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?”