Connecting Amazon Alexa-enabled devices with Olafus devices
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You can connect your Amazon Echo Speakers, Echo Hub, Echo Show, Echo Spot, Echo Dot, Fire TV or Fire Tablet to your Olafus device and use Alexa voice commands to get a live view from your Security Camera feed (only for compatible devices with screen display)
Connect your Olafus device to your Alexa-enabled device
First, youâll need to download the Alexa app on your mobile device or tablet.
*Make sure your Smart Life is the latest version, and update your mobile device's operating system.
Next, follow these steps to add Smart Life as a Skill in the Alexa app:
- Open the Alexa app and tap the menu (â°) at the bottom right corner
- Tap Skills & Games
- Type Smart Life into the search ï¬eld
- Tap Smart Life (ï¬rst result)
- Tap Enable to Use
- On the next screen, sign in with your Smart Life login details to link your Smart Life and Amazon accounts
- Tap Enable Skill and Link Accounts, or Enable Skill if your Smart Life and Amazon accounts are already linked
- Once the Skill is enabled, tap Discover Devices
- Alexa will be enabled on all of your Olafus devices. To disable Alexa from a particular device, tap the Devices, tap All Devices, tap the device you wish to disable and then scroll down to toggle Enabled to Disabled
Note: Ensure your Olafus device works as expected before connecting it with your Alexa- enabled device.
Note: If your Olafus devices do not appear after you tap Discover Devices, you can say,
 âAlexa, discover my devices,â or tap the Devices icon at the in the footer of the Alexa app.
Get a live view from your Olafus camera with Alexa
If you have an Echo Show, Fire TV, or Fire Tablet, you can use Alexa commands to view the live video stream from your doorbell or security camera.
To get a live view from your camera, you can say:
- Alexa, show [Device Name]. Alexa, show my [Front Door]
- To stop the live video feed, you can say:
- Alexa, hide [Device Name]. Alexa, hide [Front Door].
- Alexa, stop. Alexa, go Home.
Note: "Front Door" is an example and may diï¬er from the location labels that you assigned to your device(s) during setup. Other examples - back garden, side door, garage, etc.
Smart Life and Alexa troubleshooting tips
Ensure your Alexa and Smart Life accounts are linked to the same Amazon email. Visit the Amazon Alexa Help Centre for additional resources and support.