MORE ALEXA COMMANDS

Newest Amazon Alexa Plus Commands

  • “Alexa, remember my frequent flyer number is 123456789.”
  • “Alexa, play the music upstairs.”
  • “Alexa, play music everywhere except the baby’s room.”
  • “Alexa, I’m chilly.” (adjusts thermostat)
  • “Alexa, show me all the footage of the dogs in the backyard this week.”
  • “Alexa, what’s playing now on Fire TV?”
  • “Alexa, call an Uber to pick two people up at my home address in 30 minutes and take me to the airport.”
  • “Alexa, I’d like to get three tickets to the Blazers game this week.”
  • “Alexa, grab me a table for lunch at that local Thai place I like tomorrow.”

Additional New Features

  • “Hey Disney” interactive feature
  • “Alexa, find my remote.”
  • “Alexa, watch ESPN on cable.”
  • “Alexa, call dad.” (video call via Fire TV Cube)
  • “Hey Alexa, call roadside assistance.”
  • “Alexa, show me the green-pleated skirt.”
  • “Alexa, check into Whole Foods.”
  • “Hey Alexa, turn off the kitchen lights in 5 minutes.”

Summoning Alexa

Wake words:

  • Alexa
  • Amazon
  • Echo
  • Computer

Other features:

  • Follow-Up Mode
  • Multiple commands in one request

Example:

  • “Alexa, play folk music at volume six.”
  • “Alexa, add bread, milk and eggs to my shopping list.”

Where You Can Access Alexa

  • Alexa app (iOS/Android)
  • Amazon Shopping app
  • Amazon Music app
  • Windows via Cortana
  • Echo Auto (vehicle use)

Basic Alexa Commands

  • “Alexa, help.”
  • “Alexa, mute.”
  • “Alexa, stop.”
  • “Alexa, set the volume to 5.”

Echo Show Commands

  • “Alexa, what can you show me?”
  • “Alexa, show my calendar.”
  • “Alexa, show my photos.”
  • “Alexa, show the living room camera.”
  • “Alexa, show me movie showtimes.”
  • “Alexa, show me the weekend forecast.”
  • “Alexa, show me travel videos on YouTube.”
  • “Alexa, show me a slow cooker recipe.”
  • “Alexa, show me my timers.”

Fire TV Commands

  • “Alexa, pause on Fire TV.”
  • “Alexa, search for [title] on Fire TV.”
  • “Alexa, open Netflix on Fire TV.”
  • “Alexa, turn on Fire TV.”
  • “Alexa, switch to HDMI 1 on Fire TV.”
  • “Alexa, go to ESPN on Fire TV.”

Media & Music Commands

  • “Alexa, play some music.”
  • “Alexa, play [artist] in the living room.”
  • “Alexa, what’s playing?”
  • “Alexa, next.”
  • “Alexa, restart.”
  • “Alexa, set a sleep timer for 45 minutes.”
  • “Alexa, add this song to my playlist.”
  • “Alexa, wake me up every day at 8 a.m. to music.”

Time & Date Commands

  • “Alexa, set an alarm for 7 a.m.”
  • “Alexa, set a timer for 15 minutes.”
  • “Alexa, set a pizza timer for 20 minutes.”
  • “Alexa, what time is it?”
  • “Alexa, what’s the date?”
  • “Alexa, snooze.”

Calls & Messaging

  • “Alexa, call [name].”
  • “Alexa, answer.”
  • “Alexa, hang up.”
  • “Alexa, message [name].”
  • “Alexa, drop in on the living room.”
  • “Alexa, announce it’s dinner time.”

Shopping & Purchasing

  • “Alexa, reorder deodorant.”
  • “Alexa, where’s my stuff?”
  • “Alexa, add garbage bags to my cart.”
  • “Alexa, what are your deals?”
  • “Alexa, find me a good smartphone on Amazon.”

Notifications

  • “Alexa, what did I miss?”
  • “Alexa, read my notifications.”
  • “Alexa, delete all of my notifications.”

Lists & Reminders

  • “Alexa, add eggs to my shopping list.”
  • “Alexa, what’s on my shopping list?”
  • “Alexa, remind me to check the oven in 5 minutes.”
  • “Alexa, what’s on my calendar for tomorrow?”
  • “Alexa, add an event to my calendar.”

News & Weather

  • “Alexa, what’s my Flash Briefing?”
  • “Alexa, what’s in the news?”
  • “Alexa, what’s the weather like?”
  • “Alexa, will it rain today?”
  • “Alexa, what’s my commute look like?”

Entertainment

  • “Alexa, what movies are playing?”
  • “Alexa, tell me about [movie].”
  • “Alexa, what is the IMDb rating for [movie]?”
  • “Alexa, who plays [character] in [movie]?”
  • “Alexa, what’s popular from [artist]?”

Food & Local Businesses

  • “Alexa, how do you make chocolate chip cookies?”
  • “Alexa, find me a nearby pizza restaurant.”
  • “Alexa, find business hours for [business].”

Math & Conversions

  • “Alexa, how many ounces are in 2 cups?”
  • “Alexa, what’s 56 times 33?”
  • “Alexa, 70 factorial.”

Games & Decisions

  • “Alexa, roll a die.”
  • “Alexa, flip a coin.”
  • “Alexa, pick a number between 1 and 50.”

Definitions & Spelling

  • “Alexa, what’s the definition of [word]?”
  • “Alexa, how do you spell [word]?”

Sports

  • “Alexa, what was the score of the [team] game?”
  • “Alexa, did the [team] win?”
  • “Alexa, when do the [team] play next?”
  • “Alexa, what are the MLB standings?”

Smart Home Control

  • “Alexa, turn on the lights.”
  • “Alexa, dim the lights to 50%.”
  • “Alexa, make the lights red.”
  • “Alexa, set the temperature to 72.”
  • “Alexa, lock my back door.”
  • “Alexa, discover my devices.”
  • “Alexa, turn on Movie Time.”
  • “Alexa, I’m leaving.” (Alexa Guard)

Bluetooth

  • “Alexa, pair.”
  • “Alexa, connect to my phone.”
  • “Alexa, disconnect from my phone.”

Profiles

  • “Alexa, switch accounts.”
  • “Alexa, which profile is this?”

Skills

  • “Alexa, open Earplay.”
  • “Alexa, enable Jeopardy!”
  • “Alexa, disable Domino’s.”

Search

  • “Alexa, Wikipedia: [subject].”
  • “Alexa, tell me more.”
  • “Alexa, how tall is [person]?”

Holiday Commands

  • “Alexa, when is Christmas?”
  • “Alexa, track Santa.”
  • “Alexa, sing a Christmas carol.”
  • “Alexa, spin the dreidel.”

Easter Eggs

  • “Alexa, tell me a joke.”
  • “Alexa, beam me up.”
  • “Alexa, open the pod bay doors.”
  • “Alexa, are you SkyNet?”
  • “Alexa, what’s the first rule of Fight Club?”