Posted on January 30, 2018
The Alexa Voice Service (AVS) is introducing two changes that may require updates to your product’s client code:
- Description: Cloud-based wake word verification is now required for all voice-initiated products.
Reason for change: This feature improves “Alexa” wake word accuracy on AVS products by identifying and reducing false wakes that are caused by utterances that sound similar to the wake word.
Effective Date: 15-Mar, 2018
Resolution: Update your product’s client code to use cloud-based wake word verification. This feature is supported in the AVS Device SDK.
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- Description: The initiator type in ExpectSpeech directives has changed from a string to an object.
Reason for change: Support for future enhancements.
Effective Date: 15-Mar, 2018
Resolution: Ensure that your JSON parser can handle initiator as an object in ExpectSpeech directives.
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If you have any questions or encounter issues while updating your client, please let us know.