Lo and behold, my presence triggered the routine, the desk light lit up - and my dilemma was solved. When the alarm went off, I moseyed into the other room. To test this, I moved the Echo Show 8 into another room, turned off the smart plug and set a 7-minute timer. I was almost ready to write off the new feature as DOA when an Amazon rep informed me that Alexa abides by a 7-minute cool-down period in between person detection events. I created a simple routine that told Alexa to turn on that smart outlet whenever the Echo Show 8 detected a person, and yet - no matter how much typing, suspicious leering or frantic thrashing of limbs I did - that daggone light never came on.
Beside it, I positioned a desk lamp, which I then plugged into a smart outlet. I had set up a brand-new Echo Show 8 on my desk and aimed it at myself while I worked. When I first started testing Alexa's new person detection feature, I was convinced it didn't work.
It's important to note that Alexa on your Echo Show must go 7 whole minutes without detecting a person before the person detection trigger will fire again.Īlexa's person detection has a cool-down period Don't get me wrong - it's a fantastic new trick, but it comes with some limitations, which I'll explain in a bit, after I show you how to set it up.įirst, however, there are a couple of things you need to know about: a hidden setting you can't change (but still need to account for), plus one other slight (but significant) limitation to consider. Of course, there's usually a bit of a gap between the way a new feature is hawked versus how it works in the real world, and Alexa's person detection is no exception. Your front door could lock if no one's in the foyer, your bedtime routine could start when you open your bedroom door, your garage door could close, your kitchen could fill with song - all based on whether or not anyone's there. An air conditioner or space heater that kicks on or off, depending on occupancy. Think about lights that turn on and off depending on whether anyone is in the room. Namely, you can now use person detection to fire off a set of commands as part of an Alexa routine.
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