Amazon Alexa is already a great smart assistant, but there are ways to get more out of it that you may not have considered.

Have you crafted a useful Alexa Routine that helps you get out of bed, remember to finish certain tasks or have a more effective workout? Have you wanted to share that Routine with a friend? Or maybe ...

Dale Smith is a former Associate Writer on the How-To team at CNET. Admit it. You're curious about Alexa routines. Maybe your friends or family sometimes show off their own home-brewed Alexa ...

Setting up routines or automations is half the reason to get into smart hubs and assistants. Every major hub, from SmartThings to Alexa, lets you create routines, in which you use triggers to cause ...

With an Alexa Routine, you can program your Echo device to perform certain actions at specific times and can save up to 99 routines to the device at a time. To set up a routine, take the following ...

Ever feel like your smart home could be a bit… smarter? Imagine your lights turning on automatically as the evening sets in ...

I have a morning Alexa routine that gives me a weather report, some good news, and (of course) a rooster crow when I say “Alexa, good morning.” The only problem? I rarely use it, and it’s my own dang ...

Custom Routines are one of the handiest features of the Amazon Echo—you can use them to launch a cascade of home automation actions before bed or play specific media each morning—all in response to a ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Amazon is making it easier to trigger Alexa routines by ...

Alexa can respond to snoring, coughing, a baby crying or a dog barking. Here's how to set up sound detection, plus why you'd even want to. Dale Smith is a former Associate Writer on the How-To team at ...