Validate slot values with Double Metaphone algorithm to find phonetic equivalents was already introduced in the last release. However, this algorithm is optimized for English language. AlexaInput now has two more helper methods to:
- validate slot values with Cologne Phonetic algorithm - optimized for German language
- validate slot values and automatically leverage the best algorithm for the current locale. this is where the SDK automatically picks either Double Metaphone or Cologne Phonetic algorithm depending on the locale coming in with a speechlet request