Monday, August 17^th

Announcing the Fire OS 5 Developer Preview for Amazon Fire TV

We announced developers can now sign up for the Fire OS 5 Developer Preview for Amazon Fire TV.

First Alexa Third-Party Skills Now Available for Amazon Echo

We announced that some of the first Alexa skills created by third party developers are now available to Amazon Echo customers.  

Tuesday, August 18^th   

odrive Uses the Amazon Cloud Drive API to Help Customers Automatically Sync Desktop Folders

We interviewed oDrive’s  Alex Teu, EVP for Partnerships, to discuss his company’s experience with supporting Amazon Cloud Drive in their product.

Wednesday, August 19^th

Getting Started with the Amazon Mobile Ads API for Unity

We shared tips for how to add Amazon Mobile Ads to your Unity game with the new Unity plugin.

Friday, August 21^st

Introducing the New Alexa Lighting API

We announced the Alexa Lighting API. This new API allows commercial developers, hobbyists, and connected home enthusiasts to teach Alexa how to control their cloud-controlled devices in just a few hours.