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There are a ton of tricks that smart displays<\/a> can do. But not all of them are created equal or are worth doing on this style of advice.<\/p>\n

The basics are easy\u2014just about anyone knows how handy it is to ask any smart speaker<\/a> or smart display to tell you the weather or play music. And you should! It’s their best use case, especially since smart displays like the Echo Show can give you more weather details onscreen. But that\u2019s not all these handy devices do, and for the price you should get the most out of any smart display you buy.<\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s Echo Shows have their own special tricks and ways to activate them. Here are my three favorite uses for an Echo Show and how to fix my least favorite feature. Do you think you would prefer another system? Don’t forget to check out our guides to the Best Smart Speakers<\/a> and How to Set Up Your Smart Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Play With Widgets<\/h2>\n

Widgets are my favorite casual feature of Echo Shows. They\u2019re little squares with shortcut content that you can customize, ranging from a sticky note or calendar to managing your smart home, quick access to certain music, and so much more.<\/p>\n

Originally, they were only on the massive Echo Show 15, but they’re now available on the Echo Show 8<\/a> and 10 as well. On the Echo Show 15, the widgets are constantly onscreen thanks to the large real estate, and there’s a widget panel that can fit up to 10 widgets. For the Echo Shows 8 and 10, they appear in the slideshow that rotates onscreen. You can display up to four widgets on the Echo Show 8 and up to six on the Echo Show 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I love using mine to put a calendar view, my smart-home favorites, and the weather in an easy-to-see place. They’re great for customizing your smart-home control if you want your device to focus on that; the Echo Hub<\/a> (8\/10, WIRED Recommends<\/a>) depends entirely on widgets as a smart-home-focused device.<\/p>\n

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