Mute the “Alexa” wake word

Change Echo the wake word

Customise your News or Flash Briefing

Create a sports update

Get traffic details for your commute

Add your calendar to your Echo

Control voice purchasing

Connect a Bluetooth speaker to your Echo

Connect your Echo to a music system via 3.5mm cable

Create a multi-room group for music

Change the default music service

Play a song you don’t know

Rename your Echo

Play music on a different Echo

Listen to Audible or Kindle books on your Echo

Setup a smart home device

  • How to setup an Alexa smart home

Add Skills to Alexa

Set up a routine

  • How to setup an Alexa Routine

Control the settings of your different Echos

Have Alexa tell you children a bedtime story

Turn your Echo into a security device

Drop-in with Alexa

Alexa for multilingual homes

Control your TV with Alexa

  • “Simon says…”: You can get Alexa to repeat anything you say if use the command “Alexa, Simon says…” “Alexa, play Bingo”: Look up and download some free printable bingo cards, and ask Alexa to start a Bingo game with you. “Alexa, ask Word Master to play a game”: This is like Geography. Alexa says a word, then you have to follow with a word that starts with the last letter of the word she said. “Alexa, start Animal Game/Capital Quiz”: This lets you play 20 questions about animals or geography. “Alexa, start Star Wars quiz”: Self-explanatory. “Alexa, play Jeopardy”: Trivia geeks will love these game-show style questions. Don’t forget to answer in the form of a question. “Alexa, roll the dice”: Missing the di to your board game? She’ll roll 6-sided, 10-sided, 20-sided, and other dice as well. “Alexa, open the Wayne Investigation”: This starts a chose-your-own-adventure game that immerses you into the world of Gotham. “Alexa, sing happy birthday”: Does what you expect “Alexa, rap for me”: Alexa will spit some lyrics

  • “Alexa, what does WTF stand for?” “Alexa, Up Up, Down Down, Left Right, Left Right, B, A, Start” “Alexa, how much is that doggy in the window?” “Alexa, Is Santa real?” “Alexa, do you know Hal?” “Alexa, Who shot first?” “Alexa, which came first: the chicken or the egg?” “Alexa, what is love?” “Alexa, what’s the meaning of life?”