You may find it difficult to handle some features of the Amazon Echo device, such as sending messages. You don’t have to worry anymore, here we will show you how you can send messages through Amazon Echo with the virtual assistant Alexa to any of your contacts, be they written messages, voice notes or ‘ECO’ .
We’ll walk you through everything from scratch , starting with doing some important setup to your Amazon Echo device and the Alexa app.
How to send a message from ALEXA AMAZON ECHO to any of your contacts?
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- Steps to set up and send messages from ‘Alexa’ smart device?
- From Android above 6.0
- With iOS greater than 11.0
- How to know if you received a message in the ‘Alexa Amazon Echo’ application from your Mobile?
- with your iPhone
- From FireOS
- on your android
- What kind of messages does the ‘Alexa’ smart device send?
- Text messages to other ‘Alexa’ devices
- Voice messages
- ‘ECO’ messages
- Why are ‘ECO’ messages not supported for iOS devices?
Steps to set up and send messages from ‘Alexa’ smart device?
These steps are important for both parties to work correctly and understand all your orders, so don’t skip any.
- Plug in your Echo device, and place it in a corner of your room, this will make the sound of your voice amplified.
- On your mobile device, sign in with your Amazon accountin the Alexa app.
- Open the ‘More’ menu,which is the three horizontal gray bars located at the top left of our screen.
- An options menu will be displayed. Select the one that says ‘Add new devices’.
- Next, select the name of your Amazon Echo and grant the necessary permissions.
Just like that, we have our echo device set up with the Alexa app . Now we can go on to explain how to send messages from your Android mobile device.
From Android above 6.0
Keep in mind that your Android device must be higher than version 6.0, because versions below this range are not compatible with Amazon Echo, with this being clear, follow the steps below:
- Walk in and sign in to the Alexa app
- In the bottom bar, locate the icon in the form of a conversation cloud
- Click on it to activate the function of writing messages
- Select an existing conversation or tap the message icon to write a new one
- Now click on the send icon
But is the procedure complicated when we do it from an iOS device ? Of course not, we will explain it to you below.
With iOS greater than 11.0
With iOS devices you can follow exactly the same steps that we explained above, you only have to take into account two details:
- You can only send voice notes and messages
- Make sure that the version is greater than iOS 11.0, since the same thing happens in Android
Now, after following all the steps correctly, you may be wondering how do I know if I received a new message?
How to know if you received a message in the ‘Alexa Amazon Echo’ application from your Mobile?
If you are not at home, how do you know if you received a message? Well, Amazon Echo can send a notification to your mobile device so you know when you received a message, how? Let’s start by explaining how you do it from your iPhone.
with your iPhone
When you receive a message from Amazon Echo to your iPhone device , a text message will appear on your home screen under the ‘Alexa Amazon Echo’ app.
Keep in mind that if your friend sends you a voice note or an ‘ECHO’ message you will see a message under the ‘ Amazon Echo… You have a message from… (person’s name)’ application and a link that it will send you to the Alexa app to listen to the audio, something similar happens with FireOS devices.
From FireOS
From a FireOS device you will receive a notification similar to that of an iPhone, with the only detail that you will only receive notifications of text messages or voice notes.
on your android
On your Android device it is the same result and, in addition, you will receive any type of notification, whether it is a text message, voice notes or ‘ECHO’ messages, regardless of whether you are at home or not. Now, if you want to get the most out of Amazon Echo , read on to learn the types of messages you can send from this device.
What kind of messages does the ‘Alexa’ smart device send?
The different ways that Amazon Echo has to send a message have simplified the lives of millions of people, to the point that they don’t even have to pick up their phone. Do you want to know how? Here we explain it to you easily, starting with the simplest, the old SMS or text messages.
Text messages to other ‘Alexa’ devices
Texting works through the ‘Alexa’ app, and it’s as easy as sending a Gmail message. By following the steps we explained above to write a message from your mobile device, you can easily use this application.
Voice messages
Voice messages work as if you were to send a voice note on your mobile device via WhatsApp. To use it, just follow these steps:
- Come in and sign in to the Alexa app.
- In the bottom bar, locate the blue microphone icon that is in the lower right corner of your screen.
- After this, wait for the app to tell you when to start talking.
- Click the blue ‘Submit’ arrow icon.
‘ECO’ messages
Now we can go on to explain the most interesting thing about Amazon Echo devices, the exclusive ‘ECO’ messages. To use this functionality follow the instructions below.
- Just say ‘Alexa, send a message to’…(person’s name).
- Then, wait for Alexa to tell you when to start speaking so you can recite your message, try not to take long pauses, as the device will understand that you’ve finished speaking.
- If you want to make sure Alexa sent the message correctly, say: ‘Alexa, play my messages’.
You can start to simplify your life just like that , but it probably baffles you that you can’t use ‘ECO’ messages on your iOS devices. Why is this?
Why are ‘ECO’ messages not supported for iOS devices?
Details like these are disconcerting to thousands of users, since having access to ‘ECO’ technology is one of the reasons why they choose to buy an Amazon ECHO device. Unfortunately, some devices are not yet compatible with this technology, our recommendation? When you download the Alexa app, do it on your Android or iPhone.
