Before you begin:
- Install and setup the tilt app.
- Setup Routines in the tilt app, when Alexa integration is setup it will activate Routines via voice commands. Ideas for helpful Routines could be, "Open All", "Close All", "Open Living Room", "Close Living Room", etc.
- Bridge for Roller Shades - Setup. The Bridge for Roller Shades is a piece of hardware that communicates with the Roller Shade and your WiFi network, this is how Alexa will give commands to the Roller Shades. (visit our online shop)
How to link tilt to Alexa:
via Mobile Device - iOS (Apple) or Android (Google)
1. Open the app store on your mobile device
2. Search for **Amazon Alexa**
3. Tap **Install**
4. Tap **Open**
5. While in the Alexa app sign in with your Amazon credentials
6. Tap **Devices** in the lower right corner
7. Tap **Your Smart Home Skills**
8. Tap the **Enable Smart Home Skills** button
9. Tap the *Magnifying Glass Icon* to begin a search
10. Search for "tilt smart home"
11. Tap the **tilt smart home** skill
12. Tap **ENABLE TO USE**
13. log in with your tilt account credentials
14. notice "tilt smart home has been successfully linked"
15. Tap **Done**
16. Tap **CANCEL** on Discover Devices screen
17. Tap **Devices** in the lower right corner again
18. Swipe down to trigger a refresh
19. Tap **Scenes** near the top
20. Your tilt routines will import here
Tips:
1. You can remove old scenes/routines from from Alexa, this will not remove the Routine from tilt.
2. Tap **Discover** to import routines from tilt again
or via Web Browser
How to Link tilt account to Alexa via web browser
1. Visit https://alexa.amazon.com/ with your mobile or desktop browser
2. Verify that you're signed into your Amazon Account
3. Select **Smart Home** on the left nav
4. Select **Smart Home Skills** under **Configure Smart Home**
5. Select **Enable Skills** button
6. Search for "tilt smart home"
7. Select **tilt smart home**
8. Select **ENABLE** button
9. **LOG IN** with your tilt account credentials
10. "tilt smart home has been successfully linked" appears, close this tab
11. Click **CANCEL** on Discover Devices pop-up
12. Select **Smart Home** again on left nav
13. Select **Scenes**
14. Your tilt routines will show up here
Tips:
1. You can remove old scenes/routines from from Alexa, this will not remove them from tilt.
2. Tap **Discover** to import routines from tilt again
What to say to Alexa:
Use your scene by speaking to your Alexa or Alexa App, "Alexa activate 'scene name'" or "Alexa run 'scene name'."
It is possible to rename the Routine via the Alexa app, think of names that are short and easy to request from Alexa.