Smart Home How Tos
Latest Smart Home How Tos
How to use your Amazon Echo Show as a home security camera
By Carrie-Ann Skinner published
We show you how to use your Amazon Echo Show as a home security camera so that you can keep an eye on your place when you're out and about
How to set up an Amazon Echo: top tips for your new Alexa speaker
By Olivia Tambini published
Here's a beginner's guide to getting started with a new Amazon Echo smart speaker.
How to make group calls with Alexa on an Amazon Echo
By Carrie-Ann Skinner published
Here’s everything you need to know about using your Amazon Echo smart speaker or Amazon Echo Show smart display to make group calls
Every Alexa privacy setting and how to change them
By Carrie-Ann Skinner published
Alexa has a range of privacy settings that ensure its recordings can be reviewed and deleted. Here's everything you need to know.
How to use HomePod's Intercom feature
By Carrie-Ann Skinner last updated
Let everyone in the house know dinner's ready
How to change Alexa’s voice, speed, language and accent
By Henry St Leger last updated
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is ubiquitous these days, but there’s still a paucity of options when it comes to its voice.
How to connect your Google Calendar to Amazon Echo
By Matt Hanson last updated
We show you how to make your Amazon Echo even more useful by hooking it up to your Google Calendar.
How to use Google Assistant: make your Google Home speaker work for you
By Olivia Tambini published
Updated Got a Google Assistant-enabled speaker or smartphone? Here’s all the cool things Google Assistant can do.
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