Select Add action, and then choose which action it completes.For sensor routines, select your installed motion or contact sensor. Select When This Happens, and then choose how to trigger the Routine.Select the + icon in the top right corner.To create a temperature-specific Routine in the Alexa app on your mobile device: Routines are a series of smart home or other commands that get executed when you say a specific phrase or when something happens to trigger it. For the most accurate temperature reading, place your device away from any heating or cooling sources (such as windows). Note: It can take up to 45 minutes to calibrate the temperature sensor. Add the temperature sensor to a new or existing smart home group, and then you can ask Alexa for the temperature of the room your device is in. The other option is for Alexa to say something… which wouldn’t help if you’re not at home.Īfter you set up your Echo, go to the Smart Home section of the Alexa app to find the temperature sensor. Other options include if the temperature inside the house hits a certain temp, you can get a weather forecast, or play the news. I was hoping I could set the Echo to text or email me if the temp in my house drops below a certain level so if my furnace ever shut off in the winter I could keep everything from freezing, but the closest I can get is to have Alexa send me a notification inside the Alexa app. When it comes to routines around the temperature sensor, they seem kind of… disappointing. (You’ll need to wait until about an hour after set-up to try this feature.) You can also just get a reading by saying, “Alexa, what’s the temperature in here?” Amazon says this is so you can create temperature-related routines. New to this device as far as I can tell is a built in temperature sensor. To hear for yourself, check out the review video, above. The Echo gives good clear dialogue and integrates seamlessly by the way with my TV. The all new Amazon Echo 4th gen definitely sounds better than my old Echo Plus it’s crisper and clearer, and sounds less tinny and small. I also used it to play music and podcasts plus audio books. Primarily I hooked it up to an Amazon Fire TV Cube and used it as a TV speaker in my kitchen. I played a variety of content on the all new Amazon Echo 4th gen speaker. The Echo Studio by comparison is a big, premium speaker that sounds awesome, so I’m interested to see where the 4th gen Echo fits in. The older Echo Plus speaker quality was just fine for a speaker its size, but I know Amazon has made improvements since that was released a few years ago. The most current Echo devices living in my home are the 2nd gen Echo Plus and the Echo Studio. Log into or sign up for an account in the Alexa app, and your Echo will do the rest, popping up the set up sequence for you. Getting Echo devices set up is extremely easy. There’s also a new temperature sensor in this unit. These tech specs are almost identical to the 3rd gen Echo, except the new one adds a second tweeter. We’ll get to how it sounds in a sec, but the speaker is Dolby Audio compatible with a 76mm (3.0”) woofer and dual front firing 20mm (0.8″) tweeters. The other new element in the Echo is improved speaker quality and audio performance. An LED light ring at the base of the sphere that reflects off of surfaces adds to the cool modern look, and the controls are now more visible across the top. With a fabric wrap (100% post-consumer recycled fabric, 100% recycled die- cast aluminum, and 50% post-consumer recycled plastic) around most of the outside, it looks a little softer and a bit less techy. Now a circular shape, it’s a little more sculptural. The most noticeable difference in the new Echo versus older models is the new spherical design. Alexa is the name of the digital assistant who’s at your service 24/7. You can even place Amazon.ca orders.īy the way, the device itself is simply called the Echo, while other versions go by Dot, Studio and Show. All new Amazon Echo 4th generation (2020): new look, improved sound, temperature sensorīy now you know that an Echo is a smart speaker, that can control your smart home gadgets like lights, thermostats and TVs, plus it also has digital butlering capabilities like answering questions, setting timers and alarms, doing math and conversions and delivering news, weather traffic and more to your speaker just by you asking. This iteration has some changes over previous Echo devices, so in this review we’ll look at what’s new and what using one of these new Echos is like. I received both a full sized 4th gen Amazon Echo and the smaller 4th gen Amazon Echo Dot with Clock. Amazon has launched its newest Echo Device, the Amazon Echo 4th generation. They’re evolving to be not just smart speakers, but home automation bots, premium level audio devices, and they blend better into home decor. Once pricey novelties, today they’re almost home essentials. Smart digital assistants have come a long way.
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