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Smart Home Voice Commands Cheat Sheet: 100+ Commands

📅 July 2026 ✍️ By HomeBot Future Editorial Team ⏱️ 7 min read

Voice commands are the most convenient way to control your smart home. This cheat sheet provides over 100 useful voice commands organized by category.

Basic Voice Commands

Information

• "Alexa, what time is it?"
• "Alexa, what's the weather?"
• "Alexa, what's the weather tomorrow?"
• "Alexa, what's my calendar today?"
• "Alexa, what's in the news?"
• "Alexa, what's the traffic?"
• "Alexa, how is the stock market?"
• "Alexa, flip a coin"

Timers and Alarms

• "Alexa, set a timer for 10 minutes"
• "Alexa, set a pizza timer for 12 minutes"
• "Alexa, set an alarm for 7 AM"
• "Alexa, set a recurring alarm for 7 AM weekdays"
• "Alexa, snooze"
• "Alexa, cancel my alarm"

Lighting Commands

On/Off

• "Alexa, turn on the lights"
• "Alexa, turn off the lights"
• "Alexa, turn on the living room light"
• "Alexa, turn off all lights"
• "Alexa, turn on the bedroom lamp"

Brightness

• "Alexa, dim the lights to 50%"
• "Alexa, brighten the lights"
• "Alexa, set the living room to 20%"
• "Alexa, turn the lights to maximum"

Color (Hue bulbs)

• "Alexa, set the lights to blue"
• "Alexa, make the living room warm white"
• "Alexa, set the bedroom to red"
• "Alexa, set the lights to orange"

Climate Commands

• "Alexa, set the thermostat to 72"
• "Alexa, what's the temperature?"
• "Alexa, make it warmer"
• "Alexa, make it cooler"
• "Alexa, set the thermostat to away"
• "Alexa, turn on the AC"
• "Alexa, turn on the fan"

Security Commands

Locks

• "Alexa, lock the front door"
• "Alexa, is the front door locked?"
• "Alexa, lock all doors"

Cameras

• "Alexa, show me the front door camera"
• "Alexa, show me the backyard"
• "Alexa, hide the camera"
• "Alexa, stop showing the camera"

Security System

• "Alexa, arm the security system"
• "Alexa, disarm the security system"

Entertainment Commands

Music

• "Alexa, play music"
• "Alexa, play jazz"
• "Alexa, play Focus Music"
• "Alexa, play [song name]"
• "Alexa, play [artist]"
• "Alexa, pause"
• "Alexa, resume"
• "Alexa, next song"
• "Alexa, volume 5"
• "Alexa, louder"
• "Alexa, softer"

Multi-Room Audio

• "Alexa, play music everywhere"
• "Alexa, play music upstairs"
• "Alexa, move the music to the kitchen"

TV and Movies

• "Alexa, play [show] on Fire TV"
• "Alexa, pause Fire TV"
• "Alexa, turn up the volume on Fire TV"

Robot Vacuum Commands

• "Alexa, ask Roomba to start cleaning"
• "Alexa, ask Roomba to stop"
• "Alexa, ask Roomba to return to base"
• "Alexa, ask Roomba to clean the kitchen"
• "Alexa, where is Roomba?"

Routine Commands

• "Alexa, good morning"
• "Alexa, goodnight"
• "Alexa, I'm leaving"
• "Alexa, I'm home"
• "Alexa, movie time"
• "Alexa, dinner time"
• "Alexa, away mode"
• "Alexa, party mode"

Smart Home Management

• "Alexa, discover devices"
• "Alexa, what devices are connected?"
• "Alexa, restart the [device name]"
• "Alexa, forget the [device name]"

Communication

• "Alexa, call [contact name]"
• "Alexa, video call [contact name]"
• "Alexa, announce dinner is ready"
• "Alexa, drop in on the kitchen"
• "Alexa, send a message to [contact]"

Shopping and Lists

• "Alexa, add milk to my shopping list"
• "Alexa, what's on my shopping list?"
• "Alexa, add take out trash to my to-do list"
• "Alexa, what's on my to-do list?"

The Bottom Line

Voice commands make smart homes genuinely useful. Print this cheat sheet or bookmark it for reference. Once you learn these commands, controlling your smart home by voice becomes second nature.

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