Alexa is not the only person you can talk about through your echo.You can also make and receive voice calls with other people.The Alexa application supports calls between Alexa and Alexa on an iPhone with iOS 9.0 or higher, and an iPhone with iOS 9.0 or superior.Android phone with Android 5.0 or superior.With an echo show, you can make and receive video calls.

Echo devices also use an intercom type system called Drop IN to directly call other Echo devices, whether at home or in another home.It works with most mobile phones and fixed lines in the United States and in some other countries.Here's how to make Alexa your own telephone operator.

Alexa call to Alexa

To start, open the Alexa application on your phone and press the communicate button at the bottom of the screen.If you are not already registered for calls between Alexa, you are invited to confirm your name, authorize access to your contacts and check your phone number.

Follow the instructions on the screen to enter and check the information on your mobile phone.You can then call a person on your contact list.Just ask Alexa to make the call via your Echo device.Say "Alexa, calls[name of contact] and Alexa makes the call.

To make a call with the Alexa application on your phone, be sure to be on the screen communicate.Press the Call button then select the contact you want to call.If this person is configured to receive calls via an Echo device or the Alexa application, you will see options to make him an audio or video call.

The call is then sent to the Echo device of the person you call.He is also transported to the Alexa application on her phone.She can answer your call via her echo or the Alexa application.

If you use an echo show or the Alexa application to make a video call, you can activate and deactivate the video at any time.You can put an end to calls from the Alexa application by pressing the Finish button key.If you call from your echo, say "Alexa, hang up".

If you receive a vocal or video call, the light ring of your Echo device becomes green, the Alexa app informs you of the call and Alexa tells you who calls you.On an echo show or in the Alexa app, you can see the name of the appellant's contact.

You can then answer the call by saying "Alexa, answer" or reject the call by saying "Alexa, ignore".The call can also be accepted or rejected from your phone.

Enter an Echo device

You can also directly call someone's echo using the Drop IN function, which transforms an Echo device into an intercom.It works with Echo devices inside and outside your home.

The difference between calls between Alexa and Drop in is that the person at the other end does not need to accept the Drop in;This happens automatically as long as the option is activated on both devices.People appearing in your Alexa contact list can also use Drop in to call you.

To configure the DROP IN option, open the Alexa application and press the DROP IN option icon.Communicate.Make sure you are already registered for calls between Alexa.Press the Try Drop-in button if you see it;Otherwise, press the drop-in icon at the top of the page.The first time you have access to Drop-in, you are invited to activate it in your own profile.Press the my link profile icon and turn on the switch next to authorize the deposit.

To communicate with an Echo device of your home, say "Alexa, enters communication with".[Name of Device].»Alexa requests a confirmation.You are then connected to the device and can start chatting with the person at the other end.To end the call, say "Alexa, hang up".

You can also use the Alexa application if you press communicate and go see us, then press the device name to start the call.(If you want to do a drop in on an echo show, you must first give Alexa access to your device).To end the interception, press the Finish button button.

You can also go to all Echo devices in your home at once.This can be useful if you need to contact all the members of your home or all the people present in a room with an Echo device at the same time.Say: "Alexa, reviews all devices".

The first time you do this, Alexa will ask you if you want to activate improved features.Say "yes".You can also activate them via the Alexa application.Press the icon further right and select Settings. Sous Préférences d’Alexa, allez à Communication &gt ; Fonctionnalités améliorées et allumez le Activé commutateur.

You can connect to a device outside your home, provided that the contact on the other end gave you authorization from its Alexa application.To intervene in this way, say "Alexa, intervene on[name of contact]."You are connected to this contact through one of its Echo devices and can start chatting.To disconnect, say "Alexa, hang up".

Cette opération peut également être effectuée via l’application si vous cliquez sur Conversations &gt ; Contactspuis choisissez la personne que vous souhaitez contacter.On the person's profile screen, press the Place in the icon button.If necessary, select the device you want to use.You are then connected and can start talking.Press the finish to stop the Drop in.

If you want to be able to receive a DROP IN from specific contact, you must give permission to this person. Pour ce faire, allez dans la sectionCommunicate et tapez sur l’écran Contacts dans le coin supérieur droit.

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Choose the name of the contact to which you wish to give the DROP IN authorization, then activate authorize the Drop in under permissions.When you receive a drop in from this contact, you will hear a chime and you can start talking.Say "Alexa, hang up" to end the call.

If you don't want people to come across you, the mode not disturbing so that it cannot happen.In the Alexa application, go to Devices and select a specific echo device. Allez ensuite dans Communications &gt ; Drop In.You can now customize the options to allow DROP IN calls only from authorized contacts, only from your account devices, or from nobody.

You can also prevent an ordinary call or a drop in from disturbing yourself on a particular echo device.To do this, say "Alexa, activates the function not to disturb".To allow calls and other notifications again, say "Alexa, deactivates the function not to disturb".

Telephone echo call

Telephone echo calls are supported by all Echo devices as well as most mobile and fixed phone numbers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico.After configuring Alexa's call to Alexa, your phone number is associated with your account and constitutes the number that appears to the people you call via your echo.

To call a person appearing in the contact list of your mobile phone, say "Alexa, calls".[name of contact].If the contact has more than one number - one for the mobile and another for the work - you can specify the number to compose. Dites « Alexa, appelle[name of contact] mobile,»» ou « Alexa, appelle[name of contact] travail»».If you call someone who is not in your contact list, simply say: "Alexa, calls [Phone Number].»»

There are certain types of numbers that you cannot call with your echo.These include surcharged numbers or paid numbers (such as 1-900 numbers), emergency services (such as 911), abbreviated numbering codes (such as 211 or 411)and international numbers outside the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico.

Keep in mind that if you call a company that asks you to physically type numbers for different menu options, this process may or not work with your echo.When you are presented to you a digital menu option, tell Alexa to press the appropriate number of the digital keyboard. Par exemple, « Alexa, appuie sur le chiffre 3 du clavier numérique»».

Lorsque vous avez terminé, dites simplement « Alexa, raccroche»», et l’appel est coupé.You can also call someone from the Alexa application by selecting the mobile phone number or the person's fixed line.