# Activate Alexa Guard and Alexa routines

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/activate-alexa-guard-and-alexa-routines/24942>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activate-alexa-guard-and-alexa-routines/24942 "2020-01-24T17:49:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Henrik\_Muldgaard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henrik_muldgaard/32/16674_2.png) [@Henrik\_Muldgaard](https://community.homey.app/u/Henrik_Muldgaard)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activate-alexa-guard-and-alexa-routines/24942/1 "2020-01-24T17:49:23Z")

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Hi,  
Is it possible to activate the Alexa Guard and Alexa routines from a flow?

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**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/activate-alexa-guard-and-alexa-routines/24942/2 "2020-02-03T08:37:32Z")

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> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Amazon - Alexa](https://community.homey.app/t/alpha-1-7-1-amazon-alexa-text-to-speech-announcements-weather-news-traffic-and-more/8356/383):
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> Sorry everyone, I know that I am starting to sound like Athom soon … But until athom tell me about whats going on with my replacement Homey im very limited in what I can do. I understand that you are eager, and upset that you don’t have cool new features or access to the beta. But trust me I am a lot more upset, I haven’t had a homey for 6 weeks, and even if they were to respond immediately - at the moment it would be another 4 weeks until I get a working homey. As of today, I am still (un)p…