Amazon Echo Dot tips and tricks: 10 cool Alexa features to try!

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Amazon's Echo smart speakers are great for timers, reminders, weather, news and music, but there's a lot more to them than that. In this video, Cam goes over some of his most useful tips for any Echo Dot (4th gen) owner.
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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Use Echo as a Bluetooth speaker
01:30 - Yellow flashing ring
02:11 - Change your 'Wake Word'
02:33 - Enable Follow Up mode
02:55 - Adjust speaker EQ
03:22 - Multilingual Mode
03:47 - Use Spotify or Apple Music as default
04:15 - Rename your Echo
04:38 - Use the Browser Dashboard
05:00 - Easter eggs
06:00 - Bye!
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  • @pocketlintcom
    @pocketlintcom11 ай бұрын

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  • @ladawndrabattle2118
    @ladawndrabattle21182 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, for the Bluetooth tip, it was driving me crazy 😅

  • @oliversmith7354
    @oliversmith73542 жыл бұрын

    Using my echo dot and it's pretty useful these tips, thanks man. Good connectivity from mediatek

  • @joelsiegfried8760
    @joelsiegfried87602 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the "Alexa, Read my mind" Easter Egg. That was so much fun. I self-discovered "Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL", but now I'll look for others and let you know what I discover. Great video. This helped me get so much more from Alexa, which I have now also installed on my Windows laptop. Co cool! Cheers from San Diego, my Welsh friend. :)

  • @KeyserTheRedBeard
    @KeyserTheRedBeard2 жыл бұрын

    most excellent upload Pocket-lint. I shattered the thumbs up on your video. Maintain up the quality work.

  • @MRALLETT
    @MRALLETT2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making the video

  • @alisonsmith4436
    @alisonsmith4436 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 😊

  • @briangomez6261
    @briangomez62618 ай бұрын

    Thank you👏🏼💯

  • @russdoyl3861
    @russdoyl38615 ай бұрын

    Thank you for helping me fix my red Echo.

  • @Garcia1689
    @Garcia1689 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Marbellalink
    @Marbellalink2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting, greetings from Marbella.

  • @AvieMare
    @AvieMare2 жыл бұрын

    Our Alexa has gone insane. She flat out tells us no when we ask her to turn the music off or down. Not long ago we asked her to turn the music off, and she responded “FINE!!” in a snotty voice, and cranked it up extremely loud. I don’t know what has gotten into her lately. She’s become a very sassy bot! Peace, AM

  • @vickiandKi

    @vickiandKi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seriously?????🤣🤣🤣

  • @AvieMare

    @AvieMare

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vickiandKi Yes. Seriously. And she’s getting worse. Lol

  • @vickiandKi

    @vickiandKi

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AvieMare Have you ever figured out what was going on with your Alexa? Was it just one, or all of them?

  • @AvieMare

    @AvieMare

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vickiandKi We have never figured it out. All of our Alexa bots have done it.

  • @Gimpygladiator

    @Gimpygladiator

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like your Alexa hit puberty and needs to go to her room to reset. 🫠 I mean, us introverts need a recharge if around a lot of people... and get grumpy without some quiet time. 🤣

  • @mallen2738
    @mallen2738 Жыл бұрын

    This looks cool. Like something I want to try. Although I am always Leary of things like this too!!! Lol.

  • @OuterSpacesWales
    @OuterSpacesWales3 жыл бұрын

    New sub here, from north Wales! 👍

  • @Vonstar29
    @Vonstar292 жыл бұрын

    The follow up turn on toggle was very helpful 👍🏼…… And, if you haven’t tried “Alexa what’s your name”… go for it, ….it’s quite funny …. she can rap 😂😂😂😂

  • @lennyf1957
    @lennyf1957 Жыл бұрын

    I have an Echo dot as well as an Echo show 2. My echo dot is located in my bedroom and my echo show is located in the kitchen. When I have notifications such as a package delivery, I get the yellow ring light on my echo dot. Since I spend more time during the day in my kitchen that I do in the bedroom, I would like to switch notifications to the Echo show. So far I have not figured out a way to do this. If I Ask ask the Echo show if I have notifications, I do get the audible response, but there is nothing visually on the screen to tell me I have pending notifications. The Echo show has a light across the entire bottom of the screen and when you use the wake word it turns on blue, but other than that that light does not indicate pending notifications. Any suggestions?

  • @thefox8915
    @thefox8915 Жыл бұрын

    Great tips from a handsome Welshman :)

  • @shazam2022
    @shazam20224 ай бұрын

    They are also very good at checking runtime for movies

  • @barbaralavin7255
    @barbaralavin72552 жыл бұрын

    Is there’s way to display colorful lights to change and stay on?

