Amazon Drop In on all your Echo

Amazon Drop In on all your Echo

Amazon has updated Alexa so you can use the “Drop In” calling feature to communicate across all of your Amazon Echo devices at once.

According to Amazon, you can use any compatible Amazon Echo device, such as an Echo, Echo Show, or Echo Plus, to simultaneously communicate with others across all the Echo devices in your home. Previously, Drop In messages could only be sent from one Alexa-enabled device to another. For example, a user in the kitchen could “Drop In” to a second device in the living room.

Amazon's Drop In feature also worked with your Alexa contacts, so you could send a “Drop In” message from your bedroom Echo to your grandma's Echo Show at home. When someone receives a Drop In, the Echo device's indicator light flashes green and you are automatically connected to the contact. Now, because this feature works on multiple Echo devices, it's useful for groups.

To start a group Drop In conversation, ask Alexa to “Drop In Everywhere.”

Imagine asking your family something like “What does everyone want for dinner?”, with your message sent to Echos in every room of your home, allowing anyone in those rooms to easily respond. Technically, Amazon also offers a broadcast feature that has similar functionality in that you can record a message and broadcast it across your devices a moment later.

Amazon said users in the US can now also set reminders for all their Alexa devices. In the Amazon Alexa app, choose “All devices” when creating a reminder or enable the feature for all reminders by going to Settings > Reminders and selecting “Announce on all devices.” devices".

Amazon Drop In on all your Echo

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