Alexa skill developers most requested (and voted on) feature for Alexa, was the ability to add an Alexa skill to an Alexa routine. Amazon has granted their wish –Alexa users in the US can currently add up to one skill…
Amazon’s Picks: Top 10 Alexa Skills in 2019
Amazon’s Alexa skill editors have selected their top ten Alexa skills for 2019. The judges’ criteria included factors such as customer reviews and ratings, engagement, creativity, and overall user experience. Escape the Room “You are trapped in a room. It’s…
Leave an Anonymous Message for the Next Alexa Skill User
Ready to Say it forward? The Voice Worldwide Alexa skill lets users to listen to a message left by the last skill user and to leave a message for the next. Upon skill testing, user messages have included, “Have your…
How to Listen to New Music with Alexa
Want to freshen up your music library? If Amazon Music is your default music provider, try requesting music from these available genres. Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Children’s Music, Christian & Gospel, Classical, Classic Rock, Country, Dance & Electronic, Folk, Hard…
How to use IFTTT with Alexa
Head over to the IFTTT website (If This, Then That) for a list of applets that have been created to automate tasks that normally can't be accomplished through Amazon's Alexa, alone. To get started, create an account with IFTTT and…
How to Make Faster Grocery Shopping Lists with Alexa
Making your Alexa-friendly shopping lists just became a bit less repetitive. You can now add multiple items to your shopping list using the same request: “Alexa, add orange juice, black beans, and spinach” to my shopping list.” Learn how Echo…
Alexa, are Eggs on my Shopping List?
If you’re rummaging through the fridge and notice you’re out of something, Alexa can check whether you’ve already added it to your list, allowing you to skip the typical longer transactional conversation with Alexa. Say “Alexa is milk on my…
Set Alarms and Timers on Any Alexa Device
Alexa users can now set alarms and timers for a specific Alexa-enabled device by voice. For example, “Alexa, set a 7 a.m. alarm every weekday on bedroom Echo.” “Alexa, set a 20 minute timer on the kitchen Echo Show.”
Test Your Oscar Trivia Knowledge with this Alexa Skill
The 92nd Academy Awards takes place on February 9th. Test your Oscars Trivia knowledge with Entertainment Weekly’s “What Happens Next” Alexa skill. The game presents note-worthy moments in Oscar history and asks users to fill in the blanks. Enable the…
View Live Camera Feeds from Around the World with this Alexa Skill
If you own an Alexa device with a screen and enjoy viewing live camera feeds from locations around the world, check out the EarthCam skill. Once enabled, you can say, “Alexa, ask EarthCam for a featured camera” and you’ll get…