How to Use Amazon Alexa Devices as an Intercom

With Drop In, use multiple Echo devices as a hands-free intercom to communicate with members of your household. Alexa supports Drop In and calling between all the Echo devices in your account. Just say, "Drop in on Home," to enable Drop In and Alexa connects to your other Amazon Echo device in your home.

1. Can you use Alexa as an intercom between rooms?
2. How do you announce to other Alexa devices?
3. How do I drop in on a specific Alexa device?
4. Can Alexa listen in on a room?
5. Can you spy on someone with Alexa?
6. How do you know if someone is dropping in on Alexa?
7. Can Alexa drop in on another house?
8. Can you talk between Echo dots?
9. How do you make Alexa yell?
10. Can someone drop in on Alexa without you knowing?
11. Can Alexa drop in on all devices?
12. Can Alexa be hacked to listen to conversations?

Can you use Alexa as an intercom between rooms?

With Amazon's Echo speakers, you can set up multi-room intercoms and even Drop In on different rooms in the house. If you're away from home or don't have an Echo in the room you're in; you can use the Alexa app to call into another room.

How do you announce to other Alexa devices?

For example, say “Alexa, announce that dinner's ready” to your Alexa Built-in device and “Dinner's ready” will play in your voice on your other supported devices. Customers can also say, “Alexa, tell everyone…” and “Alexa, broadcast…” to make an announcement.

How do I drop in on a specific Alexa device?

To Drop In on an external Alexa device from the Alexa app:

1. Select the Conversations icon.
2. Tap the Contacts icon at the top-right.
3. Select your desired contact.
4. Choose the Drop In icon, marked by home with a downward arrow.

Can Alexa listen in on a room?

You probably know how Amazon Echo's microphone and speakers communicate with Alexa, the voice assistant. ... Drop In can be used to call up friends and family who have Echo devices, as well as calling an Echo in your own home — or even in the next room.

Can you spy on someone with Alexa?

Turning an Echo Into a Spy

They record voice commands, what we speak at home, and even what we say on the phone. The latest Drop-in feature also allows any random person (with permission) to listen to the person's Alexa interaction. Amazon Echo or any other smart speakers have built-in microphones.

How do you know if someone is dropping in on Alexa?

How Will I Know If Drop In is On Or Off? To confirm whether your Drop In is on or off, you can go to Settings on the Alexa app and, under the general section, select 'Communications. ' Select 'Drop In' and check whether it is On, Off or in Household Calls mode.

Can Alexa drop in on another house?

You can Drop in on a device in another household or location if the contact on that end has given you permission from his or her Alexa app. To Drop in this way, say "Alexa, drop in on [name of contact]." You're connected to that contact through one of that person's Echo devices and can start chatting.

Can you talk between Echo dots?

Once you know the name of the device you want to call, you can simply use the command “Drop in.” To talk to another room which has an Echo Dot named “Master Bedroom,” for example, just say something like, “Alexa, drop in on Master Bedroom.” The device in that room will chime and its light, if any, will turn green.

How do you make Alexa yell?

Use an Alexa announcement, and you'll never yell to someone in another room again.
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Just follow the simple steps below:

1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Go to the Communicate tab on the bottom navigation bar.
3. Tap Announce.
4. Tap the microphone icon and say your message.
5. Tap the arrow button to broadcast it.

Can someone drop in on Alexa without you knowing?

While users do get a prompt the first time they enable drop in, Blackwell-Guerra noted it doesn't explain that the person may drop in at any time in the future without your explicit consent, along with any member of their household with access to their Amazon device.

Can Alexa drop in on all devices?

Alexa's aptly named “Drop in” feature, which lets you connect to a nearby Echo speaker or display and have a two-way conversation with whoever's on the other end, now lets you drop in on all your household Echo devices at the same time, perfect for holding a group chat.

Can Alexa be hacked to listen to conversations?

A flaw in Amazon's Alexa smart home devices could have allowed hackers access to personal information and conversation history, cyber-security researchers say. The hack "required just one click on an Amazon link" purposely crafted by the attacker, it says. ...