Alexa voice commands that work for me (updated with official full list)

[JayinNJ]

Open lift gate works most reliably.

Open charge door also works well.

Show navigation screen is helpful.

Sometime when I say open trunk, it gives me some famous quote by Trump. Not kidding, about 25% of the time.

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[R1S88]

Is Alexa getting dumber? The "show navigation screen" command that worked reliably now does not. It stopped working after the last vehicle update, but I would guess this is a coincidence. I wish there was a way to train Alexa for the Rivian.

 

[R1S88]

100% right. Wouldn’t give those companies more reasons to make money off us by selling our privacy

Can I ask in a very polite way that this thread remain a discussion of Alexa use? There are other threads to discuss your feelings about voice assistants and the privacy implications. Thanks.

 

[EVfanboy]

Oh and, regardless of setting up Alexa, why doesn't it know where the truck is when I ask for directions? Isn't GPS awareness like the most basic feature a system like this should possess? Truly bizarre. When I first got the truck (brand new) Alexa seemed to think I was in California. I'd ask for directions to a local place to me and it'd give me a route that started like 3000 miles away lol. So stupid.

You have to turn location services on in the Alexa App

 

[Jamieskitele]

I dont use Alexa often but I do wish I could say "Alexa fold mirrors" as I find it hard to easily fold the mirrors before driving into my garage.

Is this a skill I can "train" Alexa to help with?

Are there any shortcuts to fold the mirrors? Its hard to align the truck, open the garage and fold the mirrors without it taking too long and fumbling through screens. All while letting all that battery-preserving heat out of my garage.

 

[Eticket99]

I can't even get Alexa to respond to Hey Alexa... stopped after the last update. Anyone know the secret sauce?

 

[Dark-Fx]

I can't even get Alexa to respond to Hey Alexa... stopped after the last update. Anyone know the secret sauce?

Seems like it was buggy the last time I drove my Rivian.

 

[Ngkgb]

It was buggy for a minute but it seems to be working fine for me now. I use it a lot.

 

[W1SE]

I can't even get Alexa to respond to Hey Alexa... stopped after the last update. Anyone know the secret sauce?

The Alexa icon on the top of the infotainment was greyed out. I needed to do a soft reset. It came back alive.

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