For such a little device, Alexa has a surprising variety of features and warnings as reported by TechNews Today.
Understanding lights
It can handle everything from making phone calls to putting items on your grocery list.
Understanding the machine’s lights and sounds can aid in its proper operation. The presence of green light on the Alexa usually indicates that someone is attempting to contact you.
How the Alexa Uses Colored Lights
Alexa uses a variety of visual signals to interact with users without making an obtrusive sound. This feature is very beneficial in offices or other situations where silence is desired. You can still view the lights without bothering others, muddying a recording, or having a sound overpower a video.
Alexa may utilise lights to notify you of notification or to show you that it is currently performing a function. Depending on how it appears, the green light can mean either.
Why is Alexa Flashing Green?
Alexa is flashing green in most cases because you have an incoming call.
It also goes green during an active Drop-In.
Once you’ve answered the call and it’s active, you’ll see a spinning green light as well.
That will continue for the duration of your call.
There is no way to turn off the green light on the Alexa.
If you ignore the call, the light goes away when it stops alerting you to the call.
What Is a Call on Alexa?
A call to Alexa is a regular phone call that is routed through the device. To make this work, you must enable communication on your Alexa device.
When you answer a call with Alexa, the call is also active through Alexa’s speaker and microphone. For that time, it takes the place of other communication devices.
What is a Drop-In on Alexa?
Multiple Alexa devices can be set up to use the Drop-In capability. There are two approaches.
To begin, each device can be added to the same Amazon Household. This type of connection allows the devices to communicate with one another. So, if you’re in the home and someone else is working in the garage, you may inquire if they want some lemonade without having to leave the house.
You can also make the Drop-In feature available to other Alexa users. They must, however, go into their settings and enable it for you.
Can You Turn Off the Green Light on Alexa?
The green light cannot be turned off or prevented from appearing during certain functions. You can, however, disable communication with other users. The green lights will not display as a result of this.
- Open the Alexa app.
- Click More.
- Choose Settings.
- Choose Device Settings.
- Select the Alexa device you want to manage.
- Select the Cogwheel icon.
- Turn off Communication under the Communication menu.
Remember that this will prevent Drop-In and phone calls from working properly.
What Other Lights Appear on the Alexa?
There are a variety of other lights you might see on your Alexa. Each of them has a different purpose.
- Purple Light: A purple light on an Alexa device means that Do Not Disturb is enabled. It will flash blue before switching to a pulsing purple when you start the function.
- Red Light: If you see a red light, your microphone or cameras are turned off. A button on the device itself controls this function. Once you turn them back on, Alexa will stop displaying a red light. Remember, Alexa, can’t respond to you with one of the wake words if you have the microphone muted.
- Blue Light: It is a sign that Alexa is processing a command or that it is in the process of rebooting. Unlike the other lights, there’s nothing you can do for this one other than wait for it to be finished.
If it’s showing a blue light without you commanding it to do anything, tell Alexa to stop, and it should go away. Sometimes it appears when the software thinks it heard one of the trigger words. - Orange Light: When the orange light appears, Alexa is trying to connect to a wireless network. You’ll notice it the first time when you’re setting up the unit. If it appears randomly, Alexa might be trying to reconnect or struggling with a weak connection. Check your router and modem to ensure they’re working correctly.
- White Light: A white light appearing on the Alexa signifies that the Guard function is working. This feature lets Alexa keep an eye on your home and send you a notification if it hears anything concerning – along with an audio clip that shows you what it heard.
- Yellow Light: It means that you have a notification. Check whether has sent you an update or asked you to review a product.
What to Do if Alexa Isn’t Lighting Up
Sometimes Alexa stops working, and the lights are an excellent way to recognize something wrong.
If you usually see a blue light during a Drop-In and then notice it isn’t lighting up anymore, the unit might be broken.
Sometimes this fixes errors that keep certain mechanical parts, including lights, from working.
However, you’ll remove any customization and features you’ve added to the device, so ensure that you’ve backed up everything first.
It only acts as a warning that someone is communicating with you via Alexa.
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Source: TechNews Today