  • @woof3598
    @woof3598 Жыл бұрын

    once its set up can it still beused with wi fi if the orignal smart phone is not home ?

  • @helenlucyback8670
    @helenlucyback86702 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great video. Can you help please. My device has stopped offering me stories. When I say"Alexa, tell me a story" it used to say "I can tell you a strory or you can hear a free short story from Audible. You can say your story or Audible story". It doesn't say that anymore and just goes into Audible. Seemingly I've said Audible story 3 times in a row! Can you tell me the command to get the choice back please. Thank you.

  • @donnaforsyth6818
    @donnaforsyth68188 ай бұрын

    I loved listening to you. I would like to use Alexa for wake up alarm call could you help please. I have a iPhone should it be needed but just simply want Alexa to wake up. Thanks Donna 😊

  • @chrishad95
    @chrishad95 Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if it is an easter egg, but when I tell my echo dot to go to volume 20 it will say you can only use a volume level from 1 - 10 but then if I say "alexa, volume 11" it will set the volume. "These go to eleven." :)

  • @caseyjonesdraws3382
    @caseyjonesdraws33823 жыл бұрын

    Good quality video

  • @pocketlintcom

    @pocketlintcom

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @hairdown9516
    @hairdown9516 Жыл бұрын

    Make my day. Do you feel lucky punk?... is the response

  • @jamesormond2846
    @jamesormond284611 ай бұрын

    What a great product.

  • @odetayoademola2277
    @odetayoademola22779 ай бұрын

    is there a link to download the alexa app in nigeria

  • @jami_holmes
    @jami_holmes Жыл бұрын

    can you use any alternative other than apple as your default ? like for instance can you use Spotify as your default music ! ? if so ! ? i was just wondering ! thank you for your wonderful tips about Alexa !

  • @_amirah_

    @_amirah_

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @AlexR1R1R1
    @AlexR1R1R12 жыл бұрын

    Can you pls help me, I can't connect my echo dot to my bluetooth speaker HT-CT80 ?

  • @donnaforsyth6818
    @donnaforsyth68188 ай бұрын

    Hi I’ve just bought Alexa Dot gen 5. It won’t link my Apple account. Please can you help I want to play my play list through Alex dot. Any help would be very much appreciated

  • @kraftgrid767
    @kraftgrid7673 жыл бұрын

    How to enable amazon music or any other music in a country which is not eligible

  • @DanielHumfrey
    @DanielHumfrey2 жыл бұрын

    Is it possible to have multiple phones connected to an Alexa devices using Bluetooth? For example if I pair phone 1 and then pair phone 2… what do I say to connect back to phone 1, or does it always have to be repaired?

  • @TheTezz100

    @TheTezz100

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your phone has a Bluetooth name. Preset or what ever you've named it. & ask alexa to connect to that specific phone or Bluetooth device

  • @DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts
    @DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for infromative video. I need help if anyone can advise. On my Alexa app all my TVs with fire stick just come up with numbers. I have no idea which one is which. I would like to name then so I can see which Alexa is connected to which. Hope I making sense. How can I tell which numberd TV is the one in the Living room, bedroom etc. Thank you.

  • @CoCoFantastique

    @CoCoFantastique

    2 жыл бұрын

    maybe unplug one at a time to see which one doest appear.

  • @chrisstafford5838
    @chrisstafford58385 ай бұрын

    My favorite Easter egg is when you say: Alexa, Winter is coming, and it will say a famous quote from Game of Thrones

  • @ashupashu5559
    @ashupashu55597 ай бұрын

    I just ordered one of these puppies for my dad as a birthday present. Not sure if he will like it but if not I'll just ask him to mail it to me.

  • @johngilbertbutlig782
    @johngilbertbutlig7822 жыл бұрын

    Can echo dot do multi command like how google assistant do? For example turn off switch 1 and 2

  • @tabbycat8323

    @tabbycat8323

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes it can. You can set up your smart devices as groups. I tell Alexa turn on the bedroom lights. Bedroom is a group of two lights. You can also set up routines. I say “bedtime” and she turns off both bedside lights, starts up my audiobook and sets the sleep timer to shut it off in 30 minutes. You can set up routines like this under More, Routines.

  • @christinaclark9106
    @christinaclark9106 Жыл бұрын

    Question: On the Echo Dot (4th Generation Clock) there is an LED Clock on the face of the “ball shaped dot”….. my question….. what do the two LED dots indicate that can light up on the face of the Echo Dot to the right of the displayed time? (Obviously not the colon in the time display, but to the right of the time display). I believe the bottom dot that looks like a period after the time is indicating an alarm is set, but I am looking to know what the dot above it indicates. Does anybody know?

