How to set up your new Amazon Echo or Echo Dot

There are a lot of things you can do with the speakers. Many of these things will become part of your routine over time. Everything you need to know about starting with an Amazon device.

The service is designed to be something you can rely on for just about every aspect of the connected home, and it is the basis for one of the best smart speaker experiences you will find today. Setting it up correctly out of the box will give you the most out of the experience.

You don't need a phone to use your Echo, but you will need the app to get there.

The first thing you need to do is install the app from the Play Store, because every part of the setup and maintenance process goes through the app. Wait for the power supply to be connected to the port on the bottom of the device before you use it. When you open the app for the first time, you'll be asked to sign in to your Amazon account, and then you'll be able to connect to your Echo.

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To get to the speaker from your phone, you have to first connect to your wi-fi network. The process begins with an orange ring around the top of the echo to let you know it's ready to connect

Once you plug in your device, you can start setting it up. We went through the steps to get your smart speaker up and running when we reviewed it.

This is the first thing. You can open the app from the home screen.

There are two You need to sign in to your account.

There are three. Pull up the menu by selecting the horizontal bars on the left side of the screen.

There are four. If you want to add a device, tap it.

There are five. You can choose from the list.

There are six. You can choose the device you want to use.

There are seven. The device's generation can be selected.

There are eight. If you want your phone to find the Echo device, you can turn on the bluetooth feature on your phone.

There are nine. From the list, select the device you want.

There are ten. You can choose the network that the device will use.

There is a new date for the 11th. Once your device is connected to the internet, you can continue.

You can choose the output if you connect your echo to an external speaker. You can use the built-in speaker if you so choose.

13th When setting up routines, you'll want to choose the room where your device is located.

The 14th. To learn more about the platform, watch the video.

There are fifteen. This is it! Next, hit the button to set up your echo.

Giving Echo access to your accounts

You need to give your Echo something to do now that it's on your home network. If you're a Prime Music user, it's great if you give Echo access to Amazon music services, but there's a chance you'd like to give it access to other things. You will get access to music services when you open the side menu.

This side menu can be used to grant access to your physical address for work. It will make it so that you can get weather and traffic information, as well as what you want to do. The ability to choose what news sources are used for the flash briefing allows you to keep up with the news.

This is the first thing. The menu can be pulled up by tapping the horizontal bars.

There are two To change settings, go to settings.

There are three. You can add your music accounts by selecting the Music tab.

There are four. Pick the music service you want to use.

There are five. If you want to add your news sources, you need to use flash briefings.

There are six. You can link your calendar to your device by scrolling down to the calendar section.

Setting each of these up to your own preferences will make your morning reading and research into a conversation.

Connecting Alexa to your connected home

If you've got smart gadgets that let you control your lights, thermostat, or coffee maker, you'll want to connect them to your Amazon echo.

If you have a Smart Things, you'll need to log in and connect to the hub so that it can access everything on your network. You'll be able to speak and control things using the control app.

If you want to control the lights on your house, you'll need to use the Amazon app. You can control individual bulbs or groups at the same time.

You can speak group names and have the same function as you would with an individual bulb if you set this up.

This is the first thing. The menu can be pulled up by tapping the horizontal bars on the left side.

There are two You can add a device to connect your home products to your device.

There are three. The brands that work with the echo platform can be found in the category. Select the icon if you want to set up the bulbs.

There's a high chance that any product you already own will work with your Echo device.

Exploring your Amazon Echo for fun

There are a lot of things you can do that are just plain fun, even if you don't know how to set up your Amazon echo. There is a whole section of the side menu called Skills & Games.

You can install third-party apps on your Echo. Having a random Shakespearean insult voiced at you is one of the silly ones. You can get bus schedules and simple science and math facts from others.

It's updated with new features frequently, and it's worth the time to scroll through Skills. You can get to know your Echo by following a routine. When you want morning or evening routines to be activated, you can set up groups of activities, like light controls and flash briefings, to be triggered.

Once you know how you like your set up, this becomes more useful. There is a way to set up routines on the Amazon echo.

The Things to Try tab in the sliding menu will show you a huge list of things you can ask the speaker. There's always something to try out when Amazon adds new features and seasonal updates.