Amazon Photos with Alexa
Your photo memories across your Amazon devices
Showcase your best photos, share your favorite memories, and even take pictures with your Echo Show. Prime members get unlimited, full-resolution photo storage.
Try saying
"Alexa, show my photos."
Alexa will display a selection of your personal photos as a slideshow.
"Alexa, take a selfie."
Use your Echo Show camera to snap a selfie. Swipe left to include fun stickers.
"Alexa, set up my photo display."
Once your device is set up, Alexa can keep a rotating selection of your photos on display.
"Alexa, start Photo Frame."
Use the Photo Frame feature on Echo Show 15 to transform the display into a full-screen, dynamic digital frame.
"Alexa, show Sam's birthday album."
Once you’ve created individual Amazon Photos albums, Alexa can help you view them as slideshows.
"Alexa, show photos of this day."
Alexa can help show you photo memories from this day in years past.
"Alexa, send this photo to Grandma."
Share your recently captured selfie with your closest Alexa contacts.
"Alexa, add Favorite Photos widget to Home."
On Echo Show 15, display your Favorites from your Amazon Photos account.
Unlimited photo storage for Prime members
Prime members get unlimited, full-resolution photo storage and 5 GB for video; custom curated slideshows; benefit sharing for up to five family members with the option to share your full library; and a refined search filter to find the people, places, and things you love at a moment’s notice.
Try saying,
“Alexa, show my photos of sunsets.”
"Alexa, who is in this photo?"
"Alexa, show photos taken in Sicily."
Not a Prime member? All customers get 5GB combined photo and video storage.
Try saying,
“Alexa, show my photos of sunsets.”
"Alexa, who is in this photo?"
"Alexa, show photos taken in Sicily."
Not a Prime member? All customers get 5GB combined photo and video storage.
Put your photos on display
Turn your Echo Show into a digital photo frame
Alexa can surprise you with a random selection of your personal photos as a slideshow, or you can view specific Amazon Photos collections by using the title of the album in your Alexa request.
Try saying, “Alexa, show my wedding album.”
Try saying, “Alexa, show my wedding album.”
"Alexa, set up my photo display."
Once you've set up your Echo Show device, Alexa can help you view your photos in rotation with home screen content. Select one of your Amazon Photos collections, or relive good times from the past with Amazon Photos features like Daily Memories and This Day.
On Echo Show 15, add the Favorite Photos Widget to view your favorite photo memories.
On Echo Show 15, add the Favorite Photos Widget to view your favorite photo memories.
Memories worth sharing
Try saying, "Alexa, share this photo with Mom."
Share, relive, and reminisce about the memories that matter most to you. Use Alexa and Amazon Photos to share your favorite photos or recently captured selfies. Use your Echo Show device to share photos with family and friends. You can choose to share photos displayed on your home screen either from your personalized photo display or slideshow.
Memories delivered with shared home screen
Make memories even when you’re apart. Turn your Echo Show home screen into a photo display that your loved ones can contribute to. Invite family and friends to share their photos to your Echo Show device to begin enjoying ambiently whenever memories are shared. Contacts must be enabled in either the Alexa or Amazon Photos app.
Tip: Use the Alexa or Amazon Photos app for additional ways to share photos with friends and family across compatible Amazon devices.
Tip: Use the Alexa or Amazon Photos app for additional ways to share photos with friends and family across compatible Amazon devices.
Strike a pose
Your personal Photo Booth has arrived. Take a selfie with your Echo Show camera. Swipe left to make photos fun with stickers. You can even choose how you want to capture your likeness: with a single shot, a video, or a four-shot photo collage.
Your photos on your Fire TV
See your photos on the biggest screen in the house with Amazon Photos. Personalize your Fire TV screensaver from your Fire TV, the Amazon Photos app, or the Alexa app. View your pictures by saying, “Alexa, show my photos." Select which photo album to view, hit Play, and voila! You and yours have just taken on starring roles.
Cloud Storage with Amazon Photos
FAQ
How can I view photos on my Echo Show?
Personalize your Echo Show to view photos in rotation with your home screen content.
Follow these steps to set up your device:
Follow these steps to set up your device:
- Say, "Alexa, set up my photo display,” or swipe down from the top of screen and select Settings.
