# Guides Source: https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides Guides and background on voice control in a Loxone home. ## [Alexa does not find Loxone devices: causes and fixes](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/alexa-does-not-find-loxone-devices) Alexa does not find your Loxone devices, or a device does not respond? Common causes with the skill, the Miniserver and discovery, and how to fix them. Updated on 11 October 2026 ## [Controlling Loxone with Siri and Apple Home: what works?](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/loxone-siri-apple-home) Controlling Loxone with Siri or Apple Home: which routes exist, why MFM Voice is not the right fit and how iPhone users can still control Loxone by voice. Updated on 11 October 2026 ## [Querying solar power and battery storage with Alexa and Loxone](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/pv-battery-storage-alexa-loxone) Ask Alexa for PV output, yield, battery charge level and self-sufficiency from your Loxone Miniserver: the phrases that work and what Alexa does differently. Updated on 11 October 2026 ## [Voice control for Loxone: running your smart home by voice](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/voice-control-for-loxone) Control Loxone by voice: lights, blinds and room temperature with Alexa, via an Echo device or the Alexa app on your iPhone. What works and what does not. Updated on 11 October 2026 ## [The most useful Alexa commands for Loxone](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/alexa-commands-for-loxone) Alexa commands for Loxone lights, blinds, room temperature and energy values, sorted by morning, leaving home, evening and energy, plus the limits. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Alexa does not understand my device: choosing the right names](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/alexa-does-not-understand-device-names) If Alexa switches the wrong Loxone light or asks which one you mean, the name is almost always the cause. Five rules for names Alexa understands reliably. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Combining Alexa routines with Loxone devices](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/alexa-routines-with-loxone-devices) A routine links a sentence of your choice to one or more actions. How to use shared Loxone devices and Miniserver readings in Alexa app routines. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Connecting Loxone to Alexa: all the options](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/connect-loxone-to-alexa-all-options) Four routes lead from Alexa to the Loxone Miniserver. What sets them apart, how much work each one involves and how to find the one that suits you. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Controlling blinds with Alexa and Loxone](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/control-blinds-with-alexa-and-loxone) Use Alexa to raise, lower or position roller shutters and blinds on a Loxone Miniserver by percentage. How to choose names and decide what to share. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Controlling lights and light moods by voice](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/lights-and-light-moods-by-voice) Switching, dimming, calling up light moods: what Alexa can do with switches, dimmers and the lighting controller on a Loxone Miniserver, and how to get colours. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Matter, bridge or cloud skill? What smart home owners should know](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/matter-bridge-or-cloud-skill) Matter, a hardware bridge, a self-built solution or a cloud service. Three questions show which route from Alexa to the Loxone Miniserver suits you. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Miniserver Gen. 1 or Gen. 2: what works with Alexa?](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/miniserver-gen-1-or-gen-2-what-works-with-alexa) For voice control with Alexa, the key is how your Loxone Miniserver is reached online. What the manufacturer says about Gen. 1 and the new generation. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Checking and setting the room temperature with Alexa](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/room-temperature-with-alexa) How to check and set the room temperature on your Loxone Miniserver with Alexa, with the commands for warmer and colder and the 10 to 30 degree limit. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Setting up Loxone with Alexa – step by step](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/set-up-loxone-alexa-step-by-step) From your MFM Voice account to the first Alexa command for your Loxone Miniserver: what to have ready, the eight steps and where setup typically gets stuck. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Voice control for older people and people with visual impairments in a Loxone home](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/voice-control-for-older-people-and-people-with-visual-impairment) If an app is hard to use, one spoken sentence to Alexa switches the lights and blinds in a Loxone home. How a relative or the installer sets it up once. Updated on 10 October 2026 ## [Security: what to share for voice control – and what not to](https://mfm-voice.com/en/guides/voice-control-security-what-to-share) Lights and blinds yes, front door no? A simple rule for sharing Loxone devices with Alexa, explained by a master electrician. Updated on 10 October 2026