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List of Alexa commands you're not using but should be
Are you like millions of others who are turning their place into a "smart
home?" This, of course, means a home that is equipped with electronic devices
that can be controlled remotely by a computer or phone.
This practice is becoming so common that a world of virtual assistants has
opened up. Instead of tapping an app to play your music, then another app to
put on your lights, and yet another to turn down the thermostat, you can just
do all that from a single home hub.
One of the most popular virtual assistants is Amazon's Alexa. You can find
Alexa in several Amazon products such as the Echo, Dot and Tap.
Alexa is now making its way into non-Amazon products. We recently told you
about the Lenovo Smart Assistant, which looks similar to the Amazon Echo but
has a few subtle differences.
Now that Alexa will no longer be confined to Amazon products, it's bound to
turn up in many more homes. If you don't have an Alexa enabled gadget now, you
probably will some day. With that in mind, we're going to tell you about some
helpful Alexa commands that you might not know exist.
Helpful Alexa commands
Getting Amazon's virtual assistant's attention when using connected speakers is
quite simple. All you need to say is "Alexa" and she is ready to execute your
command. Let's start with the basics.
Basic commands
Alexa, help
Alexa, mute
Alexa, unmute
Alexa, stop
Alexa, turn up/down the volume
Alexa, go to sleep
Alarm clock and calendar
Alexa, what time is it?
Alexa, what's the date?
Alexa, set an alarm for 6 a.m.
Alexa, snooze
Alexa, set a repeating alarm for 6 a.m. weekdays
Alexa, when's my next alarm?
Alexa, cancel my alarm for 8 a.m.
Alexa, cancel all alarms
Alexa, set a timer for 30 minutes
Alexa, set a second timer for 10 minutes
Alexa, add an event to my calendar
Alexa, what's on my calendar for today?
Flash Briefings
A Flash Briefing is a quick overview of news and other content that you can
discover and enable in the Skills section of the Alexa app. Alexa reads text or
plays audio content provided by each enabled skill. Flash Briefing's typically
become a regular part of your day.
Alexa, give me my Flash Briefing
Alexa, what's in the news?
Alexa, open USA Today (Go ahead, ask her to find my articles, Kim Komando in
the Tech section, too )
Alexa, next
Alexa, previous
Alexa, pause
Local and traffic information
Alexa, how is traffic?
Alexa, what's my commute like?
Alexa, what restaurants are nearby?
Alexa, what are the hours for the grocery store?
Alexa, is the pharmacy open?
Alexa, what time is the movie, "Rogue One" playing?
Weather
Alexa, what's the temperature?
Alexa, will it snow tomorrow?
Alexa, what's the forecast for this weekend?
Alexa, what's the weather in Seattle?
Alexa, what will the weather be like in New York tomorrow?
Alexa, is it going to rain today?
Alexa, what's the extended forecast for Las Vegas?
Smart home commands
Alexa, discover my smart home devices
Alexa, connect to my phone
Alexa, Bluetooth - this will pair a Bluetooth gadget
Alexa, turn on the lights
Alexa, turn on the TV
Alexa, raise the temperature 5 degrees
Alexa, set the temperature to 75
Alexa, lock my front door
Alexa, tell Geneva to preheat my oven to 350 degrees - You can control GE
appliances with the Geneva skill
Music commands
Alexa, play my Oldies playlist
Alexa, play the Top Pop station
Alexa, what's playing?
Alexa, what's this song?
Alexa, play music by Elvis
Alexa, play the top songs this week
Alexa, turn it up/down
Alexa, stop the music
Alexa, resume
Alexa, shuffle my new music
Alexa, play the Frank Sinatra station on Pandora
Alexa, add this song to my Prime Music library
Alexa, play some blues
Alexa, shop for new music by Ed Sheeran
Alexa, what's popular from U2?
Alexa, play samples by Louis Armstrong
Alexa, buy Nevermind by Nirvana
Order products from Amazon
Alexa, order laundry detergent
Alexa, buy bathroom tissue
Alexa, reorder toothpaste
Alexa, add protein bars to my cart
Alexa, track my order
Alexa, where's my stuff?
Alexa, order an Echo Dot
To-do lists
Alexa, create a to-do list
Alexa, I need to make a doctor appointment
Alexa, I need to wash clothes
Alexa, add milk to my shopping list
Alexa, put get an oil change on my to-do list
Those are just a few of the Alexa commands that are available now. The list of
commands will inevitably expand in the future.
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