Amazon Echo Dot tips and tricks: 10 cool Alexa features to try!

Amazon's Echo smart speakers are great for timers, reminders, weather, news and music, but there's a lot more to them than that. In this video, Cam goes over some of his most useful tips for any Echo Dot (4th gen) owner.
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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Use Echo as a Bluetooth speaker
01:30 - Yellow flashing ring
02:11 - Change your 'Wake Word'
02:33 - Enable Follow Up mode
02:55 - Adjust speaker EQ
03:22 - Multilingual Mode
03:47 - Use Spotify or Apple Music as default
04:15 - Rename your Echo
04:38 - Use the Browser Dashboard
05:00 - Easter eggs
06:00 - Bye!
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[@pocketlintcom]

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[@ladawndrabattle2118]

Thanks, for the Bluetooth tip, it was driving me crazy 😅

[@oliversmith7354]

Using my echo dot and it's pretty useful these tips, thanks man. Good connectivity from mediatek

[@joelsiegfried8760]

Thank you for the "Alexa, Read my mind" Easter Egg. That was so much fun. I self-discovered "Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL", but now I'll look for others and let you know what I discover. Great video. This helped me get so much more from Alexa, which I have now also installed on my Windows laptop. Co cool! Cheers from San Diego, my Welsh friend. :)

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

most excellent upload Pocket-lint. I shattered the thumbs up on your video. Maintain up the quality work.

[@MRALLETT]

Thanks for making the video

[@alisonsmith4436]

Thank you so much 😊

[@briangomez6261]

Thank you👏🏼💯

[@russdoyl3861]

Thank you for helping me fix my red Echo.

[@caseyjonesdraws3382]

Good quality video

[@pocketlintcom]

Thanks!

[@Garcia1689]

Thank you

[@AvieMare]

Our Alexa has gone insane. She flat out tells us no when we ask her to turn the music off or down. Not long ago we asked her to turn the music off, and she responded “FINE!!” in a snotty voice, and cranked it up extremely loud. I don’t know what has gotten into her lately. She’s become a very sassy bot! Peace, AM

[@vickiandKi]

Seriously?????🤣🤣🤣

[@AvieMare]

@@vickiandKi Yes. Seriously. And she’s getting worse. Lol

[@vickiandKi]

@@AvieMare Have you ever figured out what was going on with your Alexa? Was it just one, or all of them?

[@AvieMare]

@@vickiandKi We have never figured it out. All of our Alexa bots have done it.

[@Gimpygladiator]

Sounds like your Alexa hit puberty and needs to go to her room to reset. 🫠 I mean, us introverts need a recharge if around a lot of people... and get grumpy without some quiet time. 🤣

[@Marbellalink]

Very interesting, greetings from Marbella.

[@thefox8915]

Great tips from a handsome Welshman :)

[@OuterSpacesWales]

New sub here, from north Wales! 👍

[@mallen2738]

This looks cool. Like something I want to try. Although I am always Leary of things like this too!!! Lol.

[@barbaralavin7255]

Is there’s way to display colorful lights to change and stay on?

[@shazam2022]

They are also very good at checking runtime for movies

[@Vonstar29]

The follow up turn on toggle was very helpful 👍🏼…… And, if you haven’t tried “Alexa what’s your name”… go for it, ….it’s quite funny …. she can rap 😂😂😂😂

[@helenlucyback8670]

Thanks for the great video. Can you help please. My device has stopped offering me stories. When I say"Alexa, tell me a story" it used to say "I can tell you a strory or you can hear a free short story from Audible. You can say your story or Audible story". It doesn't say that anymore and just goes into Audible. Seemingly I've said Audible story 3 times in a row! Can you tell me the command to get the choice back please. Thank you.

[@lennyf1957]

I have an Echo dot as well as an Echo show 2. My echo dot is located in my bedroom and my echo show is located in the kitchen. When I have notifications such as a package delivery, I get the yellow ring light on my echo dot. Since I spend more time during the day in my kitchen that I do in the bedroom, I would like to switch notifications to the Echo show. So far I have not figured out a way to do this. If I Ask ask the Echo show if I have notifications, I do get the audible response, but there is nothing visually on the screen to tell me I have pending notifications. The Echo show has a light across the entire bottom of the screen and when you use the wake word it turns on blue, but other than that that light does not indicate pending notifications. Any suggestions?

[@donnaforsyth6818]

I loved listening to you. I would like to use Alexa for wake up alarm call could you help please. I have a iPhone should it be needed but just simply want Alexa to wake up. Thanks Donna 😊

[@hairdown9516]

Make my day. Do you feel lucky punk?... is the response

[@woof3598]

once its set up can it still beused with wi fi if the orignal smart phone is not home ?

