Work from home (WFH) is becoming normal for us during COVID-19 Pandemic days. We usually are not habitual of it so we get tense and frustrate while working simultaneously non-stop, with no fixed time limit for work. In these situations either we can listen to something or interact with someone is the best option – both can be done on Alexa devices as they are getting smarter every day. There are many Alexa devices in the market which includes the Echo devices, 3rd Gen Firestick TV, FireTV Cube and you can also have it on 3rd party Alexa supportable devices. In a recent update you can now access Alexa through iOS devices too. Currently, we are using Echo Dot 4th, Gen, as our Alexa Device, but all the commands below can be done on any Alexa device.
Starting the day with giving commands to Alexa for setting an alarm, date and time that can be done in multiple following ways
1. Normal Alarm: “Alexa, set an alarm for 5 AM“ or “Alexa, wake me up at 5 in the morning“
2. Set music alarm: “Alexa, wake me up to [artist, song, genre, playlist or album] at 5 AM“ or “Alexa, set an alarm to Summer of 69“ or “Alexa, wake me up to Sun FM on TuneIn“
3. Repeating Alarm: “Alexa, set a repeating alarm for weekdays at 5 AM
4. Music Timer: “Alexa, set a 15-minute timer to “Here I am” or my Playlist“
5. Ask the date: “Alexa, what’s the date?“
6. Ask the time: “Alexa, what time is it?“
7. Set multiple timers: “Alexa, set a second timer for 15 minutes“
8. Create named Timer: “Alexa, set a baking timer for 20 minutes“
9. Ask when the next alarm is: “Alexa, when’s my next alarm?“
10. Cancel an alarm: “Alexa, cancel my alarm for 4 PM“
11. Snooze alarm: “Alexa, snooze“
12. Check on existing reminders: “Alexa, what are my reminders this weekend?” or “Alexa, what reminders do I have tomorrow?”
13. Check calendar events: “Alexa, what’s on my calendar for tomorrow?”
14. Add an event to a calendar: “Alexa, add an event to my calendar.with day and time”
15. Move a calendar event: “Alexa, move my meeting from 12 PM to 4 PM.”
16. Check dates: “Alexa, when is [next holiday] this year?“
17. Handwashing for 20 seconds: “Alexa, help me wash my hands“
During breakfast getting News and Weather forecast
18. For News: “Alexa, open flash briefing“
19. Add music news to your Flash Briefing: “Alexa, enable Today in Music.”
20. Body Stretching: “Alexa, open daily stretch“
21. Workout: “Alexa, 10 minutes workout Chalo“
22. Calendar Info: “Alexa, show my calendar“
23. Check headlines: “Alexa, what’s in the news?”
24. Check the weather: “Alexa, what’s the weather like?” or “Alexa, will it rain today?” You can also ask “Alexa, will I need an umbrella today?
25. Get a weather forecast: “Alexa, what’s the weather going to be like this weekend?
Using for Calls and Messaging. If you have an Android, you can send text messages with Alexa.
26. Call another Alexa user: “Alexa, call Vivek“
27. Answer an incoming call: “Alexa, answer the call” or “Alexa, answer.”
28. Hang up: “Alexa, hang up” or “Alexa, end the call.”
29. Play messages: “Alexa, play messages.”
30. Send an SMS: “Alexa, Vivek ko message bhejo”, “Alexa, send an SMS to Vivek,” or “Alexa, send an SMS.”
31. Use Drop In on one of your own devices: “Alexa, drop in on the living room.”
32. Make an announcement: “Alexa, announce it’s lunchtime,” “Alexa, broadcast it’s time to go” or “Alexa, tell everyone good night.”
33. Number check: “Alexa, open phone number check” or “tell me about XXXXX XXXXX” or “please provide information about XXXXX XXXXX” [Here XXXXX XXXXX is a contact no.]
Sports
34. Check the results of a finished game: “Alexa, what was the score of the IPL game?”
35. Ask if a team won: “Alexa, did the Mumbai Indians win?”
36. Ask when the next game is scheduled: “Alexa, when do the Manchester United play next match?”
37. Find out the results of your favorite teams: “Alexa, give me my Sports Update.”
Entertainment
38. Get movie quotes: “Alexa, Give me a movie quote.”
39. Get casting for a movie or show: “Alexa, who plays in [movie or TV show]?”
40. Get IMDb rating: “Alexa, what is the IMDb rating for [movie or TV show]?”
41. Find out who an actor is: “Alexa, who plays [character] in [movie or TV show]?”
42. Find an actor’s latest work: “Alexa, what is Florence Pugh latest movie?”
43. Find out who sings a particular song: “Who sings the song Peaches?”
44. Get the names of band members: “Who is in the band Linkin Park?”
45. Get album information: “What year did Linkin Park release In the end (song name) or Hybrid Theory (Album name)?”
46. Find popular music from an artist: “Alexa, what’s popular from Maroon 5 [artist]?”
47. Sample music from an artist: “Alexa, sample songs by Cardi B [artist].”
48. Find a particular album or song: “Alexa, find [song or album] by [artist].”
Media controls
49. Adjust audio settings: “Alexa, set the bass to four.”
50. Play music: “Alexa, play some music.”
51. Play music on other (or multiple) Alexa devices: “Alexa, play [artist/album/song/genre] in the living room” or “Alexa, play [music] everywhere.”
