Spotify premium accounts can sync to the Echo, along with Pandora and several other music apps. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can listen to anything on Amazon Music by requesting it from Alexa. You can also use Alexa to set reminders at a certain time, so you never miss another appointment. You can even determine how you want the alarm notification delivered (voices, sounds, songs, and more).
Tell Alexa that you need her to wake you up at a certain time, and she’ll do it. Wake Upįorget setting your alarm clock or even the alarm on your phone. Both Philip’s Hue bulbs and the Belkin WeMo Switch have the ability to sync to the Echo for voice-powered switching on and off. With a simple voice command, you can control the lighting in your home, based on the lights you use. Just say the word, and Echo can deliver your smart home command. Alarm system controls are possible through the device, among other “smart” options.
Take a look at just a few of the ways to use Echo in your home: Secure Your HomeĮven renters can install smart home systems with the Amazon Echo. Tapping “If This Then That” or IFTTT technology, Echo links to connected devices and “recipes” to deliver smart home results. Powered by voice-controlled assistant Alexa, the Echo can do a host of things - from the very useful to the very silly. Amazon’s Echo device is transforming the way people interact with their homes.