What is ramp brightness Alexa?

For the Control device, pick the smart light you want to brighten or dim. Set the start and end brightness with the sliders. Tap on Ramp to Brightness. Set the amount of time you want the lights to brighten for.
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How do you use the brightness Alexa ramp?

Add Dimming or Brightening Bulbs to a Routine
  1. Open the Alexa app .
  2. Open More and select Routines.
  3. Select your routine, and then Add action.
  4. Select Control Device, and choose your dimmable light.
  5. Select Brightness.
  6. Use the slider bar to choose your starting or ending brightness level.
  7. Select Ramp to Brightness.
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Can Alexa wake you up with light?

Your Alexa alarm works, but the Wake-up Lights don't turn on. Tip: To set a wake-up alarm by voice, specify the light name. Say "Wake me up at [time] with [light name]."
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Can Alexa wake me up gradually?

It starts your chosen ring off at a lower volume, then gradually increases to full volume so you can wake up slowly.
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How do you make Alexa dim your lights?

To turn the bulb on and off, you can simply say, “Alexa, turn <device name> on,” or “Alexa, turn <device name> off.” You can also dim it: “Alexa, dim <device name> to 50 percent.”
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Why does Alexa randomly turn my lights on?

This might be after software updates or something of the sort, or even a dip in power might force the light to go on. Have you checked in the alexa app that it was definitely Alexa that switched it on? IE dont look in the ST app, look in the alexa app to see that the command came from there.
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Can Alexa turn off lights by clapping?

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! Turn on/off your lights while sipping a coffee, vaping, or petting your dog.
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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.
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Why is snooze 9 minutes?

Alarm clocks did exist before the snooze function, so there was already a standard gear setup that innovators had to work with. Getting the gear teeth to line up to allow for exactly ten minutes wasn't possible, so they had to choose between setting it at nine minutes and a few seconds or a little bit over ten minutes.
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Can you change Alexa name?

You can't change Alexa's name on your Amazon speaker, but you can change your speaker's "wake word" to one of several other available terms. Amazon speakers are set to listen for the name "Alexa" as its default "wake word," though you can switch its "wake word" to "Amazon," "Echo," or "Computer."
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What is Alexa sunrise?

It allows you to set up morning and/or night routines that can brighten or dim your lights over a stretch of time that's between 5 and 59 minutes. “For example, you can schedule your lights to brighten to your desired brightness before you wake up, independent of Alexa alarms.
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How do I make sure Alexa wake me up?

If you just want that classic alarm, it's pretty easy. Say “Alexa, set an alarm for 7 am,” or whenever it is you want to wake up to your smart speaker. If you forget the “am,” Alexa will check in and make sure she knows what you need. When the alarm goes off in the morning, just say “Alexa, turn off,” and that's it.
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Can you use Echo Dot as a night light?

If you have an Echo or an Echo Dot, you can use it as a night light by installing an Alexa skill. Alexa skills are similar to apps for Echo devices which add extra functionality. Several skills add a night light function to an Echo device by turning on the light ring and leaving it on.
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How do you get Alexa to turn off lights when you say goodnight?

For example, instead of having to remember to say “Alexa, good night” to kick off a nighttime routine that locks the doors and shuts off the lights, you can now assign additional phrases like “Alexa, bedtime” or “Alexa, night night.” You can even add “Alexa, bonne nuit” to the same routine thanks to Amazon's support ...
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Can Alexa automatically turn lights on and off?

With Alexa Routines, you can schedule your lights to turn on and off, change brightness, and change colors. You can even create schedules for your lights to run on specific days and times.
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How do I turn off Alexa lights at night?

You can turn off Echo Dot lights by switching on the DND mode using Alexa on your device. This will prevent the Echo Dot from reading out any notifications or messages on your mobile, including your Amazon order details.
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Is snoozing unhealthy?

Unfortunately for avid fans of the snooze button, science is not on their side. As it turns out, sleep science suggests that hitting the snooze button can not only disrupt healthy sleep patterns, but may leave you feeling drowsy for the rest of the day.
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Does an extra 5 minutes of sleep help?

Unfortunately for those of us who enjoy that idea of just a few more minutes, it's not great news. Most sleep researchers says snoozing won't make you any more rested. If anything, it can make it harder for you to wake up.
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Is it better to snooze or wake up later?

David Dinges, chief of the Division of Sleep and Chronobiology at the University of Pennsylvania, explains that, though you shouldn't try to sleep in an extra hour or two after being awoken by your first alarm (being ridiculously late to work all the time isn't a good thing), the snooze button is actually great for ...
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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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Does Amazon 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.
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Does Alexa listen to all conversations?

You need to know that Alexa is technically always listening, even without explicitly triggering an Alexa device. Alexa does not actively record and store all your conversations, but it's always listening for "Alexa," the wake word. Once you say it, anything you say that follows is recorded and stored in the cloud.
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Is the clapper still a thing?

Caution: Joseph Enterprises, Inc is the ONLY legal, manufacturer and distributor of the trademarked 'The Clapper'.
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Who invented clap on lights?

The Clapper was invented by Carlile R. Stevens and Dale E. Reamer, and issued U.S. Patent #5493618, which was published on 20 February 1996.
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What happened to the Clapper?

It wasn't the only device that didn't work; The Clapper, due to changes in electronics, became less useful in the decades after its creation. Our devices got smarter and clapping just wasn't as effective anymore. Still though, he had two important, incredibly lucrative inventions to his name.
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