FlexiLingo
Your phone can hear your smoke alarm
- Technology
Your phone can listen for the smoke alarm when others can’t hear it. I'll tell you how to turn it on, and test it. Plus, Frankie tells us how an AI chatbot told him he was having heart trouble and to call 911. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A2 · Elementary
Everyday topics, clear speech
- 92% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 163 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 47 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Your dad takes his hearing aids out at night. The smoke alarm goes off. He doesn't hear it. But his phone will.
There's a great setting that turns a phone into a second pair of ears. It listens for a smoke alarm, a doorbell, a knock, and even a baby crying. Then it alerts you. On an iPhone, open Settings, Accessibility, and turn on Sound Recognition.
On Android, it's called Sound Notifications. Samsung owners grab their free Live Transcribe app first. And set it up on mom and dad's phone next time you visit. the phone charging on the nightstand at night so it's close enough to hear. And if they
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