There are some devices I'd rather not have Alexa control, is there a way to prevent these from being discovered?
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Originally posted by Screwy View PostThere are some devices I'd rather not have Alexa control, is there a way to prevent these from being discovered?
The settings are explained here. Also note that this image is old, there is now an entry for Voice Command under the device name. This allows you to enter a different name to be used for voice control. If nothing is entered, it uses the device name. I will update that post this week.
I think it will remain in your Alexa configuration, but if you delete it it will not be rediscovered if that box is checked.HS4 Pro, 4.2.19.16 Windows 10 pro, Supermicro LP Xeon
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Originally posted by Screwy View PostI'm afraid that doesn't prevent the echo from discovering or controlling devices. I disabled voice for all of my devices, yet the echo can still control and even discover new devices.
I disabled voice on one of the two, removed the device from Alexa and it was not rediscovered. I enabled voice and it was successfully discovered.
I'm curious why yours is different.HS4 Pro, 4.2.19.16 Windows 10 pro, Supermicro LP Xeon
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Originally posted by Rupp View PostYou can also simply use the forget option if you do not want them included for voice commandsHS4 Pro, 4.2.19.16 Windows 10 pro, Supermicro LP Xeon
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Originally posted by Rupp View PostYou can also simply use the forget option if you do not want them included for voice commandsHS4 Pro, 4.2.19.16 Windows 10 pro, Supermicro LP Xeon
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Originally posted by integlikewhoa View PostIt does for me. What devices are these?
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So I did some playing around. First I updated homeseer since a was several versions behind. I've found that disabling voice prevents the echo from discovering a device, however... If the Echo discovers something, disabling voice in homeseer does not prevent the echo from continuing to control it.
These are my garage doors through the MyQ plugin. I have found that if you go in and set the controls to "not specified" the Echo will give you the "Hmmm, [device name] is not responding". So that's one way to prevent control of a discovered device.
You can of course also just delete them from the echo after disabling voice in homeseer.Last edited by Screwy; December 16, 2017, 01:14 PM.
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