What can Alexa do? And what do people actually use it for?
Apr 10, 2018 · Alexa is a flexible friend. She can order shopping, play music, help with homework and much more besides. Here, we find out what Alexa can do - and what people use her for, day to day.
Why is Alexa giving me the wrong time? - The Big Tech Question
Oct 10, 2022 · If there’s one question you’d hope wouldn’t stump Alexa, it’s “what time is it?”. But if your Amazon Echo speaker is giving you the wrong time, there’s normally a simple explanation for it. …
Why won’t BBC Radio play on Alexa? - The Big Tech Question
Nov 10, 2020 · But Alexa definitely has problems with BBC Radio. If you’re wondering why BBC Radio won’t play on Alexa, hopefully the advice below will help solve the issue and let you listen to Ken …
How do I make Alexa play exactly the music I want?
Jul 14, 2017 · There are an outrageous number of ways to make Alexa play music. Assuming you’re signed up to Prime, if you say “Alexa, play some music†it will pluck a semi-random playlist from …
Why is my Echo so slow to respond? - The Big Tech Question
Feb 4, 2021 · Every now and again you may find that your Amazon Echo is slow to respond. Your once-snappy friend Alexa will instead take several seconds to wake up, which makes natural conversation …
Can Google Home and Alexa work together? - The Big Tech Question
Sep 16, 2020 · Can Google Home and Alexa work together? There are two ways to read this question. In short, Google Home and Alexa will work together, in the sense that there’s nothing stopping …
How do you make the Echo Show 5 work with a Ring doorbell?
Jul 26, 2019 · The first thing you need to do is install the Ring skill – Alexa’s version of apps – for your Echo device (s). The easiest way to do this is to open the Alexa app on your smartphone or through …
Alexa won’t stop playing music. What can I do?
Jun 24, 2022 · Alexa, stop. ALEXA, STOP. ALEXA, FOR *!%*’s SAKE, STOP! If you constantly find yourself yelling at your Amazon Echo devices because Alexa won’t stop playing music, you’re not …
How do I make Amazon Alexa voice calls? - The Big Tech Question
Oct 3, 2017 · How to make Amazon Alexa voice calls First, make sure you’ve got the latest version of the Alexa app on your smartphone. When you next open the app, a menu should appear introducing …
How do I boost the brightness of the Amazon Echo Show 5 screen?
Jul 23, 2019 · Annoyingly, you can’t tell Alexa to boost screen brightness in the same way she will adjust speaker volume if you tell her to. How to turn off adaptive brightness on the Amazon Echo Show 5 If …