While You're Out

Tonight

Your home
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Tonight so far

Before you go

Expected tonight

Who might come to the door. Alexa checks this list when the bell rings. Anyone else, the sitter is told not to open and you get the doorbell photo.

Goodnight message

Record a few words before you go. The Echo Show plays it at lights out, or when the sitter says your child is missing you.

Teach the house

Snap the fridge note, upload the doctor's plan, or paste a message from your chats. Nothing is used until you confirm it. Codes and passwords are never stored.

Suggestions from your past answers

When a sitter asks something small you've answered before, Alexa can tell them how you usually answer. It never decides for you, and never for food, medicine or safety.

Your family

Who Alexa looks after, who to call and in what order, and the address read out in an emergency. Allergies are saved in your words and checked before every food answer.

Children and pets

Who to call, in order

Questions go to the first person, then the next if nobody answers. Doctors are shown to paramedics but never asked questions.

Start over

Deletes everything kept about your family: notes, evenings, questions, messages, sitters and receipts. Tap again to confirm. Evenings are deleted by themselves after 90 days.