
You can now choose individual devices like smart bulbs, string lights, and individual plugs.

ALEXA TURN OFF THE LIGHTS UPGRADE
In case you don’t, it is high time to upgrade your home WiFi to mesh WiFi routers. Wherever you have connected your smart light bulbs for Christmas, you should make sure you have enough WiFi coverage in those areas. Check out our guide to connect smart lights to Alexa in case you are confused. You know the drill, simply plug in your old, non-smart Christmas light into this plug and they turn smart too. You need to connect the plug into the Alexa app and can control the plug through it. That is why we have the smart plugs on the list. While you can connect the smart string lights and bulbs directly to the Alexa app, your old lights also need a bit of automation. If you have absolutely no idea about what kind of accessories or lights you should get to automate this year’s Christmas here are a few of them. These can connect to the Alexa over WiFi and your smart home speaker can control them by the scheduled time automatically. If you’ve followed my instructions above and the light you’re seeing remains on, you can always try restarting the device or unplugging it again.Now is the time to grab some Alexa-supported lights, bulbs, and wall sockets.
ALEXA TURN OFF THE LIGHTS HOW TO
There are seven different Echo Dot lights and to know how to turn them off you have to know why they come on in the first place. There’s also a paid version of Amazon Guard that adds hands-free access to an Emergency Helpline so in the event that you or a loved one is in danger you can yell to Alexa to get help in real time. It’s just another way you can use your Echo Dot to help protect your home while you’re away. You can even listen back to the exact sounds in your home that set off the alerts in the first place. To turn off the Alexa Guard permanently, open the Alexa app then go to Settings > Guard > Turn Off Sound Detection.Īmazon Guard is a feature that once enabled, allows Alexa to send you notifications if your Echo detects sounds like breaking glass or smoke alarms. To turn off the Echo Dot white light, you need to turn off Alexa Guard by saying “Alexa, I’m home”. If the white light is spinning it means Amazon Guard is on and your device is in Away Mode. Turn off Drop In to stop household members and contacts from connecting to your device.ĭisabling Communications turns off all communication options on your device.Ī white light on your Echo Dot means that the volume on your Echo Dot is being adjusted.Turn off Announcements to stop broadcast messages to your device.To permanently turn off the communication features of your Echo Dot, follow these instructions: If you’re getting annoyed by the green light altogether and you’d like to prevent it from appearing in the future you can just disable communications. To turn the green light off permanently open the Alexa app and turn off Announcements and Drop in under Communications. To turn off spinning green light say, “Alexa, hang up”. To turn off the Echo Dot pulsing green light, wait for the call to end or say “Alexa, answer call”. A spinning green light means you are actively on a call or in “drop-in” mode. A pulsing green light on your Echo Dot means you have an incoming call.
