How To Use Alexa With Pictures

“Alexa, what time is it?” “Alexa, what time is it in London?” “Alexa, when is Easter?”

“Alexa, what’s the weather today?” “Alexa, what will the weather be like on Tuesday in Chicago?” “Alexa, is it going to rain?”

Say “Alexa, check traffic,” to get the travel time to the work location you set. “Alexa, how long will it take to get to 45th Street?” “Alexa, what’s the traffic like to Home Depot?”

“Alexa, what’s the status of American Airlines flight 4444?”

“Alexa, what does ‘flocculant’ mean?” “Alexa, what’s another word for ‘big’?” “Alexa, how do you spell ‘maintenance’?”

“Alexa, what’s 92 divided by 14?” “Alexa, what’s the square root of 5?” “Alexa, what’s 100 factorial?” (Hint: It’s a really big number. ) Alexa may know other math questions as well, so give it a try if you’re not sure. For instance, she can answer some questions about prime factors, give you the value of ‘pi’ or ’e’ and calculate sine, cosine or tangent.

“Alexa, how many milliliters in 2 and a half cups?” “Alexa, 10 kilometers is how many miles?” “Alexa, how much is 100 dollars in Australian dollars?”

“Alexa, what’s the population of Chicago?” “Alexa, where was Abraham Lincoln born?” “Alexa, what year was ‘12 Angry Men’ released?” “Alexa, when does ‘Game of Thrones’ air?” “Alexa, how much saturated fat is in a steak?” “Alexa, how far away is the moon?” “Alexa, how tall is a giraffe?” “Alexa, Wikipedia ‘fractals. ‘”

“Alexa, play dance music on Pandora. " “Alexa, play Post Malone. " “Alexa, play Maggot Brain by Funkadelic on Spotify” You can now play music over multiple devices if you have more than one Echo.

“Alexa, play Radiolab. "

“Alexa, play Ready Player One. " “Alexa, resume my book. " (Plays the audiobook you last listened to. ) “Alexa, go back/forward” (Goes back or forward 30 seconds. )

“Alexa, play the Kindle book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. " “Alexa, pause/resume. " “Alexa, set a sleep timer for 15 minutes. "

After the device has been paired initially just say, “Alexa, enable Bluetooth. " or “Alexa, connect. " to pair that device again. This is often a better option for playing podcasts than Alexa’s native ability since you have more control over playback and won’t lose your place.

Jeopardy! There are also Sports and Teen versions of the game. Remember to answer in the form of a question! “Alexa, play Jeopardy!” Song Quiz. This popular game will match you against an opponent and ask you to identify clips of music. “Alexa, start Song Quiz. " Twenty Questions. Play this classic game and try to stump Alexa. “Alexa, play Twenty Questions. " The Magic Door. This is basically a choose-your-own-adventure novel being read out loud to you. “Alexa, open The Magic Door. " Go to the skill store to browse through many other games skills.

“Alexa, set a timer for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. " “Alexa, set an ‘chicken’ timer for 15 minutes. " “Alexa, check timers. "

“Alexa, set an alarm for 4 pm. " “Alexa, set an alarm for 7 am to the Beatles on Pandora. " “Alexa, set a repeating alarm for 8 am every weekday to 80s music on Spotify. "

Reminders will also go off on your phone through the Alexa app, so you will be sure to be reminded even if you aren’t nearby your Echo. “Alexa, remind me to take out the trash in 1 hour. " “Alexa, remind me to go to the bank at 4:30 pm. "

“Alexa, add an event to my calendar. " (Alexa will then prompt you for the day, time and name of the event. ) “Alexa, what’s next on my calendar?” “Alexa, what’s on my calendar for Thursday?”

“Alexa, check my packages. "

“Alexa, read my flash briefing. "

“Alexa, dial 555-555-5555. " “Alexa, send a message to Susan. " (Alexa will then prompt you for the text message you want to send) “Alexa, call Susan. " You can also send and receive voice calls and Alexa messages from the Alexa app. Tap on the speech bubble icon at the bottom of the screen. If you haven’t yet set up messaging yet, it will walk you through the set up.