How to use Alexa: Guides, tips, tricks and how-tos for getting the most Amazon's voice assistant.
So unless you create the Angry Birds of Alexa skills, odds are you can use AWS Lambda for free to host your skills. Step 1: Start with an Alexa skills template The easiest way to write your first skill is to use a template and then tweak it so it does what you want. One of the...
You can see all the skills you’ve made at https://blueprints.amazon.com/skills. To use a custom skill, invoke its name like any other skill, such as “Alexa, open my home guide.” For Custom Q&A, simply ask the custom question you entered, without invoking a skill name.TechHive...
Step 1:Open the Alexa app. Step 2:Go toSettings > Alexa Account >AlexaPrivacy. Step 3:Adjust your privacy settings. For instance, you can review your smart-alert history, manage which info is sent to Amazon about your smart-home devices, and manage your skills permissions (which is kind...
Launch the Alexa app. Select the “More” section. Go to “Skills & Games.” Search for Samuel L. Jackson. Purchase the Skill. Pick “Enable to Use.” Samuel’s is also known for swearing in movies, which can be problematic for many environments. Make sure to adjust the settings accord...
Using Alexa on an Echo like the Echo Show 10 (pictured), you can turn the lights on and off in your bathroom via smart switches—even after you've left the room. We all forget to turn on the bathroom exhaust fan or turn the lights off when we leave the bathroom from time to t...
Alexa is one of the most popular smart home platforms available today due to its wide range of compatible devices and ease of use. Alexa makes it easy to control smart lights from dozens of different brands through the app, through voice, and through oth
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With Routines,Echo deviceusers no longer have to give multiple commands to Alexa, such as “Alexa, turn off the living room lamp,”“Alexa, turn down the thermostat,” and “Alexa, set an alarm for 7 a.m.” Instead, you can group the devices — located in different rooms, if you wi...
Your Skillsis where you can check out all the skills you've installed. If this is your first time installing skills with Alexa, this page will be a little sparse. However, as you begin loading up Alexa with skills, it will be worth returning here in the future to manage them. If you...