Make Announcements with Alexa

Use Alexa to make one-way announcements to all Alexa-enabled devices registered to your account.

Just tell Alexa what you want to announce.

  • "Announce, dinner is ready."
  • "Announce, I'm headed home."
  • "Announce, it's bed time."

Alexa+ now delivers announcements in Alexa's voice by default. To switch back to the speaker's voice:

  1. Open the Alexa app .
  2. Open More , and select Settings.
  3. Select Preferences.
  4. Select Communication.
  5. Select Announcement Preference, and choose Announce in Speaker's voice.

To send a text or voice announcement with the Alexa app:

  1. Select More .
  2. Select Communicate .
  3. Select Announce .
  4. Type your message, or select the microphone and record a voice announcement.

Tip: When typing in text announcements, use emojis to add sound effects to your announcement.

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