How to Add an Emergency Contact to Your Alexa Device

Steps to Create Contacts on the Alexa App

1. Open the Alexa App.
2. Click on the ‘Communicate’ tab on the bottom left of the Alexa App screen. 
3. Go to the top right corner of the screen and click the person-shaped icon. The next screen is where your contacts will be.
4. Click the three vertical dots on the top right corner to add a new contact.
5. Fill in the contact information and click save. 
6. Click the back arrow located on the top left corner of the screen, which will take you back to the ‘Communicate’ screen. 
7. Now you can call your contact from your Alexa device by saying, “Alexa, call ‘name of contact’.”

Steps to Create an Emergency Contact on the Alexa App

1. Open the Alexa App.
2. Click on the ‘Communicate’ tab on the bottom left of the Alexa App screen. 
3. Go to the top right corner of the screen and click the person-shaped icon. This is where your contacts are. 
4. Select the contact that you would like to make your emergency contact. By selecting the contact, it will bring you to the screen with your contact’s information.
5. Under ‘Contact Information,’ select ‘Add As Emergency Contact.’
6. Now you can call your Alexa emergency contact on your Alexa device by simply saying, “Alexa, I need help.”

More On Communicating Through Alexa

Amazon’s Alexa emergency contacts feature can help seniors living alone get the help they need quickly and easily. Along with calling emergency contacts, Alexa enables other ways for seniors to communicate with their family, friends, and caregivers on a daily basis. 

To learn more about Alexa and communicating through Speak2 Family, click here.