Put your phone down and let your Amazon Echo call and text your friends

Drop the phone and start working your echo. If you do not regularly use Alexa to make calls, send SMS and broadcast shows for you, you work too hard. Instead, use your Amazon Echo ($ 100 at Amazon) make the announcement for you. Alexa can make phone calls, send SMS, connect directly to someone's Alexa device and make announcements on all your devices.

The big advantage is that you can give Alexa voice commands to communicate for you. So, if you are driving, about to go to a meeting, or are busy in another room, you can quickly tell Alexa to send a message or an announcement.

Here's how to talk to Alexa with your friends and family.

Make a phone call

You can call your friends and family using Alexa Audio Call, Alexa video call and Mobile.

1. Open the Alexa application.

2 Tap Communicate with the bubble icon.

3 Tap Call with the phone icon.

4 Search your contacts and select the person you want to call.

5 To select Alexa Audio Call – Calls via the Alexa application, Alexa video call – video call via Alexa application or Mobile – Calls via your phone (can say iPhone ($ 999 on Amazon), Work and so on).

6 You can ask Alexa to make a call saying something like, "Alexa, call mom." Contacts must be in your address book for this to work.

Send a text message

Send text to someone via the Amazon Alexa app. Note that they must also have the Alexa application to receive the message.

1. Open the Alexa application.

2 Tap Communicate with the bubble icon.

3 Tap Message with the bubble icon.

4 Search your contacts and select the person you want to send via SMS.

5 You can type your message or ask Alexa to send you the text. You can also record a message by tapping the blue microphone icon.

Go to an Alexa device

If you have an Echo Plus ($ 150 at Walmart) in the bedroom, an echo show ($ 230 at Amazon) In the kitchen and in an Ecobee lounge, you can use any of these devices using the Alexa application. It turns your Alexa devices into phones so you can talk about it. Once you introduce yourself, the echo will sound to warn the person on the other end of the line.

1. Open the Alexa application.

2 Tap Communicate with the bubble icon.

3 Tap your profile settings in the upper right corner (the icon has the shape of a person).

4 Select your name (it will be indicated under My profile and settings).

5 Turn on the switch to Allow Drop In.

6 Go back and press Drop In with the envelope icon.

7. Select the devices you want to go to. For example, we can say Living Room Echo Dot ($ 30 at Amazon).

8 You can also say "Alexa, go to the living room" or "Alexa, go to Echo dot".

Make an announcement on all your Alexa devices

Broadcasting on all your Alexa devices is extremely useful if everyone in your house is in a different room.

1. Open the Alexa application.

2 Tap Communicate with the bubble icon.

3 Tap Announce with megaphone icon.

4 Type what you want to advertise on all your Alexa devices and tap the blue arrow icon. Or you can simply say "Alexa, announce that I am on my way home".

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