Connect to a specific device group drop in on living room.
Alexa drop in on the living room.
Only one alexa enabled device from the device group connects.
Drop in use drop in to create an instant connection to other alexa devices in your household like a two way intercom.
Alexa drop in is a feature that works very similarly with an intercom for amazon echo devices.
Use drop in to.
If you re using one of the echo devices simply say alexa drop in on the living room or alexa drop in on the office or wherever you ve got the other echo devices set up.
So how can we get alexa into our living rooms.
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Using your bedroom echo dot you can say alexa drop in on living room your bedroom dot will then activate a two way link with the living room dot where your partner is playing music.
Once your speakers are named say alexa drop in on the living room.
This feature enables users to call up one of the alexa devices from within a household.
At t calling with alexa joins the suite of existing alexa communication features including.
This last part is relatively easy.
To test this try standing in a room where you have just created an alexa enabled group and say alexa turn on the lights.
Initiate a drop in.
It will happen automatically and the person in that room will hear three chimes before the call is connected.
Alexa unlock the front door alexa dim the living room lights.
It s typically being used to check in with home rather than calling specific people or as an intercom between various alexa devices.
Previously drop in messages could only be sent to from one alexa enabled device to another.
Add the echo in that room to the group.
Have a two way conversation by connecting to one of your alexa enabled devices drop in on kitchen.
For instance one user in the kitchen could drop in on a second device in the living room.
Go to the settings for each echo device and give it a room name such as living room kitchen or office.