Amazon Echo & Alexa 10 Everyday Uses 4.0

Amazon Echo & Alexa 10 Everyday Uses 4.0
This is year number four of my top 10 everyday uses for Amazon Echo & Alexa. Each year I update list with any new features. There are some great everyday uses. From Alexa calling, alarms, timers, smart home control, calendars, routines, drop-in, announcements, Reminders, music, podcast, multi-room speaker groups, audiobooks and more. I am only scratching the surface with this list.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:09 1 - Timers and Alarms
02:37 2 - Voice and Video Calling
04:03 3 - Smart Home Control
05:19 4 - Routines
07:32 5 - Calendars
08:26 6 - Drop-in
09:42 7 - Reminders
11:07 8 - Music and Podcast
12:18 9 - Multi-room Speaker Group
13:02 10 - Audiobooks and Kindle Books
13:54 11 - Honorable Mentions

[dnoland]

Hey Craig. A few things you missed. Timers announcing on other devices after 30 seconds. Ability to see a recipe on the show and send all the ingredients to your shopping list. The remember function is extremely useful. And my personal holy grail: Just discovered that the echo link has had a firmware update this year that now allows you to cast your own music collection (cd/mp3/vinyl) to your everywhere group or other echo groupings.Will confirm this works on your next live stream.

[lvlc]

I love them all but drop ins are very useful to us... we use lots of routines that have helped out with our kids and even with our teen... I just love this tech times and the affordability it has now...

[Tony-dxeo]

I had no idea that Alexa can now read my Kindle books that are "non-audio"...thanks Craig for this golden nugget!

[imsobadatgamez]

Been following you on my personal account for a while. I wanted you to know that because of your videos I’ve got about 14 different Alexa products. I’m totally addicted and my wife is happy and frustrated all at the same time. Thanks for the dope content . I look forward to your videos .

[mrpmj]

I use Alexa for:
1. schedule/voice control the lights on/off
2. schedule/voice control the curtains open/close
3. voice control the roomba /shark robotic vacuum
4. voice control / schedule the ceiling fan
5. the security camera triggers Echo to turn on the lights or play a soundtrack or says a speech that I created.
6. the clock tells me the time without me needing to ask
7. ask Alexa to set a timer/alarm reminder
8. ask Alexa to unlock my Yale door lock.

[johnlochness]

We use the echo in the kitchen a lot for timers when cooking. We have the Echo wall clock which makes it much easier to see which timers are running.

We also love the lists feature for adding things to our shopping list, and then when go shopping we have the list on our phone and can tick things off as we put them in the trolley/cart.

[ascaye]

I would like to see a drag and drop feature on the app as it applies to lists. Specifically but not limited to the shopping list. Every time I realize I need something I add it to the list but I am not necessarily getting everything on the list when I go to the store. To relocate things from the list to the top of the list would be very useful. Also I find my phone frequently closes the list and I have to navigate back to it while I’m walking around the store.
Also with regards to the guard mode one of my cats while I was actually home tried to get into the cupboard and knocked a glass out of it. The glass smashed on the counter and I got a text message with a sound clip of the glass breaking. So that worked pretty well.

[jake]

I love your baby yoda echo show wallpaper

[iancorzine]

Yes, I love the "10 Everyday Uses" videos!

[curecidp]

Thank Christ! Finally a video that is practical, informative and spot on, with information, tips and how-to’s, for The Echo 4th gen. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Excellent video, and I’m a subscriber for life!

[BreakTime]

Craig, can you please do a video to explain how to pair an Echo Dot with lightbulb(s) that are in the same room? You said you can do that in this video. Thanks!

[dddd-usxc]

thx for uploading systematicly every year features on your video

[peterohman]

My clear favorite Alexa skill is using the Ford Pass app. Here in finland when it gets really cold sometimes. I just tell Alexa to start my car (Named Henry, as what else you would call a Ford) when we are brushing teeth with my daughter before kindergarten and we can get inside a warm car. Actually this was the sole reason for buying Alexa.

[nathanielnewell]

You know something that would be cool to see is all the 1st gens compared to the newer versions, like echo dot 1st gen compared to 4th gen, etc.

[berylwhite]

Great job thank you for all the hard work! Stay safe

[TCHGY]

Also if you have an Xbox you can connect that to your echo device to control it as well like turning it off and on or asking it to open a game or app via voice control! Super cool!

[TheRealIdleTime]

Very nice review. Around the 3:15 mark, I detected a little Christopher Walken.

[artistryartistry]

Thank you so much for doing these every year. That's an awesome idea that more channels don't do enough of.

[bilbobaggins]

Hi, Love the videos, Amazing help. I have just bought two Echos 4th gen and paired the speakers, if I add a lightbulb how would I know which of the two hubs it actually installed on. i may have a situation when I need to unplug one so would need to know which one is controlling the lights etc

[JWimpy]

I just got the new Sensi thermostat and Alexa works super fast and seamless with it.