How to setup Alexa for your Echo Device

With Alexa, you can manage your Echo devices with voice commands. More precisely, you can control all smart devices in your home, such as cameras, lights, thermostats, etc., with voice commands through devices such as Amazon Echo dot and Echo show. On this page, we explain how to set up Alexa.

Before starting the installation, make a note of your wifi password because you will need it and activate the bluetooth feature of your mobile phone.

How to setup Alexa Echo Dot

Download the Alexa app from the app stores, namely Google Play or Apple Store. Please update to the latest version before using the application. First of all, the application will ask you for some permissions, complete them all, such as location permission. Enter the requested information in the Alexa application and add your Echo dot or show device from the add device section. Then it will ask for your wifi password, you will complete the installation by entering your wifi password you noted.

Plug your Echo device in and Alexa will greet you for a short while. When the Alexa setup process is complete, address it as Alexa. In this way, you can start using Alexa. The ring light has turned blue and Alexa is now awake. What you need to know next is what to ask Alexa. If you don’t know Alexa commands, you can still ask them.

Alexa Commands

Alexa setup is easy, all you need to do is download the application and connect to the wifi network. The main thing is how you can use Alexa skills from now on. In this, you need to know Alexa commands. Below we give you a list of alexa commands for fire tv, music, alarm setting, etc.

Alexa Commands for music

“Alexa, play the latest song”
“Alexa, play tuesday morning music”
“Alexa, set the volume to 2”

“Alexa, play “song” on Spotify”

Note: The commands given here do not have to be exactly the same. If you understand the logic of the event, you can call out any way you want. The ones given here are just examples.

“Alexa, what song is this?”

“Alexa, increase or decrease the volume“

”Alexa, remind me to buy bread, 3 PM tomorrow.”

“Alexa, how do you spell this words?”

“Alexa, what’s the weather forecast this weekend?“

“Alexa, call Dad.”

Note: If you want to delete your voice recordings that you have used so far from Alexa, it is enough to call Alexa again for this. If you have been using devices such as Amazon echo dot for a long time, you may have addressed it in many different ways. If you do not want someone else to hear the voiceovers you make to your Alexa, you may want to delete your voice recordings for this, such as shopping lists, movies you watch or music you listen to.

”Alexa, delete everything I’ve ever said.”

2 thoughts on “How to setup Alexa for your Echo Device

  1. Hey guys, I’ve got a Echo dot 3rd Gen and i use a Chromebook. My phone is currently on use (Shashed Screen) waiting on new one. So is there a app i can download for the Chrome book?
    Cheers, Danny

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