You can also do the same steps mentioned above for Facebook photos, within the Alexa app, but just choose Amazon Photos instead. You can also ask for specific albums by name – give it a go. Tap Save at the bottom of the screen and you're done.Īgain, saying "Alexa, show my photos" or "Alexa, show my photo albums" will put your photos on display. Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap Settings.Ĩ. Then, here's what you need to do on the Echo Show or Spot.ġ. Drag and drop the pics you want into the album, then save it and give it a name. Go to the Amazon Photos site (make sure you're signed into the same account as on your Echo device).ģ. If you use Amazon's photo service, or at least have access to it, you can also use it to create photo slideshows on your Echo Show – but you'll need to create albums to do so. You can also have Alexa show your photos in a rotating carousel by saying, "Alexa, show my photos" or " A lexa, show my photo albums". If you want to change the clock face that's layered over the photos, head back to Personal Photos and instead select 'Clock Face'. Your Echo device will now show your Facebook photos in the background. Tap 'Save' at the bottom of the screen and you're done. Then select the album(s) you wish to connect to Alexa.Ĩ. Scroll through photos by dragging your finger upward from the bottom of the screen.
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Swipe down from the top of the screen on your Echo device and tap Settings.ħ. If you havent already, log in using the email address and password associated with your Amazon Prime account. To get them rolling on the screen of your Echo Show or Spot, do the following:ġ. You'll be redirected to a page where you'll need to log in to your Facebook account and give Alexa authorization to access your personal photos. Of course, there's also a high chance you have some unsavoury photos from high school parties which you'd rather not have on display when gran comes over for dinner – don't worry, you can pick and choose which albums get shared.įirst, though, you need to connect your Facebook account to Alexa. The chances of you owning a Facebook account are far greater than the chances of you using Amazon Photos, so we'll start here. Prime Photos app was working great but stopped backing photos up from my wifes Samsung S7 mid November - it appears to have stuck whilst uploading a photo. Read next: Best skills for Amazon Echo Show.Ive tried multiple times to backup again, but the photos are not being uploaded. There are two ways to do this on the Echo smart screens, either using Amazon Photos or Facebook. Just loaded the Vz Cloud app on iPhone 6 last night, everything seems to have worked fine, all contacts backed up, but only 5 photos out of many were backed up. The Amazon Echo Show line, which now includes an Echo Show 5, Echo Show 8, all-new Echo Show 10 and the wall-mounted Echo Show 15, mean there are more ways to to share your memories. These screens spend a lot of time doing very little, so why not use them to add some decorative flair to the room in their downtime? You can change the background to your own shots for a big dose of personalisation, and even do a slideshow. As Alexa smart displays have taken residency in our homes, one of their best talents is serving as a way to enjoy photos.