Search Tile on Dashboards

[josh]

Here’s a copy of the notes @James put together:

1. Create a “Text” variable using Manage Variables
   

   

2. Create a rule to be triggered by this text variable when it changes and the value is not empty, and add the Echo search music command - I used searchSpotify here for example, and you can use searchAmazonMusic if you prefer.

   For the String(text) argument, you can tap the variable button at right, and select the variable you just created, and you can toggle the “Advanced” control at top-right corner to remove the additional Number arguments, which are usually the volume and the seconds how long it will play the music. (You can find more Echo Speaks’ command argument details here.)

   I also added another action in the end of flow to clear the text of this variable.
   

   

3. In your dashboard, you can add this newly created variable as a tile. When tapped, it will prompt you for text input. Now whenever this variable’s text is changed, the rule will be triggered and play the search content you input.