Amazon's Alexa is compatible with hundreds of smart home devices. If you have an Amazon smart speaker, you can create your own smart home hub with Alexa.

A smart home hub acts as the command center of your smart home. You can control your smart home with Alexa by syncing your Amazon devices with your smart TV, smart light bulbs, smart thermostat, and other devices. That way, you can change the channel, dim the lights, adjust the temperature, and more using voice commands.

To control devices with Alexa voice commands, you’ll need to enable the corresponding Alexa skill. You may also need to install an additional app on your phone. For example, to connect your Philips Hue smart lights to Alexa, you’ll need to download the iOS or Android app. The Alexa app will walk you through all the steps as you connect your devices.

If you don’t have an Amazon smart speaker, you can control your smart home devices using the Alexa app for Android, iOS, or Amazon Fire devices. There are also smart speakers from other manufacturers that support Alexa.