Alexa: room surveillance with the Amazon Echo - the best skills

The Amazon Echo offers practical functions when it comes to burglary protection and room surveillance. You can find out how you can use the features in this practical tip.

Alexa Guard - successfully deter burglars

With Alexa Guard, you have the opportunity to deter burglars and use your Amazon Echo as an alarm system.

• With the voice command " Alexa, I'm leaving" you can focus the echo. Alexa is now listening for smoke detectors and burglary noises, like splintering glass. You will be notified in the event of a break-in.
• If you also have an Echo Show, you will receive a live image from the room.
• The command " Alexa, start burglar deterrent " is also practical. Your Amazon Echo now emits sounds from people in the living room, kitchen, bathroom or office, as well as dogs. People who listen to the door or window think that someone is at home.

Use Alexa as room surveillance

With your Amazon Echo you can also "listen" to different rooms.

1. First, turn down the volume completely.
2. Then start a call to another device with the Echo. You can now listen to the room from another room or from a distance. This is useful, for example, if you need a baby monitor.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how you can easily build a surveillance camera yourself.

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