What’s New in Works with Alexa Certification
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Amazon has made the following updates to the Works with Alexa (WWA) certification program. For details about WWA certification, see Works With Alexa Overview.
July 2024
The visibility of device state makes reliable and accurate state reporting key to the user experience. An accurate state depends on smart home skills reporting state and change to Alexa promptly. The following updates provide more guidance on state reporting:
- Example flows for smart locks and color light bulbs. For more details, see Understand State and Change Reporting.
- Clarifications to WWA state and change reporting requirements for skills. For more details, see Works with Alexa Skill Requirements.
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Last updated: Jul 17, 2023