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How to Listen to Notifications on ecobee Thermostat

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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.

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1 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

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

Ecobee Smart Thermostat

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." ‒ to navigate through notifications

Clear Notifications

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