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*A note about Affiliate Links: Occasionally I will include affiliate links in my reviews. If you have been waffling on whether or not to get one of these devices and want to know what it can do for you in your home, be sure to check out 15 Things you can do with Alexa. If you want to learn more about Amazon’s Echo range of smart speakers, smart speakers with screen, and smart digital assistant, you can check out my reviews of each of these devices ( Amazon Echo Show 10, the 4th gen Echo and Echo Dot) here on the blog or the YouTube channel. Now you can peek in on your space to make sure the kids are alright or to see what your dog is doing. To view the camera, say, Hey Alexa, show me the, or open the Alexa app, go to Cameras, then choose your Echo Show device. Select Echo Show 8 (or whichever device you want to respond.Once set up, your Echo Show 8 will appear as a camera in your Alexa app, or just say, “Alexa, show me ”.Tap Camera and set the Home Monitoring toggle to On.In addition, Alexa is compatible with our Smart Plugs, so you can control any. Swipe down from the top of screen and select Settings. Smart speakers like Amazon Echo are making our homes smarter than ever.To use your Echo Show device as a security camera first make sure to turn on Home Monitoring directly on Echo Show 8.
