Alexa may look like just a chunk of plastic to many, but only people who use it to the full know its utility & importance of Voice Assistance and commands. The Amazon Echo and the Alexa assistant are the two important devices of every household, organization, or any individual at large globally. In this post we will discuss about Alexa Voice Command, Alexa Digital Assistant, How to summon Alexa, Best Alexa Voice Commands & Assistance, Multiple Voice Assistance to Alexa, and Questions Asked to Alexa Voice Command.

What is Alexa Voice Command or Assistance?

Fig 1: Alexa voice command

The usage of Alexa commands are for a variety of things such as playing music, ordering food, checking on the weather, or even turning on the lights. It is good to note only point  here is to use the wake word before the command is given. By default the wake word is Alexa. However, it can be changed as per the user’s preference. Several commands can be used for Alexa but also certain commands can be used on only specific devices.

How do You Summon Alexa?

Fig 2: Summoning Alexa

Every Amazon-connected speaker has a default wake word. To get your work done, you will have to start with the wake word. The default wake word is always Alexa. But the same can be changed to your preference through the Alexa App. The smart assistant can also be triggered through a computer, echo, or Amazon.

What is Alexa Digital Assistant?

Fig 3: Alexa Voice Assistance

When you are using the digital assistant through Amazon Fire TV voice remote, Dash wand, or Amazon Tap then you will have to tap on the button for summoning Alexa. The follow-up mode of Alexa makes it faster and easier to give multiple commands to Alexa. When this mode is enabled you don’t have to summon Alexa again and again while giving the commands. Alexa would listen continually to the commands and requests until you stop or are done.

Several Alexa commands can be used to get the work done from the digital assistant. The commands may differ from device to device and the type of Amazon echo you have. But Alexa can understands slight changes in the wordings.

Multiple Voice Assistance to Alexa

Fig 4: Multiple Voice Assistance to Alexa

The multiple commands feature also allows to merge of two related and relevant commands into one. For example, the user can give the command as Alexa plays the music at a softer volume, or Alexa adds apple, bread, and milk to the shopping cart. The echo device can be conveniently used anywhere right from the kitchen to the living room.

List of Best Alexa Voice Commands & Assistance

Fig 5: Alexa Voice Assistance

An exhaustive list of commands available for Alexa is mentioned below. However, this is not the end of the list. There are many more to it.

1. Alexa, Stop! – Voice Assistance

With this command, the user can stop any activity that Alexa is performing.

2. Alexa, Continue or Pause!

Certain activities need to be paused such as playing music. This can be done using this command and then can also be resumed later.

3. Alexa, Unmute (or Mute)!

Any audio that is getting played on Alexa, can be muted or unmute through this command

4. Alexa, Softer (or Louder)!

The volume of Amazon echo can be changed in different ways and modes such as softer, louder, set to a particular number and frequency, or even turn down through this command

5. Alexa, Set a timer! – Voice Assistance

This command creates a timer. The user can set a timer for any amount of time as per their preference.

6. Alexa, Cancel the Timer!

This command will let you cancel the timer before the set timer completes its time.

7. Alexa, Set a timer and Name it! – Alexa Voice Assistance

Sometimes you need timers for certain activities such as cooking. There can be a requirement for multiple timers as well. At such time you can just command Alexa to set a timer and also name it so that you recognize what the timer is meant for.

8. Alexa, How much time is left?

Every time you need to understand how much time is left for the set timer, you can ask Alexa and it will report you with the remaining time. You can also tell Alexa to report on the specific timer by asking with its name.

9. Alexa, Set an alarm! – Voice Assistance

The setting alarm is also very simple with this command. If you forget to set it with am or pm then Alexa will prompt you to clarify.

10. Alexa, Wake Me Every Day with Music!

The user can set a regular alarm to wake at a particular time. A piece of music can also be customized to play with the alarm

11. Alexa, Stop! – Alexa Voice Assistance

When the alarm or the timer goes off, you can tell Alexa to stop the same.

