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Here are five problems I’d need to see fixed to keep me on-side.

For example, theres a lack of conditional logic.

Alexa

In the past year, Alexas ability to incorporate multiple triggers has improved.

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However, far wider-reaching gear support is necessary to really make the smart assistant… well, assistive.

The Alexa app on an iPhone, showing a Routine

It would also allow for more natural interactions between the user and the Echo equipment.

I regularly move between my kitchen and living room and have Alexa-enabled displays in both rooms.

Its a first-world problem, yes, but a problem that bugs me every day when it shouldjust work.

Amazon Alexa smart home control

What do I get?

A custom mix by Cybotron on Amazon Music.

My decade-old Echo still has the answers.

Echo Spot playing music

Amazon Echo