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Christoph
Christoph

Reputation: 2317

Skill under development not available on all Alexa devices

I am building a piggy bank skill for my kids (no plans to publish it yet). After completing development, the skill immediately became available in my phone's Alexa app and one of two Alexa devices I own (both Echo Shows). Whenever I ask the non-functioning Echo Show ask piggy bank, it replies with I can't do that but for other ideas you can say, Alexa, open Amazon Kids. What could prevent a skill from being available on one but not being available on another device?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 196

Answers (1)

Christoph
Christoph

Reputation: 2317

Answering my own question in case someone else runs into the same issue... It took me many hours to figure out the problem, even built a second skill and performed a full factory reset. The clue that ultimately led me down the right track was the Amazon Kids part of Alexa's response. On said device I had Amazon Kids enabled because it is in our family room, and I re-enabled it right away after the full factory reset. After disabling it, the skill under development started working as intended.

Upvotes: 2

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