How to Tell Alexa Where Home Is

By Judy Novotny / 09/13/2016 / Computer Hardware, How-To, Mobile Devices

Alexa – Change Home Address

I recently wrote about having to change my home address on my iPhone. Yesterday, I asked my Amazon Echo, whose voice control system is named Alexa, for the weather forecast. Lo and behold, Alexa gave me the weather for our prior home. I had to let Alexa know that we moved. Like changing my home address on my iPhone, this was pretty easy.

STEP 1: Open the Alexa app on your mobile device

STEP 2: Tap the menu icon in the top left corner

STEP 3: Tap Settings

STEP 4: Tap your device

STEP 5: Update ‘Device location’ with your new address by tapping Edit

STEP 6: Enter your new address and then tap ‘Save Changes’

STEP 7: Exit the Alexa app

If you have an Echo and Echo Dot, like I do, you will need to update your address for each device separately.

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About The Author

Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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