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How to Easily Rename Devices in Amazon Alexa?

May 22, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help / No Comments
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I’ve been moving around the smartplugs in my home and am now frustrated with the old and inaccurate names I need to use with Alexa. “bedroom lamp” should now be “office light”, for example. Is there some easy way to rename plugs and other devices for Alexa even after they’ve been in use for a while?

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Can I Pair Alexa with My Apple iPhone Calendar?

February 5, 2019 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help, iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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I use the Calendar app on my iPhone to manage my schedule and am wondering if there’s a way that my Alexa devices can access my schedule too?

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How do you create an Amazon Alexa (Echo) Routine?

September 6, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help / No Comments
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When I walk in to my house, I want to say “yoohoo, home again” and have my house come to life. Lights, the furnace changes settings, the door locks behind me, etc. How can I set this up with my Amazon Alexa and all my smart home devices?

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Why is my Alexa beeping instead of talking?

March 19, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help / No Comments
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I’m afraid I might have broken something with my Amazon Alexa: Instead of answering requests, it now beeps. Which I find confusing! What’s going on and how do I have her talk to me again?

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How to Get Started with The Amazon Alexa App?

January 3, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help / No Comments
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Hi Dave. I got a new Amazon Echo for Christmas and am a bit confused about the iPhone app. Do I need to use it? What are the best settings for a good Echo / Alexa experience?

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Create an Amazon Alexa Speaker Group?

October 3, 2017 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help, Android Help / No Comments
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I read that you can now hook all your Amazon Echo [Alexa] units together into a speaker group and play music on all simultaneously. Very cool! How do I set this up with my own Echo and Dot units?

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Pair your Smartphone with an Amazon Echo?

August 5, 2017 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help, Android Help, iPhone & iOS Help / 1 Comment
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I want to be able to use my Amazon Echo as a speaker for music coming from my iPhone. Is that even possible via Bluetooth?

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How to add a new Skill to my Amazon Alexa?

June 19, 2017 / Dave Taylor / Amazon Echo & Kindle Help / No Comments
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Now that I have an Amazon Echo, how do I actually add skills to the Alexa app so it can do more?

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