Frequent Questions Asked to Alexa Voice Command

1. Alexa, How do you spell?

The user can always ask Alexa to spell a particular word through this command

2. Alexa, How do you boil?

Alexa can answer all sorts of trivia questions such as cooking, interest, or anything else.

3. Alexa, How many ounces are in a cup?

Alexa can answer conversion questions such as meters to feet, kilograms to pounds, and many more. Specific conversions can also be done through Alexa.

4. Alexa, What is 20% of 200?

Alexa can answer the user even the common math’s problem.

5. Alexa, Roll an eight-sided die!

Alexa can be used as a perfect substitute for dice to generate any number. It can also roll any-sided dice until infinite numbers. Even those numbers that do not exist can be rolled as a dice side.

6. Alexa, Flip a coin! -  Alexa Commands

You can ask Alexa to flip a coin to get tails or heads.

7. Alexa, Play the flash briefing!

A curated news summary is played by Alexa with this command. The same can be customized as per the preferences of the user in the Alexa App settings

8. Alexa, Play the news!

A longer and more detailed form of news can also be heard from Alexa with this command

9. Alexa, What is the weather?

A detailed weather report is run by Alexa with this command. We can hear a weather report of a specific time, location, and period.

10. Alexa, What is the commute, What is the traffic?

The traffic information between the work locations and home or any other place can be generated through Alexa. With this, you can plan your commute.

11. Alexa, Play some music!

A default music source can be specified in the Alexa App. And when the command is given to Alexa, it plays music from the same.

12. Alexa, skip, restart, pause and play!

We can play any kind of music command through Alexa such as play, pause, restart, or skip.

13. Alexa, Play specific artist or album! – Commands

The user can ask Alexa to play the specific album from a specific artist. You can also ask Alexa to play it to a specific device.

14. Alexa, Play selection on music service! – Alexa Voice Assistance

The combination to be played on Alexa can be limitless such as podcast or audiobook on Audible, radio station on Tune IN, playlist on Pandora, artist on Spotify, and such other combinations.

15. Alexa, What song is playing?

In case you are playing music through Amazon music and don’t know about the song, you can ask Alexa for it.

16. Shopping and purchases – Alexa, Track my Order!

The status of any Amazon order that is yet to be delivered can be tracked through this command.

17. Alexa, Add olive oil to the cart!

You can always ask Alexa to add specific items to the Amazon shopping cart. In case Alexa has any doubts and requires more details it will prompt you for the same.

18. Alexa, What are your deals?

Alexa will brief you with the latest and top deals available on a specified date

19. Alexa, Buy this song!

When you are listening to Amazon music you can purchase a specific song instantly.

20. Echo show commands

We can use these commands only with the Amazon echo and not the other devices.

21. Alexa, Show me the calendar! – Alexa Voice Assistance

The several appointment and meetings saved in the calendar connected to the Alexa App are displayed as and when they come

22. Alexa, Show the photos!

This command will display photos from the personal library.

23. Alexa, Show the dogs pictures!

With this type of command, you can ask Alexa for photos on any specific subject. Alexa would fetch the same from the internet and web and produce it for you.

24. Alexa, Tell the recipe for apple cobbler!

It can find and display any recipe from the internet and web.

25. Alexa, Show my favorite videos on YouTube!

It cannot find a specific video. But when given command it can search for videos of any kind of subject, or topic.

Conclusion

Fig 6: Amazon eco-smart speaker

The Amazon echo-smart speaker Alexa has busted into the entire ecosystem of smart gadgets that are enabled with Alexa. Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire tablets and an array of third-party products right from Samsung to Bose. We can use Alexa voice assistance anywhere and anytime such as Aero mesh Wi-Fi Devices, Amazon Smart Oven Microwave, Echo Loop Ring, Echo Frames eyeglasses, Echo Buds Headphones, Echo Auto for your car. Thus, Alexa has become a part and parcel of the life of every individual and organization.

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