How to Setup Group Calling

Voice In Canada Flash Briefing #1037

Hey there, Teri here, and I’m super excited about today’s flash briefing.

This is the introduction of a brand new feature here in Canada, that is going to be really great for the holidays when you want to get in touch with a bunch of people at the same time.

Here is the deal, Amazon has introduced group calling for Alexa.

And what that means is that you can talk to up to seven different friends or family members at the same time, you all join a hands free video or audio call from the Echo device.

And basically, once you create that group name, you can use commands like, “Alexa, call my family” or “call my friends”, you choose that name of the group, very cool.

So how do you do it, this is how you do it, you go to your Alexa app and you’re going to click on the communicate icon at the bottom of the of the screen on the menu bar.

you can talk to up to seven different friends or family members at the same time

Then you’re going to click on the little person icon in the top right corner and then it’s going to turn into three dots.

You click on those three dots and you’ll see add group and that’s where you can now go and select who you want in your group.

And once you’ve done that, you have the option of giving that group name and then you’re set.

You can simply say, “Alexa, call that group name” and you’re good. And you can talk to a whole bunch of people at the same time and basically have like a group video conferencing or audio conferencing through your Echo devices.

Really cool and this has come to Canada, essentially at the same time as it’s being launched in other countries as well, so really cool.

Give it a shot, see what you think I’d love to hear your feedback on that.

And alright, couple more days to to lead up to Christmas here, some more fun stuff tomorrow.

Take care, talk to you then.

Other Useful Resources

• List of Voice Assistant Commands
• Alexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in Canada
• Teri Fisher on Twitter
• Alexa in Canada on Twitter
• Alexa in Canada on Instagram
• Alexa in Canada Community Group on Facebook
• Please leave a review on the Skills Store!
• Shopping on Amazon.ca
• Create a Flash Briefing Tutorial – Free Tutorial to Create your own Flash Briefing
• Flash Briefing Formula – Your Complete Premium Step-By-Step Course to Launch a Successful Flash Briefing that Gets Found and Grows Your Brand

Listen on your Echo Device! Easy as 1-2-3!

1. Open your Alexa app and click on the Menu button > Settings > Flash Briefing.
2. Click on “Add Content” and search for “Voice in Canada”.
3. Click on “Voice in Canada” and the Enable button.

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