Testing Amazon Alexa Skills with WiFi Baby Monitors - Do they work? (2021)

[@jennifersammons802]

I know this is over a year old but I’m back in the baby monitor search game now that Amazon is officially killing their Cloud Cams - which worked pretty great with Our Echo Show. (Not perfect by any means but did more than anything else I’ve seen out there.) Anyway, thanks for this! Would love an update if you happen to have found something worthwhile!

[@shaazy]

Have you since found a device that works quicker than the above three over Echo Show 8? I recently acquired couple of Blink cameras, with sync module 2, and echo show 8. That 5 second lag is still there in 2024! Ugh

[@fallonrichardson7616]

Thanks for this video. I bought the echo show 10 bc I thought I could see my nanit feed with it. That skill is garbage. It never works. Highly disappointing, but I am glad to see it's not just me lol.

[@mariahidalgobaz4496]

Does anyone review the connection to CuboAi Plus baby monitor? Thank you!

[@yoitzo]

this video set off my Alexa every 5-10 seconds LOL. Maybe edit out saying her name in other videos? Otherwise this was a really helpful video.

[@Fathercraft]

Haha - sorry about that. I’ll have to add some bleeps in for the next one.

[@jebryan07]

@@Fathercraft next time -- just change your 'wake word' to computer, or echo, that way it won't trigger the majority of others' devices, and you won't have to spend extra time editing :)

[@mercy9544]

How do I connect the Lollipop baby monitor to my echo show 5

[@lyonelcastellon7145]

Hey how can i get my echo show 8 to keep live feed my lollipop camera all night as a baby monitor? It shows me the live feed but in doesnt stays on it just for couple of minutes. Please help thanks!

[@michellekeddy8385]

So awesome! Thank you for helping me save my time, money and sanity!

[@ajelphie]

Your videos are super helpful, thank you! My husband and I are generally not indecisive but baby monitors have us stumped. We like the idea of the Miku but want a separate parent unit (to view video). We live in a small place so i feel like by the time we open and load an app, we may as well have just gone into baby's room to check them. We are also in Aus so I feel like our options are limited to pretty low quality video products. In your opinion what's the best monitor available in Aus with a separate parent unit?

[@Fathercraft]

Thank you for the kind words! Unfortunately the options for monitors with an app and a separate monitor are kinda slim. We tested the Motorola Halo but it didn’t work that well for me.

[@ajelphie]

@@Fathercraft thank you, I'm not too fussed on an app, just a good quality camera and parent unit. Would be so good if you could purchase parent units as an optional extra!

[@francis0escoffery]

Wouldnt it be better to buy another echo show and mount it on the crib in a angle and just drop in?

[@aifreedom67]

The Nanit show skill on my Alexa shows the video feed, but it’s super annoying that the video and audio lag crazily. Their own app works well in the same network without problem.

[@SD-zx1uh]

I feel the same way with my echo show she sucks sometimes lol also hate the Google home and this one never says “sorry can’t do XYZ” so much as Alexa does haha

[@kristenreader]

It’s not just you. It’s miserable. I got the Nanit and a few echo shows. I can’t rely on them and have to have a backup audio monitor. I go to sleep with an echo show next to me showing my baby. Few hours later if I wake up - it’s just not showing my baby anymore. How can I sleep well knowing that midway through the night my monitor is just going to stop showing and playing nursery room?! Wildly frustrating

[@Fathercraft]

Sorry for your frustration, Kristen, but good to know, thanks for sharing!

[@realitychecktime101]

Thanks for the video, we just got the Echo Show 10 for what we thought was full nanit app functionality, but instead, just these garbage few skills. Do you happen to know of any other option for displaying Nanit video, other then your cell phone OR having to get a newer tablet to setup on your end table/night stand/kitchen etc etc?

[@frenchiesaparis5741]

The hair dryer bit was hillarous 😂

[@jonathanmurray2186]

Please don’t say alexa in your Videos. Mine kept going off. Otherwise thanks for the reviews.

[@aamg182]

Hello Friend, I have two Xiaomi Cameras, the 360 and the basic, I already linked the account with the Mi Home skill and Alexa recognized the 2 cameras, but when I asked to show me the camera, it says not possible to connect, no compatible, device no supported, but the specifications of the camera say it is compatible, do you have any idea what can I do?

[@Fathercraft]

Sorry I don’t. It could be that it only supports audio.

[@ahykel13]

Have you viewed Kamibaby smart

[@cocopopscoco]

Hey this is cool, as I decide between these baby monitors, I have 2 questions: 1. Can Echo (non video) play just the continuous sound? 2. Does Alexa count as a device? As nanit basic only allows 2 devices to connect which is a problem if we already have 2 phones connected? Thank you FYI: Watching from South Africa :)

[@Fathercraft]

Thanks for watching! 1) No - audio only feed is not available 2) This is a great question and unfortunately I don't have a definitive answer. My guess is Alexa doesn't count as a device because it's not configured within the Nanit app and acts more like an extension of one of the accounts you have setup.

[@Happyliving757]

Plz help me connect nanit to enchi show

[@ediinaa1]

Hey, I love your videos. The cubo ai plus also can be cast on alexa and google hubs, any experience with them?

[@Fathercraft]

Thank you! Not with the Cubo but other monitors the experience wasn’t very great.

[@dorelaure]

I had to return the owlet because of incompatibility with my xfinity 5ghz internet. I wish I'd known this before making the purchase. Does nanit work with 5ghz wifi?

[@Fathercraft]

It does but the 2ghz band works better in my opinion, unless the monitor is fairly close to your router.

[@dorelaure]

@@Fathercraft thank you. I'm leaning towards the Miku now after your last video I watched. Does it have the same wifi issue?

[@Fathercraft]

No issues connecting although it does take a second or two longer than the Nanit to connect.

[@d3vils0ul832]

For the video feed on the nanit, does it have to be the show 8/10 not the 5?

[@Fathercraft]

Hi - it should work with all the above.