52. Queue specific song or artist: “Alexa, play music by Billie Eilish [artist].”
53. Play a song based on context: “Alexa, play the latest Taylor Swift album” or “Alexa, play that song that goes ‘Passenger’”
54. Play music based on a theme: “Alexa, play rock music for working.”
55. Play the song of the day: “Alexa, play the song of the day.”
56. Play Spotify music: “Alexa, Spotify Chalo” or “Alexa, play Party Songs on Spotify.”
57. Play a radio station: “Alexa, play [radio station call letters, example: 80’s Bollywood].”
58. Restart song: “Alexa, restart.”
59. Song information: “Alexa, what’s playing?”
60. Music controls: “Alexa, play” or “Alexa, next.”
61. Add a song to your Prime Music library: “Alexa, add this song.”
62. Control music playback on another Alexa speaker: “Alexa, stop in the Dining Room” or “Alexa, next in the Bedroom.”
63. Add a song to a playlist in Amazon Music: “Alexa, add this song to my playlist,” or “Alexa, add this to my Party Song playlist.”
64. Create a playlist in Amazon Music: “Alexa, create a new playlist,” or “Alexa, create a ‘Monday Blues’ playlist.”
65. Netflix Commands: “Alexa, play Mimi on Netflix”, “Alexa, Open Netflix”
66. Play an audiobook: “Alexa, play [title] on Audible,” “Alexa, read [title]” or “Alexa, play the book, [title].”
67. Resume the last played audiobook: “Alexa, resume my book.”
68. Skip audiobook chapters: “Alexa, next chapter” or “Alexa, previous chapter.”
69. Play a bedtime story: “Alexa, open Storytime”
70. Listen to Alexa read you a Kindle book: “Alexa, read my Kindle book.”
71. Set a sleep timer: “Alexa set a sleep timer for 30 minutes” or “Alexa, stop playing in 30 minutes.”
72. “Alexa, meditation sounds shuru karo” or “Alexa, play ambient sounds”
To-do and Shopping List
73. Add a task to to-do list: “Alexa, add ‘go to the grocery store’ to my to-do list” or “Alexa, I need to make an appointment with the doctor.”
74. Create a new to-do item: “Alexa, create a to-do.”
75. Create a shopping list: “Alexa, add onions to my shopping list” or “Alexa, I need to buy soaps.”
76. Check your shopping list: “Alexa, what’s on my shopping list?”
Miscellaneous
77. Get a recipe: “Alexa, Samsosa ki recipe batao” or “Alexa, how do you make Samosa?”
78. DND Mode: “Alexa, turn on DND mode”
79. Light commands: “Alexa, light bandh karo” or “Turn on Lights”
Maths
80. Convert units: “Alexa, how many [units] are in [units]?”
81. Basic math: “Alexa, what’s 25 plus 5?” or “Alexa, what’s 55 times 77?”
82. Advanced math: “Alexa, 60 factorial.” (Warning: Alexa will list numbers you didn’t know existed for about a minute.)
Settle a score
83. Roll a die: “Alexa, roll a die” or, “Alexa, roll a 26-sided die.”
84. Flip a coin: “Alexa, flip a coin.”
85. Pick a number: “Alexa, pick a number between 1 and 100.”
Definitions and spelling
86. Get the definition of a word: “Alexa, what’s the definition of [word]?”
87. Get the spelling of a word: “Alexa, how do you spell [word]?”
Easter eggs
Alexa comes full of Easter eggs and jokes
88. “Alexa, give me an Easter egg.”
89. “Alexa, good morning.”
90. “Alexa, tell me a joke.”
91. “Alexa, beam me up.”
92. “Alexa, set phasers to kill.”
93. “Alexa. Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.”
94. “Alexa, my name is Inigo Montoya.”
95. “Alexa, I want the truth.”
96. “Alexa, show me the money.”
97. “Alexa, what’s the first (or second) rule of Fight Club?”
98. “Alexa, surely you can’t be serious.”
99. “Alexa, are you SkyNet?”
100. “Alexa, party time!”
101. “Alexa, open the pod bay doors.”
102. “Alexa, when am I going to die?”
103. “Alexa, what is your quest?”
104. “Alexa, nice to see you, to see you”
105. “Alexa, don’t mention the war.”
106. “Alexa, what is your cunning plan?”
