How do I add a custom image to the Alexa skill displayed on the companion app?

Learn to make images that display on a user's smartphone or tablet as your Amazon Alexa skills activate.

By Terren Peterson
June 29, 2017
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Amazon Alexa devices (Echo, Dot, or Tap) only use sound, but you can improve the user’s experience with your Alexa skill by adding an image that will display on the user’s smartphone or tablet in conjunction with your skill. In this video, Alexa Champion Terren Peterson shows you how to add an image and make your skill shine.



Learn how to create Amazon Alexa skills apps from an Alexa Champion, Terren Peterson, in his Safari training course “Introduction to Amazon Alexa Skill Development.”

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