AMAZON ECHO DOT SPEAKER REPLACEMENT USB CABLE LEAD CORD CHARGER

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To turn on notifications, open the Alexa app and select to Settings, then Notifications, then Shopping Notifications and toggle it on. Your Echo speakers will light up yellow when you have new notifications. Now, when you power on your connected speaker, it will play the audio would normally play from the Echo when you ask Alexa to play music. Some set-top boxes, such as the TiVo Roamio shown here, can be controlled with Alexa voice commands. Step 4: In the search bar, search for your cable provider (e.g., DirecTV, Fios, Frontier, Dish Network).

Set a music alarm: "Alexa, wake me up to [artist, song, genre, playlist or album] at 8 a.m.," "Alexa, set an alarm to Band of Horses" or, "Alexa, wake me up to Kiss FM on TuneIn."Drop In on another user (requires the other user to allow you to Drop In anytime): "Alexa, drop in on [name]."

Step 2: Open the Alexa app on your iOS or Android device. Open the Settings menu and head to Skills. Search for the SmartThings skill, and make sure it’s enabled. Alexa can integrate with loads of smart home platforms, such as SmartThings, Philips Hue, Wink, Insteon, Lutron, Belkin WeMo and many more. Some require you to enable skills, and some don't. Step 6: Follow the remaining Alexa instructions to pair your Samsung TV. Connecting Alexa to a Sony smart TV Probably the biggest annoyance of multi room audio through Echo devices is that they get so comfortable playing multi room audio that it's very difficult to convince them otherwise. Stop the tunes, ask them to play again, and they'll restart on all the speakers they were playing on before even if you don't specify a group. On standard Echo units, call out your wake word (usually "Alexa", as long as you've not changed it to one of the other options) and the brightest part of the blue ring will point toward the direction in which Alexa heard its name called. If it's not pointing to you, that's a hint that something's still not right. Grab some compressed air and gently clear the microphone ports on top; don't start poking pins in there, because you are not a savage.

Alexa commands that can settle a score

Finally, to return to the Fire TV home screen from any app, say “Alexa, go home.” Fire TV Cube controls Play an audiobook: "Alexa, play [title] on Audible," "Alexa, read [title]" or, "Alexa, play the book, [title]." Unfortunately for cord-cutters, Alexa can’t switch to live channels from an antenna. At best, you can switch to the antenna input, then reach for the TV remote if you need to change channels. DVR controls Jared Newman/TechHive

Change the color of the lights: "Alexa, make the living room lights red" or, " Alexa, turn the lights to soft white."Step 4: Open the Alexa app, go to Settings and select Skills. Search for the Sony’s TV skill and enable it.

Presuming you're using something with a built-in speaker, you'll also want to keep the volume a little lower if you expect yourself to be heard while there's music playing. That's not science, it's common sense. Keeping the Alexa microphones away from sources of other noise, like open windows or moving air from a fan, can also help. Step 1: Once the TV is set up, use the remote control and press the Home button (if you are not already at the Home screen). Step 2: Sony menus can differ a little here, but you will want to look for an option that says Apps or Your Apps. Select it. Activate a scene (limited to Control4, Insteon, Lutron Caséta Wireless, Philips Hue, SmartThings and Wink): "Alexa, turn on Movie Time" or, "Alexa, turn on Bedtime."

Alexa commands for to-do and shopping lists

Create a shopping list: "Alexa, add eggs to my shopping list" or, "Alexa, I need to buy laundry detergent." Step 5: Select the appropriate app on your Sony TV to continue. Follow the on-screen instructions. You may have to sign in with your Google Account at this time. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions until Alexa has discovered the TV and connected to it. Connecting a set-top box Alexa, wake me up every day at 8 a.m. to music" allows users to set their mornings off right with music from Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and Vevo.