The Amazon Echo has some new home security features that are currently going live. In addition to other things, your Amazon Echo can make it sound like a dog is barking inside your home if your security cameras sense movement when you’re not home.
The feature is essential for Alexa Guard Plus, a subscription service that costs $4.99 every month or $49 every year following a 30-day free preliminary. It’s another way Amazon is using the Echo to produce repeating income from its hardware, but on the other hand, it’s valuable for people who might not have any desire to pay for a full-blown security system.
Guard Plus can likewise make you aware of any sounds in your home utilizing your Amazon Echo and sound an alarm if an activity is recognized inside. You can likewise ask that your Echo call an emergency helpline in case you’re home and there’s an intruder.
If you would prefer not to pay, there’s likewise a free tier of Alexa Guard that is really helpful.
For example, you can select “Away Lighting” under “Deter,” which turns your smart lights on and off when you’re away to make it appear as though you’re home. Amazon says it gains from your regular patterns, so it’s not simply random.
The free tier can likewise make you aware of smoke and carbon monoxide alarm sounds, or if your Echo hears glass breaking. Simply pick “Sound Detection” under “Detect.”
Whenever you’re set-up, simply say “Alexa, I’m leaving,” to turn on away mode.
You can likewise set Alexa to monitor from your phone when you take off from the house. At the point when you return home, simply say “Alexa, I’m home.”
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