Operating Innr lights with Alexa

Life just got easier: just ask Alexa to control your Innr lights by using voice commands.

Use simple voice command to turn your lights on or off, dim your lights or select your favourite colour for a single light bulb or a complete room, all without you needing to lift a finger.

“Alexa, switch on the lights!”

If you own an Echo Plus or Echo Show (2nd gen), you don’t need a separate bridge to connect your Innr lights. These speakers have a built-in hub and responds, controlling your smart home. To set up your system with the Echo Plus or Show (2nd gen), go to How to pair an Innr bulb to Echo Plus or Echo Show 

It’s easy to get started. Tap the “Browse Skills” button in the Alexa App, search for “Innr” and select the Innr Skill. Tap “Enable to use” and authenticate with your Innr app user name and password to link your Innr system to Alexa.

Easily control your Innr lights with the Alexa commands. Simply say “Alexa” to get its attention and replace these examples with your own personal light and room settings.

Note: Create your own room(s) and room name(s) in the Alexa app, the room settings in the Innr app will not be visible in the Alexa app. The name of the light can be changed in the Innr app as well as in the Alexa app.

Set up your smart lighting with Alexa and a bridge of Hue or SmartThings

First pair your Innr lights to a Hue bridge (see how) or SmartThings hub, then connect the bridge to Amazon Alexa. Watch this video to see how you can connect your Philips Hue system with Amazon Alexa. Go to this link to learn how to connect Alexa with SmartThings. Through the Alexa app, you can connect your lights by enabling a Skill. After completing a number of steps, you’re ready to easily control your lights with your voice.

Here are some of our favourite phrases:

• “Alexa, turn on the lights in the kitchen”
• “Alexa, dim the bedroom lights”
• “Alexa, set the reading light to 50%”
• “Alexa, set the ceiling lamp to red”
• “Alexa, activate good morning”

Basic light commands:

For turning on and off your light, brightening and dimming.

• “Alexa, turn on all the lights”
• “Alexa, make the reading light brighter”
• “Alexa, set the living room lights at 50%”
• “Alexa, brighten the lights in the kitchen”
• “Alexa, dim the ceiling lamp by 20%”

Colour commands:

For changing the white colours and for adding some fun colours.

• “Alexa, make the dinner lights warmer”
• “Alexa, make my reading light whiter”
• “Alexa, set my bedroom light to gold”
• “Alexa, set the kitchen lights to sky blue ”
• “Alexa, turn my ceiling lamp to lavender”

There are many other colour names you can use, including but not limited to:  warm white, soft white, white, daylight white, cool white, red, crimson, salmon, orange, gold, yellow, green, turquoise, cyan, sky blue, blue, purple, magenta, pink and lavender.

Light scene commands:

For activating a scene (routine) to your light(s) or room(s)

• “Alexa, activate Family Time in the kitchen”
• “Alexa, set the living room lights to Relax”
• “Alexa, turn on Work in the office”
• “Alexa, activate Good Morning in the bedroom ”
• “Alexa, turn on Good Night in the bedroom”

You can edit and enable/disable a scene in the Alexa app.
Simply say “Alexa” to get its attention and replace these examples with your own scene settings.

Alexa is so smart that you don’t need to use these exact commands. Feel free to change them to best suit you everyday speech and lifestyle.

About Amazon Alexa

Alexa is a voice assistant integrated into Amazon speakers named Echo. Some speakers, like the Echo Plus and the Echo Show (2nd gen) have a built-in hub and don’t need a separate bridge to control your smart lighting. Other speakers, like Echo Dot and Echo Show (1st gen) can control your smart lighting via a separate bridge, for example a bridge of Hue or SmartThings. To connect a bridge, you enable the Skill in the Alexa-app.

Need help? 

Just say “Alexa”, ask your question and Alexa is ready to help you.