How to use Alexa: Guides, tips, tricks and how-tos for getting the most Amazon's voice assistant.
Step 1:To access your radio stations, just say, “Alexa, ask MyTuner to play X92.9 Calgary,” or whatever the name is of your favorite station. You can also say something like, “Alexa, ask radio.com to play NPR,” and it will automatically locate the affiliate nearest to your location...
Just say, “Alexa, find my phone.” Alexa will then place a phone call to you to help locate your phone. You canlearn more about this Alexa skillon Amazon’s website. What do you think of this? Are you going to set this up and use Alexa to find your phone when you can’t? Le...
I know, I know—it sounds a bit strange to think about bringing a voice assistant in the bathroom. But you might be surprised at just how helpful Alexa can be. Wondering how to use Alexa in the bathroom? From offering first aid advice to keeping track of your weight, there are a...
We recently announced theAlexa Skills Kit Sound Libraryto give developers a set of sound effects they can use within their skills. The sound library provides hundreds of sounds from 14 categories, including cartoon, home, human, nature, and transpor...
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...
See More:Select this to open a drop-down menu with other options you can set up, including Find My, Workout, Things to Try, and Blueprints, which allows you to create personalized skills. You can tap theThree-linemenuicon, and selectSettingsto review your various Alexa-enabled devices and...
how to interact with your console. That’s what the Alexa Xbox One skill does. You don’t need to pay for the skill; it is a free add-on for Alexa, just like the thousands of other skills that are available. You don’t need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to use the skill either...
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...
You can use the Alexa app to configure Alexa for use on any Echo device. You can also use the Alexa app as a freestanding digital assistant, just as you would Siri on an Apple iPhone. When you open the Alexa app you should see the home screen. If not, tap theHomeicon at the botto...