How to Reset Amazon Alexa Echo Gen 2

You may wish to factory reset the Alexa Echo Gen 2 smart speaker.  Why?   Because perhaps you wish to sell your old one to another. Or maybe you just want to connect it to a different Amazon account, or to a new wireless network. So, with those tasks in mind, this post covers how … Continue reading How to Reset Amazon Alexa Echo Gen 2



How to Connect Amazon Alexa to WiFi

This piece shows how to connect Amazon Alexa speakers to a WiFi network.  It lists what you’ll need to get your Alexa up and running on the internet.  You need to do this when you first buy a brand new speaker, when someone gifts you a used one, or when you change settings on your … Continue reading How to Connect Amazon Alexa to WiFi



Set Up Pandora on Alexa Instructions

We show here how to set up Pandora on Alexa.  Why?  Because Alexa devices do not come with the Pandora streaming music service enabled by default.  Indeed, if you ask Alexa to play Pandora, and Pandora has not been properly configured in your Alexa app, you’ll likely hear a response like: “To play a station, … Continue reading Set Up Pandora on Alexa Instructions



Alexa Spotify Commands for Echo Speakers

Play Spotify music on your Alexa speaker with the following Amazon Alexa Spotify commands.  But first, link your Alexa account to your Spotify Premium account. For a detailed explanation of how to do that, see our post Spotify Setup Instructions on Amazon Echo Alexa Devices. Control your Spotify music playing with your voice!  E.g. Ask … Continue reading Alexa Spotify Commands for Echo Speakers



How to Pair Victor Reader Trek with Alexa Echo

The Victor Reader Trek GPS navigator, eBook player, pod catcher, and internet radio now can connect to most any Bluetooth speaker, allowing you to listen to podcasts, books, recorded notes, and streaming internet radio through that wireless speaker. We thus, demonstrate here how to pair Victor Reader Trek with Alexa Echo. How to Pair Victor … Continue reading How to Pair Victor Reader Trek with Alexa Echo



Amazon Alexa Wake Word, How to Change

You want to know how to change Amazon Alexa wake word? You can indeed change this word that these  speakers respond to when you say it.  Current Alexa wake word options are, “Alexa…,” “Amazon…,” “Computer…,” “Echo…,”  and “Ziggy…” The Amazon Alexa wake up word is the name you say to wake up the smart speaker … Continue reading Amazon Alexa Wake Word, How to Change



How to Connect Amazon Echo to Bluetooth Speaker

Not only can you use your Amazon Echo speaker as a Bluetooth speaker. But you can also connect it to another Bluetooth speaker, and hear Alexa audio through that speaker wirelessly.  Thus, we show here how to connect an Amazon Alexa Echo speaker to a Bluetooth speaker in the following paragraphs. Note that your Alexa … Continue reading How to Connect Amazon Echo to Bluetooth Speaker



Pairing JBL Flip 2 with Alexa Echo Speakers

This post describes ways of pairing the JBL Flip 2 with Amazon Alexa Echo speakers. These instructions include the generation 1 and generation 2 Echo Dot, and the Gen 1 and 2 Echo tower speakers. Furthermore, for this demo, we’ll show how to pair with our Amazon Echo Dot speaker.  Since this Bluetooth pairing happens … Continue reading Pairing JBL Flip 2 with Alexa Echo Speakers



Alexa Echo Dot WiFi Setup Instructions

Here we offer Alexa Echo Dot WiFi setup instructions, demonstrating setup of any Alexa Echo Dot speaker on a new wireless network.  It lists what you’ll need to get your new Dot Alexa speaker up and running on the internet.  Do this when you first set up a brand new Dot, when someone gives you … Continue reading Alexa Echo Dot WiFi Setup Instructions



How to Deregister Amazon Echo Studio

You might wish to know how to deregister an Amazon Echo Studio speaker if you’re getting rid of it.  Perhaps you’re upgrading to a later model.  Or, as we did here, we bought a new Studio  for a relatve. But we forgot to mark it as a gift in our Amazon cart.  This meant that … Continue reading How to Deregister Amazon Echo Studio