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 does Amazon hunch work?

What Are Alexa Hunches? 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 stop hunches on Alexa?

To turn off Hunches, tap More in the Alexa app, then Settings, then Hunches. A simple toggle controls the feature.

How do I use Alexa plugins?

How to use an Amazon Smart Plug

1. Plug in Amazon Smart Plug and open the Alexa app.
2. Tap the Devices icon in the lower right corner of the Alexa app, then click the Plus icon to get started.
3. Select Add Device and then select the Plug.
4. Plug your lamp, coffee maker, or other appliance into the plug.

Does Alexa do navigation?

Alexa can help the customer browse local businesses, find a point-of-interest (POI), or navigate to a specific address.

Can Alexa turn on itself?

You can’t have Alexa wake up spontaneously, or that would be disturbing.

Can Alexa automatically turn on and off lights?

With Alexa Routines, you can schedule your lights to turn on and off, change brightness, and change colors. You can even create schedules for your lights to run on specific days and times.

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.

Does Alexa turn off by itself?

On the Amazon Echo, the device itself doesn’t shut off completely, but any music or other audio will automatically stop playing. Setting a sleep timer is insanely easy: all you have to say is “Alexa, set a sleep timer for 30 minutes” (or however long you want it to last).

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.”

How do I schedule a smart plug with Alexa?

How to schedule the Amazon smart plug to turn on or off automatically

1. Open the Alexa app on your phone.
2. Tap the devices tab on the bottom-right of the page.
3. Choose “Plugs” on the top.
4. Choose the plug you want to control.
5. Tap “Create a routine” on the bottom of the page.
6. Tap the + button on the top-right of the page.

How do I turn on my Alexa smart plug?

Here’s how:

1. Plug in the Smart Plug into a three-prong outlet.
2. Open the Alexa app on your smartphone.
3. Select Devices.
4. Tap on the plus icon.
5. Select the Add Device option.
6. Select the Smart Plug device.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions for the Smart Plug.

Can Alexa give me driving directions?

Alexa can now send driving directions to your phone on your way out the door.Now you can ask Alexa to send information about your commute, traffic conditions, or directions to a destination directly to your phone. Simply say “Alexa, how is the traffic to the airport?” within earshot of any Alexa-enabled device.

Does Alexa auto have maps?

Amazon Alexa Auto Mode features
Navigate: The Navigate screen provides access to locations stored in the Alexa app. Once you choose a place to visit, the Amazon Alexa Auto Mode feature opens a preferred navigation app, like Google Maps or Apple Maps, and begins navigation.

Can Alexa work with Google Maps?

Yes, you can. If you have an Android device, Google Maps is actually the default navigation app. It will remain so under the Amazon app until you physically change it. If you have an iOS device, then you’re going to have to change your Default Navigation App under your Alexa App settings.

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.

Why is Alexa blue light spinning?

Blue and cyan: Why is Alexa spinning or flashing a blue ring?Solid blue with spinning cyan after you’ve spoken a command means Alexa is processing your request. This also happens when the speaker is powering on. Alternating blue and cyan means Alexa is responding to a command or query.

What are hunches on Alexa?

The Alexa Hunches feature allows Amazon Alexa to act on a hunch and help ease your life by doing tasks for you without waiting for another command. The voice assistant already has the ability to read between the lines of your requests, but this is a step up from that.

Can Alexa check my calendar?

Alexa works with Google, Apple and Microsoft (Outlook/Hotmail) calendars, so compatibility shouldn’t be an issue. You can just ask Alexa and ask how your day or week looks, or what appointments you have left before you can go home and take a long-deserved nap.

What happens when you say goodnight to Alexa?

2. Use an Alexa voice command to kick off an Alexa routine. I set up a routine so that when I say “Alexa, good night” she turns off the lights, turns on do not disturb and says “Good night, Katherine.” This will take you back to the New Routine tab where you can add an action.