Once the new
feature is set up, users are able to select a speaker in a specific room and communicate with it one - to - one - to call the kids to dinner from the kitchen Echo, for example.To enable the function, users must first give a distinctive name (such as a room) to each Echo in their household and enable the Drop - In
feature using the Alexa app.The intercom system works through household groups created
during the
setup process, meaning it's not limited to speakers on the same Wi - Fi, so it's possible to communicate with Echo - owning friends or relatives in a different area code, for instance.