Author: Craig Lloyd / Source: howtogeek.com
The Amazon Echo is a device that can quickly become the center point of your smarthome setup, but what if you live in a larger home where one Echo just won’t cut it? Here’s what you should know about bringing in a second, or even a third, Amazon Echo into your house.
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You might be curious as to whether or not the Amazon Echo is even capable of getting along with another Echo in the same location, but it’s actually nothing to worry about—they’re made to work with each other. There are still some things that don’t work across multiple Echos, though, so we’re here to rest any confusion.
Your Second Echo Will Already Come Pre-Configured
When you order a second Amazon Echo and activate it with your Amazon account, many of your settings from your first Echo will automatically transfer over to your new Echo device. Thanks, Amazon!
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Settings that can be transferred include your music settings, household profiles, Alexa Skills, smart home devices, Flash Briefing settings, and your calendar.
Don’t Worry If Two Echos Can Hear You at the Same Time
In the past, you would’ve needed to change the wake word on some of your Echo units if they were too close together so that you didn’t have more than one Echo wake up when you said “Alexa”, but that’s no longer needed.
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Alexa is now smart enough that if two or more of them happen to hear the wake word, only one device will answer you.
Your Echos now have the technology to not only hear your voice and the direction it’s coming from, but also to gauge how far away you are from your various Echos. Using that information, Alexa determines which Echo you’re closest to and uses just that device, shutting off the other Echo units that also heard your voice.Timers and Alarms Don’t Work Over Multiple Echos
Unfortunately, if you tell Alexa to set a timer or alarm on one Echo, it won’t sync to all of the other Echo devices in your house. That means any…
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