Never miss a call again even when your phone’s in another room

Hey, Howard P., I’ve got the help you need.  Thanks for sending in this smart question: 

“We only use my cell phone at home now. Is there a gadget that will ring loud when someone calls my cell phone so I can hear it? The ring on the cell phone is not loud enough when I am in another room.- Howard” 

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The quick short answer to Howard’s question is yes, you can use a Bluetooth speaker or a smart speaker as a speakerphone for your cell phone. Most smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo or Google Home, have built-in speakers and can be connected to your phone via Bluetooth.  

Let me explain how to set this up. 

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How to connect your phone to a Bluetooth speaker 

If you have an iPhone, here is how to connect your device to any third-party Bluetooth speaker. 

Make sure your Bluetooth speaker is turned on and stand near the speaker with your iPhone in hand 

Open your Settings app on your iPhone 

Click Bluetooth and make sure it is toggled on 

• Make your Bluetooth speaker discoverable by putting it in pairing mode with your phone. This should be specifically listed in the instructions that come with whatever speaker you have.
• Once your speaker is discoverable, its name should appear on your iPhone Bluetooth screen. Tap the name of the speaker to connect it to your iPhone
• Now, one of the most commonly used speaker with iPhones is the Bluetooth Amazon Echo, which uses Alexa as a virtual assistant to receive calls.

How to set up Alexa app on your iPhone and then connect to the Echo speaker 

How to set up Alexa on your iPhone 

• Open your Settings app on your iPhone
• Select Bluetooth and toggle it On
• Download the Alexa app from the app store on your iPhone
• Open the app and log in with your Amazon email and password 
• Select your name and press Agree and Continue
• The next step will ask you to set up voice ID, but you can go back and do this later. Press Skip in the top right-hand corner, and then press Yes, Skip to confirm
• Click Set Up My Features 
• Next, you will be asked to set up your Contacts. Press Continue and follow the onscreen prompts so that your Alexa device can have access to your contacts and make and receive calls.

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