How to Record Videos on Your Echo Show 10
To record a video on your Echo Show 10:
- Say, “Alexa, start recording.”Either wait until the 60 seconds run out or say, “Alexa, stop recording.”
How to Watch Videos Recorded on Your Echo Show 10
How to Watch and Record “Drop-In” Footage on Echo Show 10
Enable the Drop-In Feature
To enable the drop-in feature on your Echo devices:
- Open the Alexa app.Select “Devices.”Choose “Echo & Alexa.”Tap “Select Your Device.”Click “Communications.”Select “Drop-In.”Enable this feature.
Watch Live Footage Through the Alexa App
Once you’ve completed the steps listed above, you can watch footage using the Alexa app. To do this, make sure you have these features enabled on your Echo Show 10:
- Open the Alexa app.Tap “Settings.”Choose “Camera.”Select “Home Monitoring.”
Now, to watch live footage:
- Go back to the Alexa app’s main menu.Tap the camera tile on your dashboard.Select your Echo Show device.
Record Your Screen
The Alexa app does not allow you to record footage. However, as mentioned, there’s a way to get around it. You can record your phone’s screen and, in doing so, the live footage your Echo Show 10 shows.
How to Record if You Have an Android Phone
If you have an Android phone, you can record your screen by:
- Swiping down twice from the top of your screen.Tap “Screen Record.” The icon looks like a circle with a smaller circle inside it.Choose what you want to record.Tap “Start.”
You can stop recording by swiping down from the top of the screen and tapping the screen recorder icon. The recording will go into your photo album.
How to Record if You Have an iPhone
If you have an iPhone that’s iOS 14 or later, you can record your screen by:
- Unlocking your phone.Choosing the “Settings” icon.Tapping “Control Center.”Scrolling down and selecting “Screen Recording.”Accessing your phone’s control center.Choosing the circle icon.
Now, your iPhone will start recording the screen. Here, you can enter the Alexa app and record what your Echo Show 10 “sees.” To stop recording, select the red bar at the top of the screen. Your recordings will go into your photo album.
Controlling the Camera
The drop-in feature lets you do more than view and record live footage; you can also control the camera. For instance, suppose you’re watching footage through the Alexa App. You can:
- Zoom in. You can do this by holding your thumb and forefinger the screen, then moving them apart.Zoom out. To do this, spread your thumb and forefinger on the screen, then draw them together.Move the camera. You can move the camera by swiping left or right on the screen.
This allows you to get the best possible recording while using this feature.
