Amazon Echo can do a lot through its library of skills. 18 Awesome New Amazon Alexa Skills. You Need To Try 18 Amazing New Amazon Alexa Skills You Need To Try The list of Amazon Echo skills is growing all the time. Let's take a look at the most useful and silliest abilities of the last few months. Read More If you're ordering from Amazon, it's handy to know when a package you ordered will arrive, isn't it? By changing a quick setting, you can have Alexa tell you when a package has been marked for delivery.
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Now, whenever an incoming package goes out for delivery (meaning it should arrive at your house today), your Echo will glow yellow-green to show you have a notification. Say “Alexa, read my notifications” and your echo will let you know what item is coming in.
Even if your package isn't ready for delivery, you can still say “Alexa, when will my order arrive??” At any time to check the status of your recent orders.
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Do you appreciate these Echo notifications? Tell us your favorite way to check the status of your delivery in the comments!
