Updated: Apr 13th, 2023
- Applicable Products: SwitchBot Outdoor Meter
Now you can listen to the humidity on Alexa using Meter/Meter Plus/Outdoor Meter. Our team will guide you through the procedure.
1. Pair the Meter with the Hub Plus/Mini. Ensure that "Cloud Services" is enabled in the Meter's settings.
2.Follow the instructions below to turn on the cloud service of Outdoor Meter.
- Open SwitchBot App.
- Tap Outdoor Meter.
- Tap the "gear" icon upper right corner of the details page.
- Turn on the cloud services in the "Cloud Services" option.
3. Please confirm that the SwitchBot App has been linked to the Alexa App.
Procedure for linking:
Method 1: Ask Alexa directly.
You can confirm the humidity (or temperature) of the Meter by saying the following commands.
As a reference, please refer to the most recent Alexa App information:
Method 2. Check with Custom Skills.
3. To activate the custom skill, speak "Alexa, open SwitchBot"/"Alexa, activate SwitchBot."
The Custom Skill screen looks like this:
4. "Alexa, temperature/humidity of (device name)." / "Alexa, tell me the temperature/humidity of (device name)." / "Alexa, what is the temperature/humidity of (device name)?"
By uttering these voice commands, you can obtain temperature and humidity information.
Caution:
(1) Alexa will not respond if you choose a voice command other than those mentioned above.
For example, you can name it: study Meter/office Meter
Here is an example of an Alexa response:
5. If the above does not confirm the temperature/humidity, please try disabling and enabling the SwitchBot App skill once on Alexa.
6. In case the problem persists, please log into the SwitchBot app and click on "Profile" > "Feedback". We would appreciate it if you could provide us with the following details when contacting us
History of voice activations (Alexa app → Miscellaneous → Activity → Voice history)
Notes:
1. Humidity can be checked with a Custom Sskill, but Alexa currently only recognizes the Meter as a thermometer. This is important to know.
2. You do not have to activate the Custom Skill in order to hear the temperature/humidity. You can ask Alexa directly: "Alexa, temperature/humidity of (device name)." / "Alexa, tell me the temperature/humidity of (device name)." / "Alexa, what is the temperature/humidity of (device name)?"
Comments
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Hello - thank you for this article, it was very helpful in getting Alexa and the Switchbot temperature/humidity sensor 'connected'. Could you please elaborate on how to get the humidity to be query-able? I see you menteiond that it needs a custom skill. More detail on that please? Thansk! Not afriad to get my hands dirty.....just need a littler direction.
Could you please elaborate on how to get the humidity to be seen or for Alexa to tell me the humidity as I’m unable to get this to work?
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