  • @Planet27631

    @Planet27631

    4 ай бұрын

    Timers

  • @TheTezz100
    @TheTezz1002 жыл бұрын

    For a 10 month video. Mostly older thing's you spoke about. But great video by the way dude 👍🤗

  • @timspence6771
    @timspence67712 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the vid, it was useful. The Alexa app is dreadfully slow, that's its main drawback.

  • @robinbanda1723

    @robinbanda1723

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah thats ur phone. Mine is fast with everything it does.

  • @NickyM_0

    @NickyM_0

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@robinbanda1723 I'm with you on that. Alexa is not slow at all.

  • @jodyburton0351

    @jodyburton0351

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've found the app and my Echo Dot 3 to be very snappy, but my Echo Show 15 is a little slower and my Echo Show 10 is worse yet. I assume the video element adds to the burden of responding to commands.

  • @supergg07
    @supergg07 Жыл бұрын

    When I first got the Alexa, my granddaughter just set it up for me because I am blind and it is giving me weather and everything else in Dallas Texas. How do I change that to where I live now

  • @jb-sz2kw

    @jb-sz2kw

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, I think you can say "Alexa, change my device location to 'your specific address' ". Alternatively, in the Alexa App go into Device Settings and then Device Location and change/enter your address. I hope this reply is voice-enabled on your KZread account and helps.

  • @chevypowertogo-9070
    @chevypowertogo-90702 жыл бұрын

    ANYONE KNOW IF I CAN Mix Match 2 Different ECHO Models & Still Have Them SYNC Up Pairing Them Together in Stereo =BEING 100% Compatible??

  • @TheTezz100

    @TheTezz100

    2 жыл бұрын

    There's a multi room option for playing music (same song) through 2 or more speakers on the same Wi-Fi network? If that helps 🤷‍♂️

  • @lilswtangel92
    @lilswtangel92 Жыл бұрын

    You got beautiful eyes XD Anyway thankyou for the tip

  • @logi_bear3421
    @logi_bear3421 Жыл бұрын

    How come everytime I pair her to my iPad she starts playing music, even tho I never ask her to do that.

  • @penelope-oe2vr
    @penelope-oe2vr2 жыл бұрын

    Can I pair my headphones to my echo dot to listen to it in my Bluetooth headphones?

  • @davidjose8703

    @davidjose8703

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that is possible

  • @fallenpefs3564
    @fallenpefs3564 Жыл бұрын

    # Easter egg "Alexa" we don't talk about Bruno

  • @basilkearsley2657
    @basilkearsley26572 жыл бұрын

    Great video. How do you get it to play stuff from BBC Sounds app

  • @Planet27631

    @Planet27631

    4 ай бұрын

    The BBC sounds skill. Log it in the Alexa Skills

  • @basilkearsley2657

    @basilkearsley2657

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Planet27631 Its a TV and radio station, not a skill as far as I know

  • @mackenzie98
    @mackenzie9811 ай бұрын

    I’m so annoyed, by Alexa, not you lol. I have set up for Apple Music to be my default, but Alexa keeps playing Amazon music. I have reset so many times and it keeps doing that. Any suggestions?

  • @hairdown9516
    @hairdown9516 Жыл бұрын

    You can also say, 'I'll be back' and she will say, 'hasta la vista baby'.

  • @jose1477
    @jose1477 Жыл бұрын

    I bought one and it's still in the box lol I do t find use.... But I am trying to open mi Mind... It gives asthetix though

  • @deneyjeffdelacruz1448
    @deneyjeffdelacruz1448 Жыл бұрын

    Hoelw to connect my phone to alexa. It cant connect to wif

  • @thebeardedYETI
    @thebeardedYETI6 ай бұрын

    can i just say "hey alexa, play my audiobook?" this would be a big thing for me. i usually have to cast it with my google phone to google nest. thnx!

  • @cailencoc5807
    @cailencoc58072 жыл бұрын

    How do you get the app on your iPhone? I can’t get it on my iPhone X

  • @hairdown9516
    @hairdown9516 Жыл бұрын

    If you say, Bond, James Bond. She will say, a number of different things.

  • @reveccarodriguez3427
    @reveccarodriguez34273 жыл бұрын

    My friend has an Alexa she wants to know if it can be used as dictionary?

  • @TheTezz100

    @TheTezz100

    2 жыл бұрын

    😄 You can ask it to define or spell word's

  • @tomasfryba852
    @tomasfryba8522 жыл бұрын

    how turn on led ring

  • @robinbanda1723

    @robinbanda1723

    2 жыл бұрын

    Alexa turn night light on

  • @judys5767
    @judys5767 Жыл бұрын

    Under Alexa, when I click on the options nothing appears!!!!! Communication and Devices -- nothing happens. Need better info.

  • @Sharoina
    @Sharoina2 жыл бұрын

    You can also just say Alexa change my wake word.

