Tired of yelling to summon your spouse? If you own two or more Alexa devices, you can intercom between them with a feature called Drop In. We'll teach you how.

Alexa has a ton of useful little features that can make your smart home a lot more useful. Drop In and Announcements are just two of those.

Five inventive ways to use Alexa's intercom function that you probably haven't thought of yet.

ONE great thing about Amazon Alexa speakers is that you can use the ‘Drop In’ feature to make calls between the devices. You can use the speakers like an intercom in different rooms of … ...

Alexa has a ton of useful little features that can make your smart home a lot more useful. Drop In and Announcements are just two of those.

Since launching in 2014, Alexa has grown far beyond its original role as a simple voice assistant for music and reminders.

It builds on the Alexa voice calling and messaging technology rolled out last month. Amazon says the device needs to be given a name associated with the room and have the drop-in function enabled.

To start a group Drop In conversation, you can ask Alexa to “Drop In everywhere.” A similar function has been added to the reminder feature.

The person on the other end can then call 911 if needed. Use the Drop In Feature Alexa also has a feature called Drop In, which works like an intercom.

At any given time, users can also mute Drop In by asking Alexa to turn on the "Do Not Disturb" function and that both parties must consent to using Drop In.

At any given time, users can mute Drop In by asking Alexa to turn on the "Do Not Disturb" function and that both parties must consent to using Drop In.

Without the Emergency Assist subscription, Alexa cannot contact emergency services directly. However, by setting up contacts and using features like Drop In, it can add another layer of safety.