How to pair and control your Twinkly with Amazon Alexa
Applies to Twinkly Generation I and Generation II devices and Twinkly Plus.
What's Amazon Alexa and how does it work?
Amazon Alexa is a cloud-based artificial intelligence that functions as a voice assistant.
It is software that can be integrated into speakers and other smart devices, and by interpreting language can respond to certain commands.
You can take a closer look at the official website:
alexa.amazon.com
You can manage remotely Twinkly using voice controls, by connecting Twinkly to the Amazon Alexa app. Amazon Alexa is a smartphone app available on the AppStore and Google Play Store.
Connecting the lights to Amazon Alexa allows you to control Twinkly through voice commands from your smartphone and through Amazon Echo devices.
Prerequisites
First, you need to download the Twinkly app and follow these 2 steps:
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Connect Twinkly to a local Wi-Fi Network
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Download the Amazon Alexa app and follow the guided procedure to configure it.
Also please check:
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You installed on Twinkly the latest version of firmware available.
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Your Amazon Echo device (if available) is running and connected to the same local Wi-Fi network as your Twinkly.
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The local Wi-Fi network properly accesses internet resources.
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Your smartphone is connected to the same local Wi-Fi network as your Twinkly and of your Amazon Echo device (if available).
Make sure to have your Twinkly Account Login info at hand.
How to add the Twinkly skill to Amazon Alexa
You can enable the feature either through the Alexa App or through the Twinkly App.
Let's see how.
Using the Alexa App.
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Open the Alexa App
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Click on More
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Move to Skill & Games
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On the search lens, type Twinkly
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Twinkly will appear from the list, select it and click Skill Activate
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Follow the suggested steps
Using the Twinkly App
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Open the Twinkly App
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Open the Settings menu
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Click on Alexa Account Linking
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Click on Allow
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Follow the instructions
Instructions available
Both Twinkly Generation I and II
Turn on / off all the lights or just one light. IE:
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Alexa Turn Twinkly on
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Alexa Turn Twinkly off
Only on Twinkly Generation II
Ask Alexa to adjust the Brightness
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Alexa set Twinkly at 50%
Change the dominant color. IE:
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Alexa set Twinkly to Blue
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Alexa set Twinkly to Red
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Alexa set Twinkly to Yellow
Important notes:
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If you create a group of Twinkly you will be able to manage only the group and not the single lights.
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Voice controls to change colors are not available for Twinkly Gold Edition devices.
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