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Alistair Charlton

How to use your Amazon Echo Show as a home security camera

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Thinking of buying an indoor security camera? Well just wait one minute, because I you have an Amazon Echo Show smart display you might already have everything you need.

That's because Amazon's Alexa-powered smart screens have a feature called Home Monitoring, which employs their camera – also used for video calls – as a security camera. A live video feed can be viewed from any compatible smartphone or tablet, and you can even ask Alexa to show your Echo Show's camera feed on your TV. 

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