How to Listen to Notifications on ecobee Thermostat

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

In This Guide

You'll Learn:

  • How to listen to notifications on your ecobee Smart Thermostat.

You'll Need:

  • Your thermostat to be already set up.
  • Amazon Alexa to be set up on your Alexa-enabled device:
  • ecobee4 Smart Thermostat
  • ecobee Switch+
  • Other device with Alexa built-in

Smartphones and tablets that have the Alexa app installed can be used as a replacement for Alexa-enabled devices.

ecobee.

2. Verify Basic Setup has Been Completed

In order to proceed with this guide successfully, your ecobee Smart Thermostat must be fully installed and functioning properly.

Ecobee Smart Thermostat

3. Listen to Notifications

Whenever you get a blue bubble icon on your ecobee thermostat it means you have notifications from Amazon Alexa:

Notification icon pointed out on ecobee thermostat.

To listen to or clear notifications you have to speak to your Alexa-enabled device.

Listen to Notifications

  • "Alexa, what are my notifications?"
  • "Alexa, read my notifications."
  • "Alexa, what did I miss?"
  • "Alexa, next / previous." â€’ to navigate through notifications

Clear Notifications

  • "Alexa, clear my notifications."
  • "Alexa, delete all of my notifications."

4. How to Set Up Your ecobee Smart Thermostat

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