The thermostat auto mode behavior for Alexa Skill v3 has rendered thermostat control essentially useless for me. Now, when I ask Alexa to set my thermostat to 70 degrees, she sets the thermostat to 68 degrees and unexpectedly changes the upper setting. @bmercier provided some helpful info here, clarifying a request for a specific temp in auto mode will, in Fahrenheit, set heat to temp - 2 and cool to temp + 3. Suggested workarounds are to ask Alexa to increase the temp by 2 degrees, reduce the temp by 3 degrees, or just give up on auto mode.

Is there any hope of being able to specifically set a boundary in auto mode in Alexa Skill v4?

If Amazon requires the v3 behavior for a specific temp request in auto mode, I'd be fine with "Alexa, set the low temp to 70 degrees" or "Alexa, set auto heat to 70 degrees" as alternatives.

Hi burke,

That's a good question since I have already given up on Auto mode with Alexa. I am hoping that they will indeed address in V4.

With kind regards,
Michel