Make A Call To Alexa From Your Mac

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Accessing your Echo from the web is a breeze as long as you meet these basic criteria: your Echo is set up, linked to a Wi-Fi network, and registered to your Amazon account. With that initial setup out of the way, you simply need to point any web browser at alexa.amazon.com while logged into your Amazon account. Make Calls with the Alexa App. Send Alexa Messages in the Alexa App. Send Alexa Messages with Your Voice. Set Up for Calling and Messaging. Turn Drop In On or Off for Your Device. Turn Drop In On or Off with Your Voice. Turn off Drop In. Drop In with Your Voice. Drop In with the Alexa. If your recipient doesn't have an Echo device (or it isn't enabled), Alexa will do one of two things: call the Alexa app on their phone (if it's been set up to receive calls), or dial the. Make a call on your Mac Move the pointer over any phone number in Contacts, Calendar, Safari, or other app that automatically detects such data. Click the arrow in the box that outlines the phone number, then choose Call phone number Using iPhone. Or open the FaceTime app, enter a phone number in the search field, then click Audio.

Set up iPhone Cellular Calls

You can use iPhone Cellular Calls with any Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that meets the Continuity system requirements. It works when your devices are near each other and set up as follows:

  • Each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
  • Each device is signed in to FaceTime with the same Apple ID.
  • Each device has Wi-Fi turned on.
  • Each device is connected to the same network using Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
  • On your iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices, then turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices.
  • On your iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings > FaceTime, then turn on Calls from iPhone.
  • On your Mac, open the FaceTime app, then choose FaceTime > Preferences. Click Settings, then select Calls From iPhone.

If your carrier supports Wi-Fi calling on other devices, you can set up those devices to make and receive calls even when your iPhone isn't turned on or nearby. Learn about Wi-Fi calling.

Make and receive phone calls

Learn how to make and receive phone calls on your Mac, iPad and iPod touch.

Make a call on your Mac

  • Move the pointer over any phone number in Contacts, Calendar, Safari or other app that automatically detects such data. Click the arrow in the box that outlines the phone number, then choose Call [phone number] Using iPhone.
  • Or open the FaceTime app, enter a phone number in the search field, then click Audio.

Make a call on your iPad or iPod touch

  • Tap a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, Safari or other app that automatically detects such data.
  • Or open the FaceTime app, tap , enter the phone number in the search field, then tap Audio.

Answer a call

  • On your Mac, a notification appears when someone calls your iPhone. You can answer the call, send it to voicemail, or send the caller a message.
  • On your iPad or iPod touch, slide to answer the call.

To stop getting calls on one of your devices, just turn off the Calls from iPhone setting on that device. See the setup section above for details.

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  • Calls and Texts

  • Everyday Tasks

  • Music

  • Home

  • Knowledge on the Go

  • More Powerful Tasks

Calls and Texts

Siri lets you stay connected without lifting a finger.

Siri can make calls or send texts for you whether you are driving, have your hands full, or are simply on the go.1 It can even announce your messages on your AirPods.2 It also offers proactive suggestions — like texting someone that you're running late for a meeting — so you can stay in touch effortlessly.3

Siri can announce your incoming messages on your AirPods.

'Message Teri ‘I'll be there in 30 minutes' on WhatsApp'

Everyday Tasks

Siri is a faster, easier way to do all kinds of useful things.

Set alarms, timers, and reminders. Get directions. Preview your calendar. Siri can do it all without your ever having to pick up a device. Based on your routine, Siri can even anticipate what you might need to help you breeze through your day. And with Siri Shortcuts, you have an even faster way to access apps.

See apps that support Siri Shortcuts

Siri lets you know when to leave based on traffic.

'Remind me to pick up the dry cleaning when I leave work'

Create shortcuts from your favorite apps for the tasks you do all the time.

Siri Shortcuts let you interact with apps naturally, just like a conversation.

Music

Siri can find the song you want to hear. Just ask.

Apple Music and Siri work together beautifully.4 Which means you can ask Siri to find a new song you'll like. Put on a favorite album. Or even answer questions about bands you love. Siri can also suggest your favorite playlist when you arrive at the gym or start your drive home. Just tap to play.

Learn more about Apple Music

Siri recognizes individual voices for a more personalized music experience on HomePod.

Siri suggests the playlists you want. Right when you want them.

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Home

Siri is a smart way to
run your smart home.

Now you can control your smart appliances, check their status, or even do a bunch of things at once — using just your voice. In the Home app, for example, you can create a scene named 'I'm home' that opens the garage, unlocks the front door, and turns on the lights.

Learn more about the Home app

Siri suggests scenes based on your routine. Tap to turn the lights off and the heat down.

Siri learns and recognizes family members' voices for personalized responses related to Messages, Calendar, and more.

Knowledge
on the Go

Siri has answers to all kinds of questions.

Quickly check facts, do calculations, or translate a phrase into another language. It's as simple as asking. Even when you don't ask, Siri works behind the scenes like a personal assistant. A great example is the Siri watch face, which serves up events, news, suggestions, and more right when you need them. And the new Siri voice uses advanced neural text‑to‑speech technology to sound incredibly natural, particularly when speaking longer phrases, like when reading the news or answering knowledge questions.

Stay on top of stocks, scores, your schedule, your Activity rings, and more with the Siri watch face.

'What's the score of the Clippers game vs the Spurs?'

Siri gets you answers even before you finish searching in Safari.

Neural text-to-speech technology helps Siri sound natural, especially for longer phrases.

More Powerful Tasks

Siri can search, send, and book faster than you can.

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It's amazing how quickly Siri can find photos of your kids, locate your parked car, get you a ride, or unearth what you're looking for from massive numbers of files. And the capabilities of Siri are optimized for each device, so you get the right kind of help, anywhere you are.

'Open the presentation I was working on yesterday'

When Siri recognizes events in apps like Mail or Messages, it suggests adding them to your calendar.

Make

Shortcuts can do multiple things across multiple apps.

Now built into iOS 13 and iPadOS, the Shortcuts app gives you a library of
useful shortcuts to choose from, like
'Heading home.' Just say the words and Siri will text your ETA, start a playlist, and find the fastest route home — all at once. You can also create your own shortcuts to streamline tasks you do all the time.

Download the Shortcuts app

Siri is always learning how to be even more helpful.

Machine learning is constantly making Siri smarter. And you can personalize Siri to make it even more useful. Choose to have Siri speak one of 21 different languages. Teach Siri who your family members are. And spell out unusual words so Siri can recognize them
in the future.

Siri keeps your information private and secure.

Siri is designed to do as much learning as possible offline, right on your device. Searches and requests are not associated with your identity — so your personal information isn't gathered to sell to
advertisers or other organizations. And end‑to‑end encryption ensures that data synced between your devices can't be accessed, even by Apple.

Learn more about Privacy

Office 365 64 bit for mac. You can activate Siri hands-free just by saying 'Hey Siri.'Or simply press a button. Whatever you need, Siri is there to help. On every Apple device.

See how to use Siri on your Apple devices

SiriKit lets Siri work with all your favorite apps.

SiriKit and Siri Shortcuts enable developers to build Siri capabilities into their iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS apps. So more of the things you already love to do on your devices can be done simply by asking Siri.

Learn more about SiriKit



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