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Personalize Alexa with your captioning and communication needs.
An older gentleman in a recliner chair with a Bichon on his lap. An Echo Dot sits on the table next to him.
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"Alexa, turn on all captions."

Select your captioning preferences for videos, Alexa's responses and even video calls.

Features

On a side table, an Echo Show device displays the Captioning settings screen

Closed Captioning

Closed Captioning converts the audio content of a video broadcast into text (subtitles). You can customize how the text appears on Prime Video and other supported video content.
Learn how to use Closed Captioning
On a nightstand, an Echo Show displays the temperature with Alexa's response captioned.

Alexa Captioning

Alexa Captioning lets you see captions for Alexa's responses on Echo Show devices.
Learn how to use Alexa Captioning
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How-to

An Echo Show on a wooden desk shows the Equalizer feature settings.
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How to use the Equalizer

Fine tune the speakers to suit your needs and personal preferences.
In a reading nook, a woman holds a Kindle e-reader and presses down the volume button on her Echo.
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How to enable Bluetooth pairing

Connect Echo to your Bluetooth-enabled devices.
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For more information on Alexa features and uses, visit the Meet Alexa page.