- Select Clock & Photo Display > Amazon Photos.
- For Echo Show 5 or Echo Spot select Home & Clock > Clock & Photo Display > Amazon Photos. - Choose which photos to display by selecting any of the following:
Manual photo upload
Photo album (see photos from your selected Amazon Photos collections)
This Day (you’ll see photos from this day in years past)
Daily Memories (you’ll see an automatic selection of your pictures daily)
Learn more here on how-to view your photos across compatible Amazon devices.
Tip: Auto-Save uploads all photos from your phone's camera roll and continues to upload new photos that you add later. When enabling Daily Memories or This Day, you'll be asked to enable Auto-Save and allow access to your phone's camera roll.
Tip: Auto-Save uploads all photos from your phone's camera roll and continues to upload new photos that you add later. When enabling Daily Memories or This Day, you'll be asked to enable Auto-Save and allow access to your phone's camera roll.
What is Amazon Photos?
Amazon Photos provides secure full-resolution photo and video storage. Learn more here about Amazon Photos.
Can I play a slideshow of all my photos?
Use Amazon Photos and Alexa to view curated photo slideshow selections. If you've already created an album in Amazon Photos, you can ask Alexa to show that specific photo album. Learn more here about viewing slideshows on your Echo Show.
Can I share photos with friends and family?
Try, “Alexa, share this photo.”
You can also invite family and friends to share photos across your compatible Alexa devices. Learn more here about how to share photos with Alexa.
You can also invite family and friends to share photos across your compatible Alexa devices. Learn more here about how to share photos with Alexa.
Can I delete a photo from my Echo Show?
To prevent Alexa from displaying certain photos from Amazon Photos set your rotating home screen photo display to a collection that does not include photos you do not want displayed on your Echo Show. To delete photos from Amazon Photos you can use - the app on iOS or Android or on a web browser.
How are Alexa and Echo designed to protect my privacy?
Learn more about privacy settings, common questions, and more resources on our Alexa Privacy Page here.
How can I use Photo Frame on Echo Show 15?
Set up photo display on your Echo Show to select photos to display in Photo Frame. If you want to use your personal photos, connect your Amazon Photos or Facebook account. You can also use available collections of artwork and stock imagery. Photo Frame works in both landscape orientation and portrait orientation.
To use Photo Frame:
Say, "Alexa, start Photo Frame."
You can also swipe down from the top edge of the screen and select Photo Frame.
To return to the home screen say, "Go home."
You can also swipe down and select Home.
To use Photo Frame:
Say, "Alexa, start Photo Frame."
You can also swipe down from the top edge of the screen and select Photo Frame.
To return to the home screen say, "Go home."
You can also swipe down and select Home.
How can I add the Favorite Photos Widget to Echo Show 15?
Say, "Alexa, add Favorite Photos widget to home."
Or
On Echo Show 15, swipe down from the top edge of the screen and select Widget Gallery.
Select the widget you'd like to add.
Or
On Echo Show 15, swipe down from the top edge of the screen and select Widget Gallery.
Select the widget you'd like to add.
What can I ask Alexa about my photos?
“Alexa, show my photos.”
“Alexa, set up my photo display.”
“Alexa, show photos from This Day.”
“Alexa, launch photos of my hiking album.”
“Alexa, set up my photo display.”
“Alexa, show photos from This Day.”
“Alexa, launch photos of my hiking album.”
“Alexa, tell me more about this photo.”
“Alexa, show photos from last summer.”
“Alexa, take a four-shot photo.”
“Alexa, how do I set up photos on my device?”
“Alexa, show photos from last summer.”
“Alexa, take a four-shot photo.”
“Alexa, how do I set up photos on my device?”
Prime members can do even more with Alexa
“Alexa, where was this photo taken?”
“Alexa, show my photos of dogs.”
“Alexa, show my photos of flowers.”
“Alexa, show my photos of dogs.”
“Alexa, show my photos of flowers.”
“Alexa, show photos of Taylor.”
“Alexa, show photos taken in Sicily.”
“Alexa, who is in this photo?”
“Alexa, show photos taken in Sicily.”
“Alexa, who is in this photo?”
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