Voice control
Run your home by talking to Alexa
Link the Beakn skill once and every switch answers to any Echo in the house — plus routines, room commands, schedules and screen dashboards on an Echo Show.
Room groups mean one sentence controls a whole room. Routines join many steps into one phrase, or run at a set time with no voice at all.
Some of the nicer touches: switching off your morning alarm can start your home's day, arriving or leaving can trigger actions through your phone's location, and whisper mode lets you control things quietly at night without waking anyone.
An Echo Show gives you a screen dashboard with every Beakn switch as a tile.
All 14 features in this section
Alexa Voice Control (Operate Every Switch Through Echo)
Once linked through the Alexa skill, every Beakn switch can be controlled by voice from any Echo device. You can turn things ON/OFF, set fan speed, and dim lights.
Alexa Room Groups (Control a Whole Room
You can put your Beakn switches into a room group (like "Living Room"). Then one command controls the whole group. Even better, if an Echo is placed in that room, you don't have to name the room at all.
Alexa Routines (Multi-Step Automations)
An Alexa routine joins many steps into one. It can be started by a voice phrase, a set time, an alarm being switched off, a sensor noticing motion, your phone arriving/leaving, or an Echo button press. It can even wait between steps.
Alexa Scheduled Routines (Run at a Set Time, No Voice Needed)
An Alexa routine can run at a fixed time on chosen days, with no voice command at all.
Alexa Alarm Dismissal Trigger (Your Alarm Wakes Up Your Home)
When you switch off your Alexa alarm in the morning, a routine fires and your home gets ready. The big benefit: it runs at the
Alexa Location-Based Triggers (Act When You Arrive or Leave)
Using your phone's location, Alexa can run a routine when you enter or leave an area around your home.
Echo Show (A Screen Dashboard for Your Switches)
The Echo Show (5, 8, 10, and 15-inch models) shows your devices as tiles on a screen. Every Beakn switch appears — tap to toggle, swipe to see other rooms, and see at a glance what is ON or OFF.
Alexa Guard (Turn Your Echo Into a Basic Security Listener)
When you are away, Alexa Guard uses the Echo's microphone to listen for certain sounds — glass breaking, smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide alarms — and alerts your phone.
Echo Dot (Cheap Voice Control in Every Room)
Put one in each main room and the whole home gets voice control for every Beakn switch.
Alexa Announcements (Broadcast and Drop-In)
You can send a voice message to every Echo in the house at once, combine it with Beakn actions, and even start a two-way intercom (Drop-In) with another room's Echo.
Fire TV Integration (Control From Your Television)
If you have a Fire TV Stick or Fire TV Cube, Alexa is built in. You can control Beakn switches using the TV remote's voice button, and see switch tiles on the TV screen.
Alexa Whisper Mode (Control Switches Quietly at Night)
If you whisper to Alexa, she whispers back — and still does the action. This is perfect for late nights when someone is sleeping.
Alexa Hunches (Helpful Reminders Based on Your Habits)
Over time, Alexa learns your patterns. If you always turn off the kitchen light at 11 PM and one night you forget, Alexa notices and can remind you — or even turn it off for you.
Multi-Room Music + Beakn Control (Audio and Lighting Together)
You can play music on Echo devices in every room at once, and pair it with Beakn lighting in a routine — for instant party or relaxation moods.
Every one of these is explained step by step in the Amazon Alexa manual page.
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