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Connect your calendar to Amazon Alexa to better manage your life

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This relationship with Alexa works in two ways to help you plan your day. You just have to ask for a polite. “Alexa, what's on my calendar today??” But more on orders later. Let's first connect Alexa with the online calendars it supports!

How to connect Alexa to an online calendar

Alexa is compatible with iCloud calendar, Google calendar, Microsoft Office 365 calendars, and Microsoft Outlook.com calendar. You can link Alexa to only one calendar at a time. Any other members of your Amazon Household can also link their calendar accounts to Alexa.

  1. Launch the Alexa app on your smartphone.
  2. Go to the hamburger icon on the top left and select Settings .
  3. Select Calendar .
  4. Tap and choose your calendar account from the list of supported providers.
  5. Select the Link and follow the on-screen instructions to allow Alexa to access your calendar.

Connect your calendar to Amazon Alexa to better manage your life

You must enable two-factor authentication for iCloud Calendar. Pay attention to the message that anyone with access to your Alexa devices can ask about events on your linked calendars. You can have multiple calendars for each account such as “Personal” or “Work”. The last step allows you to select the calendar to schedule your day.

It's done. Now, you've allowed Alexa to enter the sanctuary of your calendar. Ask Alexa to tell or remind you when your next appointment or holiday is. Don't forget that Alexa is smart:you can add an event through Alexa speaking out loud. For example:“Create a meeting called [event name] with [person name].” There are more voice commands and you can read them all on this Amazon Help page.

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