Turn Your Smart Speakers Into a Whole-Home Intercom System With These Simple Steps
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Smart speakers like Google Nest, Amazon Echo, and Apple HomePod can be used as intercom systems to broadcast messages around the home.
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You can send messages to all speakers or to specific ones by using commands like "Hey Google, broadcast..." or "Alexa, announce..."
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Features must be enabled in device apps and speakers must be on the same wifi network to broadcast.
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Users can reply to broadcast messages by saying "Hey Google, reply..." or "Hey Siri, reply..."
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Speaker names and voice commands vary slightly between Google, Amazon, and Apple smart devices.
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