Rofel. I bought an echo show 5 to video call my nieces bought one for them too. I don't need cylinder shaped Alexa as well to video call? Right?

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Hi Jonas,

Thanks for waiting. No need for the cylinder shaped Alexa. You can make a video call directly from your Echo Show. Please follow the steps below.

1. Swipe the right side of the display towards the left to open the Echo Show feature menu. On the menu that appears, click communicate. 
2. Click 'Show contacts' to see your contact list. Scroll to find the contact for the person you're looking to reach and select their name. 
3. Click the call icon under the 'Alexa devices' menu on the contact's information page. This will initiate a video call.

Please let me know if this helps.