Set up Alexa on Your Alexa Tablet

Alexa is deeply integrated across your Alexa Tablet and is available from the home screen, taskbar, and within apps.

Turn Alexa Hands-Free on or off

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Select Alexa.
  3. Toggle Alexa Hands-Free Mode on or off.

How to start Alexa

  • Voice (hands-free): Say "Alexa" at any time when Alexa Hands-Free Mode is enabled.
  • Push to Text: Long-press the Home button to launch Alexa without using your voice.
  • Alexa Pill: Tap the Alexa shortcut on the home screen.
  • Taskbar: Tap the Alexa icon in the taskbar from any screen.

What you can do with Alexa

Feature Actions
On-Screen Intelligence Alexa understands what's on your screen — text, images, and content — and proactively suggests relevant actions. For example, while reading an article, Alexa can offer to summarize, translate, or find related content without you having to ask.
Alexa in your apps Alexa works across Amazon apps on your tablet, including:
  • Notes — dictate, summarize, or get writing suggestions
  • Kindle — ask questions about what you're reading
  • Silk browser — get web search help and page summaries
  • Image Studio — generate images and stickers with a voice or text prompt
  • Calendar — create events, check your schedule, set reminders
You can turn off Alexa On-Screen Intelligence from Settings > Alexa > On-Screen Intelligence.
Alexa Floating Window Alexa opens in a floating window so you can keep using other apps at the same time. Move or resize the window to fit your workflow.
Alexa Immersive Space Open the full-screen Alexa experience for a focused, distraction-free interaction.
Alexa during setup During the initial setup, you can turn on Alexa Hands-Free Mode. You can change this preference at any time from Settings.