Alexa Screen devices application

[Tony Grisdale]

Having just discovered the Wiim app on Amazon firestick, I think it would be a great addition if there was an Amazon Alexa app (skill) for the Alexa Echo Show devices (devices with a screen). The app could service several roles both as a control device as in the Wiim app on the Amazon Firesticks and also as an artwork lyrics screen. A quick search on the forum didn't inform me if this has been discussed or otherwise.

 

[s3igell]

If your Alex Show is the largest 15in or 21in, then check to see if the WiiM FireTV App is in the list available for your device.
Otherwise...
This would be a tall ask for the WiiM Dev Teams, as the Alexa Skills are significantly different in API Feature Set and Deployment as "Skill" than the Smart TV Apps that have been developed and deployed to date. You would likely earn the ire of the large queue of WiiM Users who are clamoring for TV Apps to support LG TVs and Roku TVs and Tizen TVs and Hisense TVs and...

 

[Burnside]

If your Alex Show is the largest 15in or 21in, then check to see if the WiiM FireTV App is in the list available for your device.
Otherwise...
This would be a tall ask for the WiiM Dev Teams, as the Alexa Skills are significantly different in API Feature Set and Deployment as "Skill" than the Smart TV Apps that have been developed and deployed to date. You would likely earn the ire of the large queue of WiiM Users who are clamoring for TV Apps to support LG TVs and Roku TVs and Tizen TVs and Hisense TVs and...

Yeah, it'll work on an Echo Show 15 and I guess 21 but since the app isn't touch enabled I find you need to use the on-screen control overlay or I guess a fire tv remote if you have one paired. Not sure if it'll time out and return to the Show home as I've not left it running that long

 

[Tony Grisdale]

Thanks for the reply and I have as suggested loaded the Wiim Fire TV app on one of my Echo Show 15's and as commented by Burnside you do need an overlay or physical controller to use it. I take your point about others waiting for a TV App for their streaming / smart TV's.

At least I've got it on two more devices