![]() ![]() ( Security camera feeds also work with a lot of other smart home brands too)Īnother top video smart home integration, you can ask “Alexa, show my Ring Doorbell” for a feed of what’s happening out-front. This can turn your camera into a fantastic baby monitor, or just act as a seamless way of checking on what’s happening in different areas of the house. Netflix is on offer on the Show range, offering you the opportunity to watch popular TV shows and big budget movies like Project Power, The Irishman and Red Notice - on a 5, 8 or 10-inch screen - just as the director intended.Ī real win for smart home fans, you can say “Alexa, show my front door” to have that security camera feed displayed on the Echo Show or Echo Spot’s screen – obviously replace "front door" with the name of your Nest Cam. All you have to do is say something like, "Alexa, ask WikiHow how to tie my shoes" and you're off to the races. Enter the WikiHow skill, which will give you video walkthroughs on how to do pretty much anything. ![]() Sometimes you just want to learn how to do something, and you want some good instructions for how to do it. This is a good stop gap until Vevo shows up. ![]() Good for music videos and funnies – but those with different tastes might be found wanting. “Alexa, play Biffy Clyro music videos” will start a search for the video you want to watch, and you’ll get on-screen results made up of the two services. Luckily, Dailymotion and Vimeo have stepped into the void - with a little help from Microsoft's Bing but there’s no official skill to be found. Video on the Amazon Echo has become a bit of a mess after a spat between Google and Amazon meant YouTube support was pulled from Alexa devices. Choose your calendar service and choose whether to give access to calendar and/or email. You can connect and see your calendars on your Alexa screen.Ĥ. OK, not an Alexa skill per se – but more useful than most on this list. To watch shows such as The Grand Tour and Bosch (surprisingly not a show about dishwashers) just say, “ Alexa, play on Amazon Prime Video.” You can watch TV shows and movies from Amazon Prime Video on your Amazon Echo Show and Spot, provided you have a Prime account. You can now video call contacts, and with the power of an Echo Show or Echo Spot with a quick “ Alexa, call Mom on Skype.” While you can chat to contacts using Alexa Calling, the Skype skill was a serious boon for the Alexa platform.
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