Drop In – Alexa’s Intercom System

If you have two or more Alexa's in your house, here's a useful tip to use your devices at intercoms.

"Drop In" is an optional feature that lets you connect instantly to supported Alexa-enabled devices, like an intercom.  From you studio you can connect hands free to the house.  Or perhaps call hands free if you have a fall.  You can also use your Alexa as a phone but I'll save that for another day.

Drop In is an optional feature that lets you connect instantly to supported Alexa-enabled devices, like an intercom.
Use Drop In to open an instant conversation between your devices or with your Alexa contacts. When you receive a Drop In, the light indicator on your Echo pulses green and you connect to your contact automatically.
Use Drop In to:
Have a two-way conversation by connecting to one of your Alexa-enabled devices ("drop in on Kitchen").
Connect to a specific device group ("drop in on living room").Note: Only one Alexa-enabled device from the device group connects.

​Have a group conversation with all supported Alexa-enabled devices under your Amazon household, which are not set to do not disturb. To start a group conversation ask Alexa to Drop In everywhere.
Note: All supported Alexa-enabled devices under your Amazon household account will connect regardless of their physical location

Drop In on a contact who granted you Drop In permissions.

Receive Drop In from a contact whom you granted Drop In permissions.
To drop in on your household devices, first ask Alexa to drop in and she will request your permission to enable the feature. Once enabled, members of your household account will be able to drop in on household devices. To drop in on a contact with a different Amazon account, your contact must first grant you Drop In permissions using the Alexa app.   

Turn Drop In On or Off for Your Device

1. Open the Alexa app .
2. Open Devices .
3. Select Echo & Alexa, and then select your device.
4. Select Communications.
5. Select Drop In, and then select which permissions to enable or disable.