You must have an Amazon account to enable this skill and the Android app Echo SideKick. The paid Android app is $3.99 or you can install the free version which disables recipe searches. The app can be found in the Google Play store by searching for "Echo SideKick". Without the app you will not be able to use any features of this skill.
Use the SideKick skill along with the SideKick app to get a richer flash briefing experience. Just say Alexa, tell side kick, get national news. Your device will play videos of the latest and most popular news stories. Along with national news you can also specify world, business, health, sports, and entertainment news.
The SideKick skill along with the Echo SideKick app, allows Alexa to send you Timers, Recipes(PAID VERSION), YouTube videos, bring up your home security cameras, send quick messages to other SideKick devices, and now you can have Alexa find your device.
Allowing up to 4 timers with separate descriptions for each. Offering over 350,000 recipes. (PAID VERSION) Search for YouTube videos or play the latest video from your favorite YouTuber.
Multiple Android devices with the SideKick app can be setup around the house. Put one in the kitchen, living room, bedroom, office, or setup your phone as a Side Kick.
You can specify which device to send the information to by saying, Alexa, tell side kick, play the latest video from Good Mythical Morning in the living room. If a location is not specified the skill will default to the kitchen location.
“Alexa, tell side kick bring up driveway camera in the office”
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