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01.10.2023 - 14:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Echo Dot is Amazon's best-selling speaker - it's handy and compact, and its voice activation makes it simple for anyone to use.
But aside from listening to your favourite music, radio stations and podcasts, you can do a lot more with your Echo Dot that you may not even have considered before.
The small speakers are home to Amazon's Alexa, the virtual assistant that can help you answer a whole host of questions, from what the weather forecast is to finding out key information when you can't be bothered to Google.
As well as this, the Dots boast some "behind the scenes" features that are handy to know about if you don't already.
That's according to the Mirror tech expert Harriet Morphy-Morris, who has lifted the lid on five little-known tricks that your Dot can do that aim to make life easier for users.
She said: "The Echo Dot's smart speaker functionality and low price point makes it a hit with shoppers year round, with us seeing it regularly top Amazon's list of best-selling products. But the Echo Dot is much more than that because of the features it does 'behind the scenes'.
"This is one of many reasons it's such a popular product as it can achieve a lot of high-tech functions that other brands charge hundreds for, not Amazon's £50 price range."
Here are five things you can do with your Echo Dot that you might not have heard of before.
Helping you cook
When you're cooking, it can be hard to keep track of timings for different appliances - but the Echo Dot can help.
Harriet said: "You can use it as a handy virtual assistant as it can read out recipes, and set multiple timers for the microwave, oven and air fryer, for example."
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