Plex enables voice control of media via Alexa – Six Colors
Even though Ive been waiting for the much-anticipated Sonos-Alexa integration, it hadnt occurred to me that I could be using my Amazon Echo in conjunction with other media. So todays announcement by Plex that it was rolling out an Alexa skill allowing control of your media library took me by surprise. So I fired it up and quickly ran it through its paces. The verdict? Definitely shows some promisethough its hampered by a few limitations, not all of whoch are under Plexs control.
The Plex skill is definitely one of the more complex third-party features Ive used. First you have to enable it, then log in to your Plex account, then authorize Alexa to access your Plex account. But wait, theres more! After that, you have to set both your default server and player. The latter was where I ran into my first hiccup: I intended to set my Apple TV as the default player, but at first it wasnt detectedpresumably because the set-top box was asleep. But eventually after waking it up and opening the Plex app (and opening the Plex app on my iPhone and on the web), I was finally able to set the Apple TV as my default player.
Källa: Plex enables voice control of media via Alexa – Six Colors
