How to Set up the Amazon Echo Dot?

Before you start using the Echo Dot, then you will have to set it up first. Hopefully, the entire process only takes a few minutes, even if you're new to the world of smart home devices.

Here’s how to use Alexa and how it will help you to make the most of your virtual assistant. Alexa is an asset in your smart home as long as you're using it correctly.

Set up the Amazon Echo Dot

Alexa is available in all shapes and sizes. If you own the Amazon Echo (3rd Gen), Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen), Amazon Echo Show 8 or another Echo speaker, the Alexa voice assistant is ready for you to use.

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How to Set up the Amazon Echo Dot-

Step 1: Download and open the Alexa app (Android and iOS) on your smartphone or tablet.

Step 2: Choose devices in the lower right corner.

Step 3: Click the Plus sign in the top right corner, or press the hamburger menu (the three horizontal lines) in the upper left corner.

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Step 4: ‘Add Device.’

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Step 5: Click on the Amazon Echo icon, after the Echo Dot icon that shows on the next screen. After that, click on the image of the third-generation Echo Dot.

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Step 6: Connect your Echo Dot through the added power adapter. When the blue light ring has changed into orange, your device is in Setup Mode.

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Step 7: Wait for your Echo Dot to show up on your phone and choose it. You will be asked to go to your Wi-Fi settings. Before that, select the network called ‘Amazon-XXX.’ After that, back to the Alexa app.

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Step 8: Select the Wi-Fi network to which you want to connect your Echo Dot to wifi. Type your password if needed.

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Step 9: Choose the external speaker your Echo Dot will be using. If unable to connect this device to an external speaker, skip this step.

Step 10: Choose the room where your Echo Dot is placed (or create a new room).

Congratulations: You’ve set up the Amazon Echo Dot!

Know Some Alexa Skills

Now that your Amazon Echo Dot setup is complete, let's have a look at some skills of Amazon Echo Dot. Furthermore to its indigenous abilities, Alexa has more than 10,000 ‘skills,’ which is just a fancy way to say ‘voice-activated apps.’ Adding them is easy; just say ‘Alexa, activate Domino’s Pizza,’ and your Echo Dot can help you find a piping hot side of spicy jalapeño-pineapple chicken chunks.

You can request it to guide you to a destination, keep track of your schedule, order products off of Amazon, read books, find local restaurants and answer your questions. Different third-party gadgets have Alexa embeds, too, especially in the smart home category. Precisely Alexa compatible devices, the best smart light bulbs or best smart plugs, can be controlled using Alexa.

The voice-controlled assistant lives inside the Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen), Insignia 4K Fire TV Edition and other Amazon streaming devices, too. You can also find a free companion app for Android and iOS devices that show you how to use Alexa wherever you are.

You will want to confirm that you are taking full advantage of this personal assistant. These are some guidelines on how to use Alexa that will help you set up your Alexa speaker, connect it to your smart home devices, play music, and much more.

Learn here how to set up the Amazon Echo Dot. We have a specific guide showing you how to set up the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock, which is similar but has a couple more steps. And make sure to check out our how to use Alexa guide for more tips and tricks to using Amazon's voice assistant.

The Amazon Echo Dot is one of the best-value smart speakers you can buy; at $49 (and usually priced lower), it's one of the least expensive ways to get Alexa into your home. Although its small size, it provides great audio if you want a small smart speaker for your bedroom, study, or kitchen.

Amazon’s Skills store interface manages somehow to both cover and underwhelm. You'll find a lot of useful Echo apps as you go.