To activate the camera echo show owners only need to say alexa show me the front door camera or.
Echo spot front door camera.
If you have an amazon echo show of any size echo spot or even an amazon fire tv stick you can check in on cameras such as ring video doorbell arlo pro 3 or nest cam iq indoor.
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If you have a ring video doorbell pro video doorbell elite video doorbell 2 or floodlight cam alexa can start a new video or join an existing one.
The ring skill connects any ring video doorbell or security camera to your echo show echo spot echo speakers firetvs or firetablets.
Echo show owners who want to take advantage of this feature will also need a smart camera.
Now that you ve successfully connected your ring doorbell device to your amazon echo you may be wondering what exactly you can do with it.
However not every smart doorbell camera is compatible with either or.
Alexa show the front door use this command to see your camera s live feed on an echo show or echo spot smart display.
To end the feed say alexa stop alexa hide my front door or alexa hide the front door camera our top equipment picks.
As mentioned above amazon and google both sell home assistant devices that have video screens letting you view the feed from compatible smart doorbell cameras.
You can say alexa show me the camera or doorbell name which will show you the front door without turning the microphone on.
To remove the feed from the screen say alexa hide my front door.
Can i disable two way communication.
Yep you can essentially use your echo show as a security camera monitor.
You can also disable two way communication by pressing the mic button during live view on an echo show or echo spot.
It s more than just an alarm clock but amazon is definitely pushing this as a 130 device that will sit next to your bed.
You can watch a live feed from your smart security camera on your amazon alexa speaker just by asking.
Amazon has the echo show and echo spot devices while google s nest hub and nest hub max serve similar purposes.
To set the two up you ll need a smartphone handy so you can download the alexa app to set the ring skill up.
Echo spot feels like the real push to get cameras inside your smart home.
For those who have the echo show or echo spot you can say alexa show my front door to get an instant view of the entry to your home.