Dipping your toe into smart home gadgetry is an exciting new world of tech, but it's not always obvious how to make the most of the Alexa app and platform. While Alexa has one of the most user ...

Once you’ve set up Skype calling with Alexa, optimizing the app for a better calling experience takes time. There are several ways to do this. For instance, you can make some Skype contacts ...

You might be tempted to skip through the setup and hop straight into a conversation with Alexa. Still, it's important to read through the various settings, features, and Alexa Skills before ...

If you don't want Alexa repeating what you just said, you can change that setting so that it plays a short sound instead of a voice response. When you set up your Amazon Echo, the music service ...

Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek First of all, you'll need a smart plug that's been paired with Alexa. Once you've got this set up, you're ready to create your Christmas lights routine. Open the Alexa ...

Want to know how to enable Alexa's Whisper Mode? Especially if you have little ones at home, Alexa's blaring responses can be disruptive and, frankly, a little annoying. Thankfully, there's a ...

Alexa uses your location to make accurate weather forecasts, amongst other things. So, if you've moved recently, it's especially important to make sure your address is up to date. To change your ...

This year, however, a developer appears to be taking advantage of all the new Echo speakers that are flooding the market and has created a fake Alexa setup app to trick people into using it.