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Echo Studio vs Echo Sub: 2025 Model Comparison

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this post, I explore the Echo Studio vs Echo Sub, two premium speakers from Amazon’s lineup. We’lI delve into their unique features, design, audio quality, Alexa support, setup, and more. The Best of Amazon Audio n Amazon Prime Day, I couldn’t resist adding a third Echo Studio and a second Echo Sub to my growing collection of Alexa speakers. …

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33 Scary Things to Ask Alexa in 2025 (#7 is Creepy)

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In this article, I’ll help you get your spooky on with the biggest list of scary things to ask Alexa on the web. Whether you’re looking for creepy Easter eggs, weird questions, or even some funny things to say, we’ve got you covered. So, be afraid. Be very afraid. 👻 How Do You Make Alexa Scary? ne of the most …

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How To Use Alexa to Monitor the Air Quality in Your Home [2025]

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In this article, I’ll show you how to use Alexa to monitor the air quality in your home. We’ll look at nine key metrics so you can assess the overall health of the air you and members of your family breathe each and every day. Can I Use Alexa to Monitor Indoor Air Quality? Yew-hoo…Yeah, you. Are you looking for …

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What Languages Does Alexa Speak in 2025? [with Dialects]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I’m going to address the question of what languages does Alexa speak, and I will provide a handy table of all the dialects currently available. I’ll also provide step-by-step instructions to show you how to change them on your device. Want the short answer? Amazon Alexa can speak English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Japanese and Portuguese. …

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How To Increase Alexa Microphone Sensitivity [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

Currently, there is no setting in the Alexa app that lets you can increase Alexa microphone sensitivity of your Echo devices. However, in this post, I explain a few things you can try to help Alexa hear and understand you better. Why Can’t Alexa Hear Me? ‘ve got a bunch of Echo devices. Eight is the last count, I believe. …

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How To Turn Off Alexa Delivery Notifications [3 Easy Steps]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I’ll show you how to turn off Alexa delivery notifications via the Amazon Shopping settings in the Alexa app. You might want to do this if don’t want to let everyone in your home ‘in’ on everything you buy (like a gift for example). If you want the quick version on how to turn off Alexa delivery …

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Alexa Halloween Skills 2025: 7 Scooby-licious Things To Ask

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

Alexa Halloween Skills 2021?: Looking for even more spooky things to ask Amazon Alexa this Halloween? Well, fire up your jack o’ latern, because we’ve got the Scooby-licious skills you need. First there was our hallmark post, 9 Spook-tacular Things to Ask Alexa this Halloween. Now, we are ‘thrilled’ to bring you even more Echo Halloween skills. You wouldn’t want …

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Alexa Halloween Skills: 17 Spooky New Things to Ask in 2025

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

Look no further; your Amazon Alexa Halloween Skills are right here! 🎃 Are you searching for some fun things to ask Alexa for the Halloween season? Or perhaps you’re in the market for some spooky skills to explore the awesome new Amazon Echo product line, just announced last week? Well, my little pretty, you’ve come to the right place. Without …