What age is echo dot appropriate for?

If your child is the right age (around 5-8), the Echo Dot Kids is a safe way to use Alexa and listen to music.

Is an Echo Dot suitable for a child?

With a choice of a cute Tiger or Panda, excellent parental controls, a free year's subscription to Kids+ and some genuinely fun responses, this Echo speaker is a safe way for your children to interact with Alexa.

Are echoes good for kids?

But it's not just the design that's kid-friendly, this Echo has audio books, can play games, and help your kids learn. To stop children from listening to inappropriate material, settings can be toggled to restrict explicit lyrics to keep everything PG, and you can set time limits or pause it during dinner time.

Is the Echo Dot good for a 10 year old?

If your child is the right age (around 5-8), the Echo Dot Kids is a safe way to use Alexa and listen to music.

What Echo is best for kids?

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How do I set up Alexa dot for my child?

Can Echo Dot Kids play Spotify?

If you subscribe to Prime, Spotify or Apple Music, kids can listen via the Echo Dot Kids, but they can also ask Alexa to play Fun Kids radio, within which there are pop, classical, classics, soundtracks, animals and party stations. They can also ask for Disney Hits, Kids' Party, Nursery Rhymes and more.

Can Alexa detect baby crying?

Alexa can detect a baby crying, a dog barking, smoke and fire alarms, breaking glass or even someone coughing or snoring. For now, there are no preset templates for how Alexa should respond to each sound trigger, so that will be up to you to set up.

How do you make Alexa swear?

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.

What does Alexa dot kids do?

Meet Echo Dot Kids: our most popular smart speaker with Alexa, made for children. The fun design delivers crisp vocals and balanced bass for full sound. Help children learn and grow: children can ask Alexa questions, set alarms and get help with their homework.

What should you not say Alexa?

Can Alexa talk to my dog?

Amazon.com: Dog Talk : Alexa Skills. By enabling, this skill can be accessed on all your available Alexa devices. Give Alexa a command like bark, talk, door, fetch, or treat, and your dog's name—Alexa will talk to your dog. As of April 2021, Dog Talk will now remember your dog's name.

How do you make Alexa laugh?

All you need to do to get started is to ask Alexa to "Open Laugh Box." When it starts, it will play a random laugh for you. After any laugh ends, you can ask Alexa for a type of laugh or to define a laugh.

Will Alexa call 911?

But will Alexa dial 911 for you in an emergency? You can't ask Alexa to dial 911 or other emergency services directly, unless you have an Echo Connect hooked to a landline phone. You can, however, set up a personal emergency contact and turn on Alexa Guard for home security.

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.

What is the Alexa secret code?

It's a legendary cheat code, which has been introduced to Alexa and Siri as an Easter egg. The 'Super Mode' doesn't actually do anything, but instead is a whimsical tribute to the iconic video game cheat. The code to say is: “Alexa, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start”, as revealed on TikTok.

Why did my Alexa bark?

Among other things, your Amazon Echo can make it sound like a dog is barking inside your house if your security cameras sense movement when you're not home. The feature is part of Alexa Guard Plus, a subscription service that costs $4.99 per month or $49 per year after a 30-day free trial.

Can you schedule Alexa to sing Happy Birthday?

By enabling, this skill can be accessed on all your available Alexa devices. Want Alexa to sing happy birthday to someone on their big day? Just open our Happy Birthday skill, tell us their name and we will sing Happy Birthday to them!

Why is my Alexa making cat noises?

The way it works is Alexa acts as a virtual cat or dog and converses with your pet by meowing or barking. Alexa can start the "conversation" and once your pet responds, the virtual assistant will continue mimicking the animal sounds. Just say, "Alexa, enable Meow or Bark," and your pets will be entertained all day.

Can Alexa spy on you?

No, Alexa does not record all your conversations — just some of them. According to Amazon, Alexa records what you say only after the Echo or Alexa-enabled device detects your wake word. Then — or after you press your device's action button — Alexa starts recording your request, sending it up to Amazon's cloud.

What crazy things can you ask Alexa?

Can you ask Alexa to fart?

Alexa can fart, and she doesn't hold back. When you ask Alexa to fart, the Big Fart skill is automatically enabled, giving you access to an alarmingly large library of fart sounds—42 to be exact. Not that you need any more flatulence in your home, but at least hers don't stink.

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.

Can Alexa record you sleeping?

Follow the instructions you receive in your Alexa app after you enable the My Sleep Log skill. You can also use My Sleep Log online. View a complete record of your sleep entries on MySleepLog.com, where you can also explore data patterns behind your sleep habits. Disclaimer: This tool does not provide medical advice.