Devialet Mania and Amazon Alexa

Devialet Mania and Amazon Alexa

Devialet Mania is a smart speaker certified as "Alexa built-in", Amazon’s voice assistant. This means you can interact with Devialet Mania using your voice via Alexa to play music via voice command, control other connected devices, listen to the news, the radio, and more.

Here are a few examples of voice commands to control your speaker:

• "Alexa, play some rock music, please.”
• "Alexa, turn up the volume, please.”
• “Alexa, stop the music, please.”

1. How can I activate Alexa in Devialet Mania? 
2. How can I change the language to use with Alexa?
3. I want to disable Alexa -  How can I do that?
4. Amazon Alexa and privacy features

How can I activate and configure Alexa in Devialet Mania? 

Devialet Mania will need to be installed with the Devialet APP. During the setup, the final step is about the Alexa connection, however you can still activate the Alexa services after the installation:

• Open Devialet APP.
• Select the room where you had virtually installed Devialet Mania.
• Go into the top right icon to access the product's settings.
• Tap on "Voice assistant".
• Tap on "Amazon Alexa".

A new setting page will appear 

• Tap on "Setup Alexa".
• A welcome to Alexa page should open; select "Get started" or "Not Now".
• Select "Get started".
• Log into your Amazon account on the following page. 
• Select "Allow" on the page mentioning that Devialet Security profile would like to access Alexa Voice Services and Alexa account connection.
• Click on "Next".
• And finally press the "Done" Button.

N.B.: If you need to reset your Amazon login, please follow instructions to reset your password via Amazon APP or Amazon website. 

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How can I change the language to use with Alexa?

Alexa will use the language selected in your Alexa account to reply to you. 
You can modify the languages anytime you'd like to.

To make the modification please follow steps below:

• Open Devialet APP
• Select the room you had vitually installed Devialet Mania
• Go into the top right icon to access the product's settings.
• Tap on "Voice assistant".
• Tap on Amazon Alexa
• Tap on Language and select the one you want to use.

If you can't find the language you want to set with Alexa in your Amazon Alexa account, it may be unavailable.

Please find below the countries where you will be able to interact with Alexa:

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Can I temporarily disable Alexa?

To disable Alexa, follow these steps:

• Open the Devialet app.
• Select the room where your Devialet Mania is located.
• Go to the product settings, located at the top right of the screen.
• Tap “Voice Assistant”, then select “Amazon Alexa”.

Alternatively, you can press the microphone mute switch on the side of your Devialet Mania. 
Please note: This option may affect your listening experience. This action also disables the Active Stereo Calibration (ASC). 
However, ASC is necessary if you frequently move your speaker to maintain optimal sound quality.

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Amazon Alexa and privacy features

Alexa is designed to protect your privacy, discover here all of the privacy features available on your device.

If you need an overview on how to use Amazon Alexa, please consult Youtube content here or the Amazon page here.

You can also download the app Amazon Alexa to go further and add Alexa skills (ie. create a reminder, set up routines, etc.).