Connecting Amazon Alexa-enabled devices with Onforu devices

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You can connect your Amazon Echo Speakers, Echo Hub, Echo Show, Echo Spot, Echo Dot, Fire TV or Fire Tablet to your Onforu device and use Alexa voice commands to get a live view from your Security Camera feed (only for compatible devices with screen display)

Connect your Onforu device to your Alexa-enabled device

First, you’ll need to download the Alexa app on your mobile device or tablet.

*Make sure your Onforu App is the latest version, and update your mobile device's operating system.

Next, follow these steps to add Onforu as a Skill in the Alexa app:

  1. Open the Alexa app and tap the menu (☰) at the bottom right corner
  2. Tap Skills & Games
  3. Type Onforu into the search field
  4. Tap Onforu (first result)
  5. Tap Enable to Use
  6. On the next screen, sign in with your Onforu login details to link your Onforu and Amazon accounts
  7. Tap Enable Skill and Link Accounts, or Enable Skill if your Onforu and Amazon accounts are already linked
  8. Once the Skill is enabled, tap Discover Devices
  9. Alexa will be enabled on all of your Onforu devices. To disable Alexa from a particular device, tap the Devices, tap All Devices, tap the device you wish to disable and then scroll down to toggle Enabled to Disabled

Note: Ensure your Onforu device works as expected before connecting it with your Alexa- enabled device.

Note: If your Onforu devices do not appear after you tap Discover Devices, you can say,

 “Alexa, discover my devices,” or tap the Devices icon at the in the footer of the Alexa app.

Get a live view from your Onforu camera with Alexa

If you have an Echo Show, Fire TV, or Fire Tablet, you can use Alexa commands to view the live video stream from your Onforu doorbell or security camera.

To get a live view from your Onforu camera, you can say:

  • Alexa, show [Onforu Device Name]. Alexa, show my [Front Door]
  • To stop the live video feed, you can say:
  • Alexa, hide [Onforu Device Name]. Alexa, hide [Front Door].
  • Alexa, stop. Alexa, go Home.

Note: "Front Door" is an example and may differ from the location labels that you assigned to your device(s) during setup. Other examples - back garden, side door, garage, etc.

Onforu and Alexa troubleshooting tips

Ensure your Alexa and Onforu accounts are linked to the same Amazon email. Visit the Amazon Alexa Help Centre for additional resources and support.