How to Place a Video Call on Echo Show
There are two ways to initiate a video call using an Echo Show. After you’ve set up your Echo Show, you can use your Alexa wake word and then give a command, or you can use the touchscreen interface to start a call. Both you and the person you’re calling need to have the Alexa app installed on your phones, you both need to have an Echo Show device, and the person needs to be in your Alexa contacts. Here’s how to video call on an Echo Show using voice commands:
How to Place a Video Call on Echo Show Using the Touchscreen
Your Echo Show device also has a touchscreen to access a variety of functions. The touchscreen is useful if you’re having trouble getting Alexa to recognize the correct contact for your video call, and you don’t want .to call the wrong person accidentally Here’s how to use the Echo Show touchscreen to place a video call:
Can You Do Group Calls on Echo Show?
In addition to placing calls between one Echo Show and another, you can also make a group call that includes up to seven participants. This feature allows you to call both Echo and Echo Show users simultaneously, including a mix of both audio-only and video participants in the same call. To use this feature, you need to set up a group in the Alexa app, and each member of the group needs to opt-in. Here’s how to make a group call on Echo Show: No, you can’t FaceTime on an Echo Show. FaceTime is Apple’s proprietary video chat app which only runs on Apple devices. Echo Show devices can only place video calls to other Echo Show devices and the Alexa phone app, and only Apple devices can FaceTime. There is no interaction between the two. Video calls on Echo Show work just like FaceTime, though, allowing you to see your friends, family, or co-workers while you’re talking to them. It’s also free, just like FaceTime.
