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Take your Echo outside with you.
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You’ve always used Alexa to help you around your house, so why not Amazon Echo be just as useful outdoors? After all, everything your Echo device can do indoors, it can do outdoors. For example, you can control your smart outdoor devices when you’re outside, instead of having to go inside to do it.
If you decide to take your Amazon Echo outside, be sure to place it under a covered area, such as a porch or umbrella, to avoid damage from the weather. You should also consider mounting it in your home near an outlet or using a portable battery base to make your speaker wireless.
Your Echo device should be in Wi-Fi range (here’s how to extend your Wi-Fi outdoors) or connected to your phone’s hotspot to work. These are our favorite uses for the Amazon Echo on the go.
Use Echo to see who is at the front door
Place a Amazon Echo Show outside so you can enter a moment and see who is outside your home. Note that you will also need an Echo Show inside your home, but you may want to turn off that camera to prevent someone else from approaching you.
This is especially helpful if you don’t have a video doorbell and wonder who’s at the door. It can also be helpful if you have children at home who you have told to only open the door to people you know.
To visit your Echo Show outdoors, just say “Alexa, log in [name of device]. “
Control your smart outdoor devices
If you have smart lights installed outside, it can be a hassle to enter the house to adjust them. Instead, if you have an Amazon Echo set up on your front porch, you can ask Alexa to do it for you.
Also, if you have a smart lock and accidentally lock yourself out of your house without your phone, Alexa can unlock it for you. Please note that you will need to know what the voice code is for security purposes; This is so that no one other than who you live with can have access to your lock.
To set up a new smart device, open the Alexa app and tap Devices, then select the More in the upper right corner. Tap Add device, select what you want to configure and follow the instructions on the screen.
Control your outdoor lights with Alexa.
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Listen to music, podcasts, and audiobooks
Whether you’re having coffee on the front porch while listening to an audiobook or playing your favorite music playlistHaving an Echo speaker outside can make your listening experience that much better. You don’t have to worry that your phone battery is getting drained from music playing and the volume is better, especially if you have a Echo studio.
Do you want to listen to the same music while gardening? Pair your wireless Bluetooth headphones with your Amazon Echo. To get started, open the Alexa app and select Devices, then select the More in the upper right corner. Tap Add device, then scroll down and tap Headphones. Alexa will start searching for available devices, so make sure your headphones are on and ready to connect. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the setup.
You’ll need to be within earshot of your speaker if you want to change what you’re listening to, but Alexa will respond from your headphones and not from the speaker while connected. When you’re ready to log out, say “Alexa, log out.”
Ready for more Amazon Echo tips? Here are the Four Best Things You Can Do With Multiple Amazon Echos, Six ways to use your Echo device when you’re not at home Y Six Alexa Settings You Won’t Regret Changing On Your Amazon Echo.
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