Exceptionally smart: Control your home appliances with Home Connect and Alexa

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Home Connect Skills enable Alexa to communicate directly with your connected home appliances.

Would you like to turn on the coffee machine and enjoy your favorite coffee? Just say: “Alexa, tell my coffee machine to turn on” and follow it up with: "Alexa, tell my coffee machine I want a large, strong Cappuccino."

Trying to find a quiet moment at home? Alexa can help you out. If you want to reduce the noise level of the running dishwasher program to, say, a minimum for 30 minutes, just say: "Alexa, ask my dishwasher to start silence on demand" and enjoy your peaceful afternoon.

Alexa will find out for you. Ask: “Alexa, ask my washer for the status”

and she’ll let you know how long the washing machine in the basement has been running for. Need to know when it will finish? “Alexa, ask my washer when the laundry will be done.”

Just a few words and you are all caught up.

What temperature? Direct heat or steam? When it comes to oven settings, it sometimes might be hard to figure out what and when would work best. Fortunately, Amazon Alexa is always there to help you, whether it’s your next culinary masterpiece or a quick and simple supper. Ask Alexa how to prepare fresh lasagna, and she’ll recommend the best settings for your oven. And she may start it too – just ask her.

Cookit, the food processor from Bosch, was designed from the ground up to be both fun and easy to use. With Alexa’s assistance, cooking with Cookit becomes even more of a delight. Browse dozens of recipes to suit every taste, follow intuitive directions that all but guarantee your success and soon you’ll discover dishes to fall in love with. And when that happens, you can easily save them as favorites in the Home Connect app– just use the heart button in the recipe and ask Alexa to show you your favorites.

No more unexpected trips to the grocery or drug store with the service from Alexa. Once Alexa detects the number of dishwasher tabs has dropped below the limit, she can automatically reorder new tabs for you. Alexa can also remind you besides email also via voice and send a notification from Amazon Shopping to your echo device with a refill offer. At this point, Alexa will ask you whether you’d like to add it to your cart. Once you agree, you can review the details and complete the purchase at your convenience. Simple, but effective.

Voice-controlling your home appliances with Alexa is now easier than ever. A few simple steps is all it takes: Install the Amazon Alexa app on your smartphone or tablet, tap on the respective button for your appliance (e.g., dishwasher or coffee machine) and you will be guided through the process.

With Routines, Amazon Alexa and Home Connect help make the most out of smart home appliances. Whether it’s to help you get up in the morning, do a better job around the house, or in the kitchen: Routines can be used in a wide range of situations, always bringing the little extra convenience to your life.

How does it work? First you set up a trigger – the event which makes the Routine start. To see what appliance-based actions are available to you, go to Alexa’s routine section – they will be listed there along with other actions provided by Alexa, such as playing music.

Wake up with a simple „Alexa, start my day” routine – your coffee machine will be turned on and can brew your favorite coffee while you’re having a shower. Later in the day, you may set up a different routine for a midday coffee break, choosing a different beverage from a variety of coffee specialties. What else? A routine to preheat your oven ahead of dinner? Why not! Personalized routines can be created for any type of event – the only limit is your ingenuity.

See our step by step instructions on how to set up routines on our Support Page.

What temperature? Direct heat or steam? You might be unsure about the optimal settings for your oven and individual taste. Fortunately, Amazon Alexa is always there to help you, whether it’s your next culinary masterpiece or a simple and quick dish. Ask Alexa how to cook fresh lasagne, and she’ll recommend the best settings for your oven. Just tell her, and of course, she will also start the oven for you.

"Alexa, tell my coffee machine to make a cappuccino." You can use this and many other commands to easily control your Home Connect coffee machines. Which means that you have your hands free to do other things.

Connect Alexa to your oven and cooker hood, control it with your voice and call up its status at any time. Have your hands free for pots and pans, and still be able to control your hood to keep the air in your kitchen fresh and clean with just your voice.

And, when you’ve already sat down for dinner, you can say “Alexa, ask My Hood to turn on the ambient light” to set the right atmosphere. You always have everything under control and save any unnecessary trips.

Your Home Connect washer can also be connected to Alexa. Start special wash programs using a voice command or ask Alexa for the current status, e.g. “Alexa, ask My Washer when the laundry will be ready.” Or you can interrupt the wash cycle using a voice command in order to add more laundry.

Your dryer can also easily be controlled via Amazon Alexa. For example, say "Alexa, tell My Dryer to assist me” and you will be asked which program you would like to use.

Just have your apartment dust- and lint-free with a voice command? No problem with the new Roxxter and Alexa. Simply start your new intelligent vacuum cleaner with the words: "Alexa, tell Roxxter to clean your home" and the Roxxter will start vacuuming the rooms of your home thanks to its virtual map. But what if the children's Lego bricks are still distributed on the children's room floor? No problem either - the Roxxter is simply guided past certain areas by so-called no-go zones.
Connect the Roxxter to other smart devices in your home via IFTTT. You can view the Roxxter's cleaning status via your Philips Hue lamp, synchronize your cleaning schedule in the Google calendar, start the Roxxter automatically as soon as you leave your home and much more.

Amazon Alexa is a voice service from Amazon with which you can not only call up information, but also control numerous appliances (such as Home Connect appliances) using your voice. Amazon Alexa is based on skills which make voice interaction with products and services more intuitive. The Amazon Echo and the smaller Echo Dot loudspeakers are available for controlling Amazon Alexa. The main difference between the two devices is the loudspeaker, with the larger Amazon Echo having a better sound quality.

Take the next step towards the future: Find out using Siemens and Home Connect how connectivity can redefine your everyday life. This will change how you deal with your day-to-day tasks. Discover an innovate lifestyle – welcome to the future.

Bosch is Europe's leading home appliance brand. Consumers worldwide associate the brand with efficient functionality, reliable quality and an internationally acclaimed design. The "Invented for life" guiding principle also applies in the age of digital transformation. With Home Connect, Bosch is connecting its home appliances across all product categories and enabling its consumers to incorporate smart technology into their lives both now and in the future.

You now have the option of operating Gaggenau appliances in a network. In addition to a professional cooking experience, enjoy an extra slice of convenience with Home Connect in your kitchen.

Amazon Alexa iOS Companion App

Amazon Alexa Android companion app

Amazon Alexa Fire companion app

Home Connect coffee machine skill in Amazon Skill Store

Home Connect oven skill in Amazon Skill Store

Home Connect hood skill in Amazon Skill Store

Home Connect dishwasher skill in Amazon skill store

Home Connect washer skill in Amazon Skill Store

Home Connect dryer skill in Amazon skill store

Roxxter in Amazon skill store

You can control the important functions of your home appliances with just one app, even when you're out and about. Test the demo version of the app now – there's no need to have Home Connect appliances already.