This feature can be used on all Echo devices and causes Alexa to continue
listening for further commands for 5 seconds right after she gives a
response. This means you don't have to say "Alexa" all over again to ask a
follow-up question. Here's how to set it up.
1. Open the Alexa app on your iOS or Android device, then select the
"Echo & Alexa" button located on the top left corner of the app.
2. Scroll down to Follow-up Mode, then select that.
3. Select the toggle to turn Follow-Up Mode on (it's switched off by
default).
That's it! Now you can issue multiple commands to Alexa, only using the wake
word once. For example, you can ask "Alexa, what's the weather?" Once she
gives you a weather report, you can ask her "What's the weather tomorrow?"
without saying "Alexa" again.
Follow-Up Mode can be used after any command but may be especially helpful
when stringing together smart home commands. For instance, "Alexa, turn on
Kitchen lights... turn on Living Room lights."
A few things to keep in mind about Alexa's Follow-up mode:
* After you ask your initial question, Alexa will keep listening for
about five seconds or so. If you don't say anything else during that time,
she'll go back to sleep until she hears the wake word again.
* Even if Follow-up Mode is enabled, Alexa won't keep listening if the
Echo is playing music, or if she isn't sure you were talking to her.
* Alexa will also stop listening if you end the conversation by saying
something like "Thank you," "Cancel," "Stop," or "Go to sleep".
