Common voice controls for Alexa
1. Volume commands — There are 10 volume levels for Alexa. For example say "Alexa, volume 5.".
2. Mute / Unmute — Say "Alexa, mute." or "Alexa, unmute.".
The light ring will turn red when muted. You can also mute/ unmute your Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker — 866/3968 by pressing the Mute button.
3. Stop — Cancels any request being performed. Say "Alexa, stop.".
4. Pairing — Say "Alexa, pair.". This will put your Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker — 866/3968 into pairing mode.
For more information on pairing devices, see the Setting Up topics in this guide.
5. Maths — Alexa can answer both basic and complex mathematical questions. For example say "Alexa, what is 15 percent of 1437?".
6. Weather — To get a local weather report, say "Alexa, what's the weather?".
7. News — Alexa will give you the latest news. Say "Alexa, what's in the news?".
8. Alarms — Set an alarm for a desired time. Say "Alexa, set and alarm for 10:30.".
9. Music — Ask Alexa to play specific types of music from Amazon Music. For example say "Alexa play chill out music.".
10. Playback — When listening to media you can control the playback with commands such as skipping tracks, play and pause. For example say "Alexa, skip.".