How Do Hunches Work?

With Hunches, Alexa alerts you by voice or mobile push notification when a connected smart home device isn‘t in its usual state. For example, if one of your smart lights is on when you say “Good night,” Alexa alerts you and offers to turn it off.

How do you use Alexa hunches?

If you want to enable Amazon Alexa to automatically act on its hunches, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Open More and select Settings.
3. Scroll down and select Hunches.
4. Select Set up automatic actions.
5. Select the hunches you want Alexa to act on (example: Alexa can turn off lights when you’re asleep)

How do you stop Alexa hunches?

To turn Hunches on or off in the Alexa app:

1. Open the Alexa app .
2. Open More and select Settings .
3. Scroll down and select Hunches.
4. Select Settings .
5. Under Suggestions, turn on or off hunch notifications.

How do you automate Alexa?

Create a routine on your Echo

1. Open the Amazon Alexa app on your phone and tap the menu.
2. Tap Routines.
3. Tap the plus sign that says Create Routine.
4. Select When this happens and choose how you want to trigger the routine.
5. Type in something like Good morning or Goodnight.

Can Alexa turn on lights randomly?

Your Echo can now listen for breaking glass, alert you to smoke alarms, and randomly turn your lights on and off. But it’s not a full security system.

Does Alexa guard cost money?

Alexa Guard is absolutely free to use. However, in the US, you can upgrade to the Alexa Guard Plus subscription service for $4.99 a month (or $49 for an annual subscription) for added benefits.

How do I turn off Alexa suggestions?

Please follow these steps to turn off the suggestions on your Echo device:

1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Click on More.
3. Tap on Settings > Notifications.
4. Tap on Answer Updates > Disable.
5. Go back to Notifications > Things to try > Disable.

Is Alexa always listening?

Yes, Amazon Alexa is always listening to you, but it’s not quite as creepy as it sounds.While Alexa devices — like the Echo or Echo Dot smart speakers — are listening all the time, they do so to monitor your voice for the wake word.

Can Alexa drop in silently?

Can Alexa Drop In Silently? No, you can’t drop in on another Alexa device silently. If you were to request to drop in via Alexa, the device you’re dropping in on would make a distinct ringing noise before connecting you through to the call.

How do you tell Alexa to turn off?

Mute or unmute: “Alexa, mute” or, “Alexa, unmute.” Stop or pause: “Alexa, stop” or, “Alexa, shut up.”

What happens when you tell Alexa goodnight?

For example, you can set “Alexa, start my day” to turn on your lights, start your coffee, play Spotify, and turn on the TV. “Alexa, goodnight” could turn off your lights, turn off your TV, and play ambient sounds. (Google Home has a similar feature as well).

What can Alexa do in your house?

What can Alexa do? Alexa is able to play music, provide information, deliver news and sports scores, tell you the weather, control your smart home and even allow Prime members to order products from Amazon.

How does Alexa home automation work?

Imagine a world where a jolly robot makes you coffee, illuminates your house, sets a timer, calls you a taxi, and turns your thermostat up or down at your beck and call. And to make things even more convenient, this robot is controlled via voice command and responds when you address it as “Alexa.”

Why does Alexa light up at night?

The light ring on the top of the Echo will illuminate and will stay lit until you turn it off with ‘Alexa, turn off night light’ or simply ‘Alexa turn off.So every time you turn it on or off, Alexa doesn’t respond audibly. It just turns the light on or off.

Why does Alexa have a green ring?

A spinning or flashing green light on your Echo device means there’s an incoming call or an active call or an active Drop In.

What does blue light on Alexa mean?

It simply means that the smart speaker has heard your command and is currently processing it. As soon as Alexa finishes processing your request, the blue light will disappear.

Can Alexa detect baby crying?

Alexa can detect a baby crying, a dog barking, smoke and fire alarms, breaking glass or even someone coughing or snoring. For now, there are no preset templates for how Alexa should respond to each sound trigger, so that will be up to you to set up.

Can Alexa listen for intruders?

By default, all Echo smart speakers include a feature called Alexa Guard, which can alert you to the sound of broken glass or smoke alarms.More interestingly, Alexa can bark like a dog if it detects suspicious activity, or ring like a siren if a fearless intruder slips into your home.

How do I set Alexa guard to home in routine?

PSA: Workaround for setting Guard to Home in a routine

1. Go to Settings > Routines > click the +
2. Click When this happens > Click Guard > Select Home > Hit next > Save.
3. Now go to “Add action” and set additional actions you want to happen when Guard is set to Home (turning on lights, adjusting thermostat, etc.).

How do I stop Alexa from saying my name?

You can change the name Alexa calls you from your Alexa Calling and Messaging profile in the Alexa app:

1. Open “Conversations” from the bottom menu.
2. Select “Contacts”
3. Select “My Profile” (next to your name) Select “Edit” and enter your preferred name when prompted.

Does Alexa have a camera?

The camera in your Echo Show is primarily meant for video calls, but it also allows the Echo Show to work as a security camera. Here’s how to enable the feature: Swipe down on your Echo Show’s display. Tap Settings.