To do that, Amazon says you'll be able to ask the Plus to
discover nearby devices, and it'll start looking across all three of those wireless standards, theoretically making it really easy to get new products hooked up to Alexa.
Not exact matches
When it hears the instruction «Alexa,
discover devices,» the Plus will be able to «see»
nearby smart light bulbs, security cameras, and appliances.
On
devices with appropriate hardware, apps and
nearby devices can
discover and communicate with each other over Wi - Fi without an Internet access point.
Normally, when an Android
device with a Cast - compatible app like YouTube «wakes up», it sends a couple of packets every 20 seconds in order to
discover nearby Google Cast
devices.
In the Connect panel, Windows will
discover nearby Miracast
devices and Bluetooth speakers, allowing you to simply touch or click to connect.
On
devices with the appropriate hardware, apps and
nearby devices can
discover and communicate over Wi - Fi without an Internet access point.
If your wireless headphones are turned on, your iPhone will
discover their Bluetooth signal and list them under
nearby devices.
«You set up your Sonos system, add your new speaker to that system, link all your music services to Sonos, link the speaker to your Alexa account, link those same music services from before to Alexa, and then have Alexa
discover nearby supported smart home
devices.