Alexa In Canada: Amazon Alexa And Echo Skills, Tips, And Tricks For Canadians

In this episode, Teri will talk about the newest Alexa features that are now available in Canada.  Enjoy!One feature in particular, Whisper Mode, is very new and Teri will update us on a couple of the other features. Some of them are really cool, some of them to add some nice functionality to Alexa, and some of them are more gimmicky, but people really enjoy them.AlarmsAlexa is often used for alarms. It can be an alarm in the morning, during the day, or any other time of the day.There is a feature that enables a user to choose a customized sound for their alarm, and the new feature now includes the option to choose celebrity sounds which are mostly excerpts from movies.RoutinesWhen a user is starting a new routine, they can now choose, “when this happens” where they can choose to use their voice to start a routine, schedule it, or have a smart device action trigger the routine.The new option in routines is, “alarm” which works by triggering a routine when an alarm is dismissed.PrivacyPrivacy with Al