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Pizzaface / Alexa-Chromecast-Skill-2.0

Allows Amazon Alexa to control Google Chromecast - Designed for Raspberry Pi
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Skill works using Alexa Test Simulator (Beta), but not from echo dot #25

Closed gchukfeh closed 6 years ago

gchukfeh commented 6 years ago

Hi, just like the title says.

I have everything configured as per the video. When I run /start.sh I can see the SNS subscription confirmed and the listener started and I can access the listener from the outside. When I issue a command using the Alexa Test Simulator (Beta), it works:

If I type "Alexa, ask chromecast to play", then the chromecast plays and I can see "Play command sent to Chromecast." in the terminal.

However, when I speak to the echo dot in my living room, nothing happens. I have the skill enabled in my Alexa app on my mobile phone.

What am I doing wrong?

gchukfeh commented 6 years ago

OH Lord... After hours of hair pulling, it's something as simple as the language of your Echo Dot needs to match the language of the skill. My echo dot was English (Canada) and the Skill was English (US). After fixing, it's now working. Finally! More here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39068523/alexa-skill-not-recognized-when-tested-on-echo