Can Alexa track my snoring?

When your device detects those sounds, it can then launch a series of commands in response. Alexa can listen for a dog barking or a baby crying, as well as people snoring and coughing.
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Does Alexa know if I snore?

Alexa Guard only detects sounds when Alexa is set to 'Away' mode with Alexa Guard activated, but the new crying, snoring, and coughing sound detection works all the time. To see if you have the new sound detection features, create a new Alexa Routine in the Alexa app and tap the “When this happens” setting.
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How do I get Alexa snore?

Alexa snores to help you fall asleep

Perhaps the intent is to make you feel comforted if you're snoozing alone or maybe it's for people who can't sleep without the sounds of snoring. Either way, it's just weird. Try it out by saying, "Alexa, play snore sounds."
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Does Alexa have sound detection?

Ultimately, Alexa's sound detection feature can help you and your Amazon-powered smart home operate more smoothly. To use the new preview of the Sound Detection feature, you need an Amazon Echo smart speaker, like an Echo Dot, or an Echo Show display.
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Can Alexa monitor your room?

With Home Monitoring enabled on your Echo Show 10 (3rd gen), you can configure Routines that trigger when a person is detected. For example, you can have Alexa turn on smart devices whenever a person walks into a room.
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Can Alexa notify me if someone comes in my room?

The Alexa voice assistant has several built-in security features to help protect your home, such as Alexa Guard, which can detect if someone is breaking into your house, and Alexa Drop-In, which lets you listen in to see what the detected noise could be.
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Is Alexa always listening?

The short answer is yes, Alexa is always listening to you. Or rather the microphone on your Alexa smart speaker is always active (by default, at least) and is constantly monitoring voices in your home in order to hear its wake word.
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What happens when you tell Alexa goodnight?

"Alexa, goodnight" could turn off your lights, turn off your TV, and play ambient sounds. (Google Home has a similar feature as well). Here's how to set up Alexa routines. 1.
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Can you listen in on Alexa?

The Alexa app is available for iOS and Android devices and can be used as an Amazon Alexa remote to listen remotely so you can give commands to Alexa from anywhere. This will mean that even if you are at the gym or sitting in a different room in the house you can listen to Alexa in any of your rooms.
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What happens when you tell Alexa to set the mood?

Simply say, "Alexa, open Romantic moods," or "Alexa, start Romantic moods" and the skill will then do the rest. You can also set the perfect mood with music. If you have a Spotify account, then you can connect it to Amazon Alexa to play your tunes and custom playlists for all occasions, especially date night.
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What should you not say Alexa?

Things You Should Not Ask Alexa
  1. 3 / 10. Juan Ci/Shutterstock. Don't Ask Alexa How Old She Is. Alexa's going to have her way with you if you ask her a personal question such as how old she is! ...
  2. 4 / 10. via amazon.com. Don't Ask Alexa What Various Animals Sound Like. ...
  3. 5 / 10. via amazon.com. Don't Ask Alexa if She Can Beatbox.
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What is the weirdest thing Alexa can do?

Here are some noise commands to try: “Alexa, can you fart?” Yes, yes, she can. “Alexa, can you burp?” Alexa will give you a funny response. “Alexa, bark.” She'll bark, but if you tell her to bark a few more times, things get out of hand, and she starts rapping using dog noises — not recommended.
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Can Alexa play sleep sounds all night?

Try the Sleep and Relaxation Sounds skill

When you're ready for a snooze, just say "Alexa, tell Sleep Sounds to play thunderstorms" or whatever sound you want to hear. You can set a sleep timer so it won't play all night by saying "Alexa, set a sleep timer for three hours."
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Is there an app to detect snoring?

The most popular and innovative app of its kind, SnoreLab records, measures and tracks your snoring and helps you to discover effective ways to reduce it. SnoreLab has monitored more than 50 million nights of sleep and has helped millions of people to better understand or even eliminate their snoring problem.
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Can I use Alexa as a baby monitor?

Use Echo Show With the Alexa App as a Baby Monitor

It will create a video call connection and you can see the camera directly on your app. You can connect your Echo Show with the Alexa App on your phone and use it as a baby monitor.
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Can Alexa respond to claps?

This skill integrates Alexa with the original "The Clapper(tm)" device. Just say, "Alexa, ask my smart home to turn on the light", and Alexa will take care of communicating with The Clapper(tm) for you, saving you the effort of clapping your own hands together. Great for hands-free operation!
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Can you use Alexa as a spy camera?

Alexa's Drop In

Drop In can be used like an intercom for two-way talk, or even a surveillance camera with Amazon Echo Show. Connecting can be done with the simple voice command, “Alexa, drop in on Echo Show.” With permissions in place, you can also use the Drop In feature to monitor the security of other households.
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Can you drop in on Alexa without them knowing?

But can you drop in on Alexa without them knowing? No, you can't silently eavesdrop with Alexa's drop in feature. When someone drops in to an Alexa-enabled device, that device makes a distinct ringing noise and continuously flashes a green-light, for as long as the drop in occurs. Neither can be turned off.
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What color does Alexa turn when someone is listening?

Amazon Echo devices emit a spinning blue ring when they are powered on. The device will also display a blue ring when listening. In addition, a lighter tone of blue will point towards the direction of the person who woke the smart speaker.
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What happens when you say good morning to Alexa?

Once you're awake, say, "Hey, Alexa, good morning" to trigger your morning routine. Set actions so that the Amazon Echo will read you the weather, give your email summary, run down what's on your calendar for the day and let you know what's going on in the news.
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What happens if you say thank you to Alexa?

Also, if you say “Thank you” after she's performed an action for you,” she'll say “No problem,” “You bet,” or another acknowledgement of your gratitude. Alexa won't hear you say “Thank you,” however, unless you have Follow-up Mode enabled.
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Can Alexa fade lights?

Voice control platforms like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant can all turn your lights on and off when you ask, but none of them can tell your lights to slowly fade out.
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Can you talk dirty to Alexa?

To set a swearing routine for Alexa, open your Alexa app for iOS or Android and tap More > Routines. Next, tap the + and type the name for your new routine, such as "Alexa swearing." Next, tap When this happens and choose your trigger to start setting up your Alexa swearing routine.
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How do I stop Alexa from spying on me?

Stop Alexa Listening Completely

The simplest way to prevent Alexa from recording anything is by pressing the Microphone button located on the top of your Echo device. This stops Alexa from listening out for her wake word. By pressing the Microphone button, you will still be able to use Alexa's various features.
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How do you keep Alexa private?

Go to the Alexa Privacy settings page, and select Manage your Alexa data. Use the toggle to opt in or out of having voice recordings used to help improve Amazon services and develop new features.
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