some Headspace." NPR routine -- Just what it sounds like. If you like to start your day with NPR news, this routine is triggered when your morning alarm is dismissed -- you don't have ...

Amazon says millions of custom Alexa voice apps have come out of no-code Skill Blueprints program. by Nat Levy on May 23, 2019 at 7:00 am May 22, 2019 at 4:32 pm. Share 149 Tweet Share Reddit Email.

Developers of skills for the Alexa platform no longer need an Echo, Tap, or Dot to test their code. Amazon has launched the Echosim.io site that uses a virtual Echo to test code. It runs just like ...

Customizing a private Alexa skill created with an Alexa Skill Blueprint. 4. Hit the Name button, and you’ll be asked to give your skill a name (again, unless you’re using the Custom Q&A template).

While Alexa today has over 25,000 skills available, ... Storyline isn’t the only company focused on helping businesses build voice apps without code these days, however.

A new Visual Studio Code extension from the Amazon Alexa dev team targets the development and deployment of skills, or capabilities the voice-activated virtual assistant can perform in response to ...

Amazon has introduced a series of no-code, fill-in-blank templates that let anyone build Alexa skills specifically for their personal Amazon account. Alexa is the brain of Amazon's Echo and ...