[@chrishad95]

Not sure if it is an easter egg, but when I tell my echo dot to go to volume 20 it will say you can only use a volume level from 1 - 10 but then if I say "alexa, volume 11" it will set the volume. "These go to eleven." :)

[@jami_holmes]

can you use any alternative other than apple as your default ? like for instance can you use Spotify as your default music ! ? if so ! ? i was just wondering ! thank you for your wonderful tips about Alexa !

[@_amirah_]

Yes

[@AlexR1R1R1]

Can you pls help me, I can't connect my echo dot to my bluetooth speaker HT-CT80 ?

[@jamesormond2846]

What a great product.

[@DanielHumfrey]

Is it possible to have multiple phones connected to an Alexa devices using Bluetooth? For example if I pair phone 1 and then pair phone 2… what do I say to connect back to phone 1, or does it always have to be repaired?

[@TheTezz100]

Your phone has a Bluetooth name. Preset or what ever you've named it. & ask alexa to connect to that specific phone or Bluetooth device

[@odetayoademola2277]

is there a link to download the alexa app in nigeria

[@kraftgrid767]

How to enable amazon music or any other music in a country which is not eligible

[@donnaforsyth6818]

Hi I’ve just bought Alexa Dot gen 5. It won’t link my Apple account. Please can you help I want to play my play list through Alex dot. Any help would be very much appreciated

[@johngilbertbutlig782]

Can echo dot do multi command like how google assistant do? For example turn off switch 1 and 2

[@tabbycat8323]

Yes it can. You can set up your smart devices as groups. I tell Alexa turn on the bedroom lights. Bedroom is a group of two lights. You can also set up routines. I say “bedtime” and she turns off both bedside lights, starts up my audiobook and sets the sleep timer to shut it off in 30 minutes. You can set up routines like this under More, Routines.

[@DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts]

Thank you for infromative video. I need help if anyone can advise. On my Alexa app all my TVs with fire stick just come up with numbers. I have no idea which one is which. I would like to name then so I can see which Alexa is connected to which. Hope I making sense. How can I tell which numberd TV is the one in the Living room, bedroom etc. Thank you.

[@CoCoFantastique]

maybe unplug one at a time to see which one doest appear.

[@christinaclark9106]

Question: On the Echo Dot (4th Generation Clock) there is an LED Clock on the face of the “ball shaped dot”….. my question….. what do the two LED dots indicate that can light up on the face of the Echo Dot to the right of the displayed time? (Obviously not the colon in the time display, but to the right of the time display). I believe the bottom dot that looks like a period after the time is indicating an alarm is set, but I am looking to know what the dot above it indicates. Does anybody know?

[@Planet27631]

Timers

[@timspence6771]

Thanks for the vid, it was useful. The Alexa app is dreadfully slow, that's its main drawback.

[@robinbanda1723]

Nah thats ur phone. Mine is fast with everything it does.

[@NickyM_0]

@@robinbanda1723 I'm with you on that. Alexa is not slow at all.

[@jodyburton0351]

I've found the app and my Echo Dot 3 to be very snappy, but my Echo Show 15 is a little slower and my Echo Show 10 is worse yet. I assume the video element adds to the burden of responding to commands.

[@ashupashu5559]

I just ordered one of these puppies for my dad as a birthday present. Not sure if he will like it but if not I'll just ask him to mail it to me.

[@logi_bear3421]

How come everytime I pair her to my iPad she starts playing music, even tho I never ask her to do that.

[@penelope-oe2vr]

Can I pair my headphones to my echo dot to listen to it in my Bluetooth headphones?

[@davidjose8703]

Yes, that is possible

[@chevypowertogo-9070]

ANYONE KNOW IF I CAN Mix Match 2 Different ECHO Models & Still Have Them SYNC Up Pairing Them Together in Stereo =BEING 100% Compatible??

[@TheTezz100]

There's a multi room option for playing music (same song) through 2 or more speakers on the same Wi-Fi network? If that helps 🤷‍♂️

[@supergg07]

When I first got the Alexa, my granddaughter just set it up for me because I am blind and it is giving me weather and everything else in Dallas Texas. How do I change that to where I live now

[@jb-sz2kw]

Hi, I think you can say "Alexa, change my device location to 'your specific address' ". Alternatively, in the Alexa App go into Device Settings and then Device Location and change/enter your address. I hope this reply is voice-enabled on your KZbin account and helps.

