Alexa Guard
Alexa Guard has a free version and a paid one called Alexa Guard Plus. The upgraded version costs $4.99 per month or $49 per year, and you can enjoy a 30-day trial before committing to payment.
The upgraded version can even play the sound of dogs barking if motion gets detected outside and a siren if there’s activity inside.
Whether it’s the free or paid version, Alexa Guard is worth considering.
How to Enable and Manage Alexa Guard
To enable it, all you have to do is open the Alexa app for iOS or Android. Select Settings and then Guard. Follow the setup process.
Smart Alerts
Once you enable and activate Alexa Guard, it begins to listen out for any noise it finds unusual—anything from glass breaking to an alarm blaring. If it hears anything out of the ordinary, you’ll get notified on your phone.
In case of an attempted break-in, you know you’ll get informed and would be able to call the authorities. Or, if you forgot to turn the oven or the iron off before you left, and a smoke alarm gets triggered, you can call the fire department. Whether it’s from other people or yourself, Alexa Guard can help you secure your home.
Away Lighting
You can have your lights turn on and off automatically as if someone is in there doing it
Alexa’s Away Lighting is a better alternative than simply keeping your lights on when you’re away. If they’re stagnant, it’s just as much an indication that nobody’s home as when they’re off. Having them switch between on and off mimics a person being there and moving about rooms.
To enable Away Lighting, go to Settings > Guard in the Alexa app. Select the gear icon and then select Lights to set up the feature.
Alexa Drop In
Alexa Drop In is a feature you can enable and use to connect to Alexa-enabled devices.
If you’re worried about random people dropping in on your devices, don’t. For other people to be able to do that, they need your permission. If they don’t, they can’t connect to your device and Drop In.
If you get a notification that there’s a strange noise in your home while you’re away, you can use the Drop In feature to listen in and determine if you need to call the authorities. It’s an excellent feature that can grant you some peace of mind.
To make sure Drop In is turned on for your Echo, open the Alexa app and select Devices. Then choose Echo & Alexa and your device. Finally, choose Communications > Drop In.
Alexa Compatible Home Security Systems
Once you enable the skills, you can use them to arm and disarm your security systems, turn lights on and off, and more with just a simple verbal command.
Both Ring and ADT integrate well with Alexa Guard. When you activate Alexa Guard, it automatically arms your security system, too.
When you’re out and about, whether it’s 10 minutes or 1,000 miles away, and receive a Smart Alert that something is wrong, you don’t have to bear the responsibility of calling the authorities yourself.
Secure Your Home With Alexa’s Help
It can help you feel better when you leave your house, and not worry that it might get burglarized or that you forgot to turn off an appliance that might lead to a fire.
