You can even call most landline and mobile numbers not in your contacts by speaking the number (“Alexa, call 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0”).Īmazon said you can call in any country that supports Alexa-to-Alexa calling. Once you finish, you'll be able to call and message your friends and family who have Echo devices, Fire tablets, or the Alexa app. You'll might need to confirm your name and verify your phone number through SMS.Īlexa can use your phone's address book to find people you know who have the Alexa app with Alexa Calling enabled. (That's for caller ID if you opt-out, your calls will show up as “Unknown" to friends.) If you haven't already enabled it, the Alexa app will ask permission to access your contacts and register your phone number. Tap the Communicate/Communication tab in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen. Open the Alexa app on your Fire tablet (or mobile device). Squirrel_widget_239545 Set up video calling on a Fire tablet or mobile device.
They could even have an Echo Show, to accept video calls, while an Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Plus can accept audio-only calls - or just a mobile device with the Alexa app too. Whomever you're calling also needs a device running the Alexa app. In fact, Amazon really wants you to think of your Fire tablet as a slimmed-down Echo Show capable of video calling. Your mobile device, with its glorious HD touchscreen, can then act as a smart display.
Rather than go out and buy an Alexa smart display such as Echo Show, you can use the Alexa app on your Amazon Fire tablet, or download the Alexa app on your Android tablet or iPad.