[@TheTezz100]

For a 10 month video. Mostly older thing's you spoke about. But great video by the way dude 👍🤗

[@chrisstafford5838]

My favorite Easter egg is when you say: Alexa, Winter is coming, and it will say a famous quote from Game of Thrones

[@jose1477]

I bought one and it's still in the box lol I do t find use.... But I am trying to open mi Mind... It gives asthetix though

[@basilkearsley2657]

Great video. How do you get it to play stuff from BBC Sounds app

[@Planet27631]

The BBC sounds skill. Log it in the Alexa Skills

[@basilkearsley2657]

@@Planet27631 Its a TV and radio station, not a skill as far as I know

[@lilswtangel92]

You got beautiful eyes XD Anyway thankyou for the tip

[@deneyjeffdelacruz1448]

Hoelw to connect my phone to alexa. It cant connect to wif

[@mackenzie98]

I’m so annoyed, by Alexa, not you lol. I have set up for Apple Music to be my default, but Alexa keeps playing Amazon music. I have reset so many times and it keeps doing that. Any suggestions?

[@cailencoc5807]

How do you get the app on your iPhone? I can’t get it on my iPhone X

[@hairdown9516]

You can also say, 'I'll be back' and she will say, 'hasta la vista baby'.

[@tomasfryba852]

how turn on led ring

[@robinbanda1723]

Alexa turn night light on

[@thebeardedYETI]

can i just say "hey alexa, play my audiobook?" this would be a big thing for me. i usually have to cast it with my google phone to google nest. thnx!

[@judys5767]

Under Alexa, when I click on the options nothing appears!!!!! Communication and Devices -- nothing happens. Need better info.

[@reveccarodriguez3427]

My friend has an Alexa she wants to know if it can be used as dictionary?

[@TheTezz100]

😄 You can ask it to define or spell word's

[@fallenpefs3564]

# Easter egg "Alexa" we don't talk about Bruno

[@Sharoina]

You can also just say Alexa change my wake word.

[@Drawnime7]

lol I have the same alexa and colour

[@adelaidearmstrong4752]

Mock the week

[@aggreychrispo3531]

You should be on news or TV bro...

[@coriel2597]

I have more problems with Alexa and music. I use Pandora and it is hard to get her connect as that server system is overwhelmed most of the time. So I had a party and I had no music. Why, because server overload on a holiday. They won’t admit it. I went to chat help. Waste of time. Sadly insufficient servers. The music played fine the next day. 😮

[@kk-qy4sc]

How to uninstall Alexa, please.

[@Agent-Null]

Say Alexa up up down down left right left right b a start and it will do something

[@hairdown9516]

If you say, Bond, James Bond. She will say, a number of different things.

[@Kobyhandsome]

Found this useful but my Alexa is kinda insolence nowadays it’s challenge my authority in the house and I have begun to generate some hate for it 😅😅😅

[@Maramara13Fly]

Alexa keeps asking me to update my spotify for some reason

[@eileenmorrison2934]

When I want to talk about her without setting her off, I call her "Zena",

[@Kramp001]

1984

[@hairdown9516]

Say Candyman three times. She will say, lucky I'm not a mirror or that might have worked out badly.

[@indigowolf8712]

Why not just bleep/mute whenever you said "Echo", "Alexa" etc ?

[@nickgratton2516]

You

[@Dracoool]

I have one of these and stopped using it because it purchased music by itself.

[@sheila6122]

"I'm alexa, a cloud based a. I" mine said

[@thehumblebeast5124]

Nice joke 😂

[@princessmewtwo]

My Alexa is named Ziggy

[@Janus-fn2uz]

"Press" that button.

[@rudyknockknock2005]

You can say alexa riddle me this and it will give you a riddle

[@jamiestorer9872]

Bluetooth thanks.

[@Versatyl06]

if you said alexa up up down down left right left right b a start she are very funny

[@Gg-nn8vw]

My Alexa was on the entire vid. Should of muted it😂

[@Gg-nn8vw]

Also , (Alex may the force be with you) is a good one to say for the Star wars fan

[@Drawnime7]

Same

[@coriel2597]

Bluetooth on these speakers is terrible, limited and cuts out often.

[@tanseygreen]

Here's a tip stop saying Alexa in your vids just have it flash on the screen

[@JesseeGftw]

She just gives me like 5 first month tips its annoying

[@mistleigh6108]

mans about to cry 😬

[@glennmaltese2484]

alexia make FART noises.

[@valentinursu1747]

Thousands of viewers have to set their speaker to mute because you're incapable of editing your "Alexa"s out. Lazy

[@ishanayak636]

Just turn down thw volume or sit somewhere else 😂

[@malasacoffeemalasacoffee3749]

Tell me...where was the fire? or did you need to use the toilet? Why...why oh why do youtube posters see the need to RUSH their videos..."go to device settings in there find blah blah change that or this and hey presto its done"

[@phillmcg]

Great video! BTW, you look like Colin Browen from the KZbin Channel: @theparanormalfiles 🤣🤣

[@pocketlintcom]

Pahaha. Thanks!

[@curtrowland6432]

Tip #1 Throw it in the garbage!

[@jamesormond2846]

Mowley mowley mowley holy molly.