I'm new to Alexa skill development. I ran through the 6 Steps to Build Your First Alexa Skill. I'm on the final step where it's asking me to Submit for Certification. Is there a way to test on an Alexa device prior to submitting for certification?
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Maybe this will help: https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/docs/testing-an-alexa-skill#h2_register – coder hacker May 13 '17 at 17:55
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To use an Alexa device or the Alexa Service Simulator with testing, following this (as mentioned above):
https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/docs/testing-an-alexa-skill#h2_register
You can test and debug your skill first locally on your device using Bespoken Tools:
https://bespoken.tools/blog/2016/08/24/introducing-bst-proxy-for-alexa-skill-development
Our proxy allows requests from Alexa to be sent straight to your device. In addition, you can use our emulator to write unit tests for your skill.
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Yes, in addition to testing on a simulator, there are two ways to test on an actual Alexa device:
If you have an Alexa device connected to your account, then you just need to ensure that the 'Enabled' switch on the test tab is enabled:
You can have your friends that have an Alexa device help you test by adding them as beta testers as described in this Alexa blog post.
Ron Lisle
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