Benefits of having Alexa and its top 10 features in 2020
As so many people are stuck being at home due to covid-19 in 2020, it is natural that people use Alexa for a lot of daily routine tasks. Alexa has proved to have so many awesome benefits in this trying time.
There are so many features that have been so beneficial for users who have Alexa setup in their smart homes. For example, you can order groceries, answer door without physically interacting with people, donate to NGOs and make a significant contribution while staying home etc. Which is why Alexa has become a crucial requirement of any smart home.
Here are the Top 10 benefits of having Alexa in 2020:
We have combined a list of Top 10 Alexa trending features for 2020. Check it out:
1. You can send Hugs to your loved ones
The most exciting feature of Alexa in this trying time is ‘Send a Hug’. We are all stuck at home missing our Loved ones, family and friends. You can use ‘Send a Hug’ feature to send a virtual Hug to them and let them know you love them and miss them. Just command, “Alexa, send a hug” and name of the person in your contacts and Alexa will send them a virtual hug.
2. Call and Video Chat with your loved ones using Alexa
During these times where we need to practice social distancing religiously, we can still make calls and video chats to people we love. Even though we can’t be there physically but we can keep in touch with each other through using Alexa to make calls. Due to our busy schedules we may have lost touch with many but now as we all stay home; we have time to reconnect with people we haven’t talked to in a long time. So, don’t let this opportunity go to waste and use Alexa to Call and Video Chat with your loved ones.
3. Listen to TED talk and podcasts
If you are feeling down because you have been stuck at home for many days, then you can listen to TED talk and podcasts to help your own mental health and inspiration. This is a hard time for everyone, you are not in this alone. So, if you feel too down, just switch to a healthy and positive podcast or an inspiring TED talk to help you through it.
4. Exciting Member-exclusive deals
If you are getting bored at home, check out the exciting Amazon Prime exclusive deals for members. You can also get a membership if you don’t have one already to avail the exclusive offers. As most of us are doing online shopping you can take advantage of these awesome deals. Just ask Alexa, “Alexa, what are your deals?”.
5. Clean house with Alexa Cleaning Buddy
If you have any Alexa compatible smart home cleaning device such as iRobot Roomba i7+ vacuum cleaner you can automate your home cleaning. Having an Alexa compatible vacuum is very convenient because then you won’t have to do it yourself. You can just command it to clean specific rooms.
Just enable the ‘Cleaning Buddy’ skill in the Alexa app and say, "Alexa, start Cleaning Buddy." You can add cleaning tasks. Alexa can set them up on a schedule according to your liking. Alexa will also automatically order more supplies whenever needed you just need to set up ’auto purchasing’.
Add your own recipes or look up new recipes while cooking. Alexa can make cooking very convenient for you. Alexa now works with many kitchen appliances, such as ovens and coffee machine etc. You can enable Sous Chef skill to choose from a large range of recipes. You can create shopping list to add items for shopping to your cart or ask Alexa to suggest a recipe based on the already available ingredients at home. You can also set up reminders while cooking. For example, you have put something to bake, just ask Alexa to set up a reminder for 10 minutes and Alexa will remind you even if you forget.
7. Learn new things with Alexa
You can Learn new facts and get brief about the day news with Alexa easily. You can set Alexa to give you news headline updates every hour. You can also learn more new facts like ask “Alexa, Launch This Day in History” and you can get the update about what took place this day in history. This skill is powered by History channel. There are so many other educational skills for learning that you can try to improve your world knowledge.
8. Smart streaming with Alexa
Smart streaming is one of the most popular Alexa features because all you need is give a voice command to control your Smart TV. You can switch streaming services, channels, adjust volume, switch shows, adjust playback, play music and much more with Alexa enabled streaming.
9. Maintain social distancing with Smart Home features
As most people are opting for online shopping Alexa enabled smart door lock can help you maintain a healthy distance while answering deliveries. You don’t have to physically answer the door to get deliveries. You can just control the smart door lock with your voice and get deliveries while keeping your distance.
Staying at home and staying isolated can affect your mental health. But Alexa has an awesome range of health and wellness skills to assist you in meditation. It can play relaxing sounds during your meditation. It has other skills like: ‘Cal Pal’ tells you how much exercise you need to lose specific number of calories. ‘Daily Affirmation’ tells you uplifting messages and ‘inspire me’ tells you inspirational quotes from famous speakers. These skills are especially made to make your life healthier both physically and mentally.
Tell us about which feature you like the most about your Alexa? and yes you can contact us for any alexa related issues.
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