Visual multi-modal editor
You're now able to design and prototype multi-modal experiences for Alexa devices with screen.
You can create your own custom layout, add images and rectangles, link them to the user replies to allow people to interact with the screen via touch interface.
Editor currently supports designing for Echo Show, Echo Show 2 and Echo Spot.
You're able to test all of that on your own Echo device as well, it generates a real APL code which runs on your Alexa.
Custom APL editor
If you ever need to customize something that our visual editor doesn't support yet - feel free to switch to the custom APL editor and paste your own code there.
Variables data types
You're now able to select a data type for an internal variable. Allowed options are "Text" and "Numeric". More data types coming soon.
Amazon Polly Voices
You're now able to use 27 Amazon Polly voices for Alexa replies.
Click on the speaker icon to test how the voice sounds.
Built-in {visitsCount} variable
Built-in variable called {visitsCount} is a counter for a number of times user has opened the skill.
It works the best with conditions: