Alexa is a digital assistant that keeps getting better and more useful thanks to the work of Amazon engineers. There are so many possibilities that it offers, that it is normal that we do not have all the Alexa voice commands memorized, so we may be missing some functions that may be useful to us.
Putting white noise, managing the shopping list and many other things can be part of everything that the Amazon voice assistant can automate.
8 Useful Amazon Alexa Commands
Let’s go over some of those voice commands and what features they unlock. The voice command recognition system is quite natural, so you can really get to test if it can do something by saying the command after the Alexa vocative and speaking as if to a person.
According to experts, white noise is ideal for masking or covering up other sounds from the environment, such as vehicles, construction sites or the barking of a dog, helping to concentrate and even relax. Alexa can help you achieve this and you would simply have to say “Alexa, white noise” and it will randomly play a sound that meets those conditions.
If you prefer other soothing sounds like rain, storm, waterfall or fireplace, Alexa can also play them just by saying “Alexa, play sound of…”.
If you are undecided and you are one of those who prefers to leave certain decisions in the hands of chance, Alexa can act as a coin to get heads or tails or a dice if you want six alternatives or you are playing Parcheesi and you have only taken the chips. Whatever the case, you will simply have to say “Alexa, heads or tails”, “Alexa, flip a coin” or “Alexa, roll a dice”.
Despite the rise of audiobook services like Audible, there is still a trick for Alexa to become our particular narrator of a book that we have purchased in Kindle format. You will simply have to say “Alexa, read the XXX book” and Alexa’s voice will start playing the book you have indicated in audio format.
If you like ASMR or just that even your voice assistant whispers things in your ear, you can have Alexa lower the tone of her voice so as not to disturb others. Say “Alexa, whisper mode” or start whispering first so that it understands that you want to speak quietly and begins to do so.
A good way to take advantage of Alexa is to help you make the shopping list. With the command “Alexa, let’s make the shopping list” you can add and remove the products you want. Adding items to the list is very easy too. You simply say “Alexa, add XXX to shopping list” and done. In this way, Alexa will always know what you need and will not waste any more time writing down the food or going around the supermarket. Later you can check what you have included in this list with “Alexa, what do I have on my shopping list?”.