  • @Drawnime7
    @Drawnime73 жыл бұрын

    lol I have the same alexa and colour

  • @adelaidearmstrong4752

    @adelaidearmstrong4752

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mock the week

  • @Agent-Null
    @Agent-Null4 ай бұрын

    Say Alexa up up down down left right left right b a start and it will do something

  • @hairdown9516
    @hairdown9516 Жыл бұрын

    Say Candyman three times. She will say, lucky I'm not a mirror or that might have worked out badly.

  • @eileenmorrison2934
    @eileenmorrison29342 жыл бұрын

    When I want to talk about her without setting her off, I call her "Zena",

  • @Kramp001
    @Kramp0012 жыл бұрын

    1984

  • @Kobyhandsome
    @Kobyhandsome8 ай бұрын

    Found this useful but my Alexa is kinda insolence nowadays it’s challenge my authority in the house and I have begun to generate some hate for it 😅😅😅

  • @coriel2597
    @coriel259714 күн бұрын

    I have more problems with Alexa and music. I use Pandora and it is hard to get her connect as that server system is overwhelmed most of the time. So I had a party and I had no music. Why, because server overload on a holiday. They won’t admit it. I went to chat help. Waste of time. Sadly insufficient servers. The music played fine the next day. 😮

  • @kk-qy4sc
    @kk-qy4sc2 жыл бұрын

    How to uninstall Alexa, please.

  • @Janus-fn2uz
    @Janus-fn2uz Жыл бұрын

    "Press" that button.

  • @aggreychrispo3531
    @aggreychrispo35312 жыл бұрын

    You should be on news or TV bro...

  • @indigowolf8712
    @indigowolf87122 жыл бұрын

    Why not just bleep/mute whenever you said "Echo", "Alexa" etc ?

  • @Maramara13Fly
    @Maramara13Fly5 ай бұрын

    Alexa keeps asking me to update my spotify for some reason

  • @nickgratton2516
    @nickgratton25162 жыл бұрын

    You

  • @sheila6122
    @sheila61222 жыл бұрын

    "I'm alexa, a cloud based a. I" mine said

  • @thehumblebeast5124

    @thehumblebeast5124

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice joke 😂

  • @rudyknockknock2005
    @rudyknockknock2005 Жыл бұрын

    You can say alexa riddle me this and it will give you a riddle

  • @princessmewtwo
    @princessmewtwo9 ай бұрын

    My Alexa is named Ziggy

  • @phillmcg
    @phillmcg3 ай бұрын

    Great video! BTW, you look like Colin Browen from the KZread Channel: @theparanormalfiles 🤣🤣

  • @pocketlintcom

    @pocketlintcom

    2 ай бұрын

    Pahaha. Thanks!

  • @Versatyl06
    @Versatyl065 ай бұрын

    if you said alexa up up down down left right left right b a start she are very funny

  • @Dracoool
    @Dracoool Жыл бұрын

    I have one of these and stopped using it because it purchased music by itself.

  • @Gg-nn8vw
    @Gg-nn8vw3 жыл бұрын

    My Alexa was on the entire vid. Should of muted it😂

  • @Gg-nn8vw

    @Gg-nn8vw

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also , (Alex may the force be with you) is a good one to say for the Star wars fan

  • @Drawnime7

    @Drawnime7

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @jamiestorer9872
    @jamiestorer98722 жыл бұрын

    Bluetooth thanks.

  • @coriel2597
    @coriel259714 күн бұрын

    Bluetooth on these speakers is terrible, limited and cuts out often.

  • @tanseygreen
    @tanseygreen Жыл бұрын

    Here's a tip stop saying Alexa in your vids just have it flash on the screen

  • @mistleigh6108
    @mistleigh61082 жыл бұрын

    mans about to cry 😬

  • @JesseeGftw
    @JesseeGftw2 жыл бұрын

    She just gives me like 5 first month tips its annoying

  • @glennmaltese2484
    @glennmaltese2484 Жыл бұрын

    alexia make FART noises.

  • @valentinursu1747
    @valentinursu1747 Жыл бұрын

    Thousands of viewers have to set their speaker to mute because you're incapable of editing your "Alexa"s out. Lazy

  • @ishanayak636

    @ishanayak636

    Ай бұрын

    Just turn down thw volume or sit somewhere else 😂

  • @malasacoffeemalasacoffee3749
    @malasacoffeemalasacoffee37492 жыл бұрын

    Tell me...where was the fire? or did you need to use the toilet? Why...why oh why do youtube posters see the need to RUSH their videos..."go to device settings in there find blah blah change that or this and hey presto its done"

  • @curtrowland6432
    @curtrowland64326 ай бұрын

    Tip #1 Throw it in the garbage!

  • @jamesormond2846
    @jamesormond284611 ай бұрын

    Mowley mowley mowley holy molly.

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