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We can basically do anything a Alexa [Routine](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G202200080) can do. You'll have to [discover specifics](https://github.com/keatontaylor/alexa_media_player/wiki/Sequence-Discovery), but here are some examples (and please help add them below!).
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To play music using the `media_player.play_media` service, you have to define the media_content_type appropriately. Search the [forum](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/echo-devices-alexa-as-media-player-testers-needed/58639/2055) for other examples.
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## Text-to-Speech
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For version 1.2.0 and above, can be provided via the [Notification Component](https://github.com/keatontaylor/alexa_media_player/wiki/Notification-Component) using `TTS` or `Announce`.
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**The Media_Player UI will not work!**
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## Notification service (versions >= 1.2.0)
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Please see [Notification Component](https://github.com/keatontaylor/alexa_media_player/wiki/Notification-Component) for TTS, announcements, or mobile push.
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**Please note we do not support the the Media Player UI for TTS!**
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## Online status of devices
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Additional attribute to tell you if the Alexa device is online (extremely useful if you want to send a TTS after one has come back online (such as one in a vehicle)
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Running Alexa automation routines is now supported. Routines are tasks you can trigger through the Alexa App.
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Please create them using the Alexa [app](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G202200080) and ensure they are **enabled**. This is now exposed through the media_player.play_media service when the `media_content_type` is set to `routine`
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## Custom_updater (versions >= 1.1.0)
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We now support [custom_updater](https://github.com/custom-components/custom_updater).
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## HACS - Home Assistant Community Store (versions >= 1.3.0)
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We also support [HACS](https://custom-components.github.io/hacs/). **This cannot be used with custom_updater.**
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In order to find Alexa Media Player, you first need to add the repository:
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1. Open HACS
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2. Go to Settings
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3. Enter `https://github.com/keatontaylor/alexa_media_player`in **ADD CUSTOM REPOSITORY**. Select type `integration`.
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## Guard Mode (versions >= 1.3.0)
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Arm and disarm Alexa guard mode using an Alarm Control Panel. To arm, use `ARM_AWAY`. `ARM_HOME` is the same as `DISARM`. Please ensure you've enabled through the [Alexa app](https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=18021383011).
[Alexa Media Player Custom Component](https://github.com/keatontaylor/alexa_media_player) for homeassistant
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This is a custom component to allow control of Amazon Alexa devices in [Homeassistant](https://home-assistant.io) using the unofficial Alexa API. Please note this mimics the Alexa app but Amazon may cut off access at anytime.
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## Highlights of what alexa_media can do
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- Control Alexa devices as media players through HA
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- Send notifications including text-to-speak, mobile pushes, and announcements
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- Turn on or off Alexa Guard (region support required)
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