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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: Scott_R on January 27, 2023, 12:59:31 pm

Title: Has anyone else noticing a new (annoying) behavior with timers?
Post by: Scott_R on January 27, 2023, 12:59:31 pm
For as long as I can remember, if I said "Alexa, set a 15 minute timer" and, some time later, said "Alexa, set a thirty minute timer" Alexa would first set a 15 minute timer, then set a second timer for 30 minutes.

For the past couple of weeks, though, this has changed. If I have that 15 minute timer running and then say "Alexa, set a thirty minute timer" it doesn't set a second timer but instead changes the first timer to 30 minutes. Now, I have to remember to specifically say "Alexa, set a second timer for 30 minutes" if I don't want to lose that first timer.

Is there any way to revert to the original setting?
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticing a new (annoying) behavior with timers?
Post by: scottrods on January 27, 2023, 08:04:11 pm
I always say what kind of timer to the echos... "Alexa, set a sleep timer for 30 minutes"... or Alexa, set an egg timer for 3 minutes, stuff like that... always keeps all timers separated and specific.

"Alexa, set a computer timer for an hour"
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticing a new (annoying) behavior with timers?
Post by: renegade600 on January 28, 2023, 04:15:03 am
For as long as I can remember, if I said "Alexa, set a 15 minute timer" and, some time later, said "Alexa, set a thirty minute timer" Alexa would first set a 15 minute timer, then set a second timer for 30 minutes.

For the past couple of weeks, though, this has changed. If I have that 15 minute timer running and then say "Alexa, set a thirty minute timer" it doesn't set a second timer but instead changes the first timer to 30 minutes. Now, I have to remember to specifically say "Alexa, set a second timer for 30 minutes" if I don't want to lose that first timer.

Is there any way to revert to the original setting?

I just set three different times just by saying alexa set timer five minutes, alexa set timer 10 minutes and alexa set timer 15 minutes.   

Try unplugging the echo device for at least 40 seconds.   
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticing a new (annoying) behavior with timers?
Post by: AlanH on January 28, 2023, 05:17:53 am
Working OK for me. Alexa simply replies "Setting a second timer..." "Third timer..." and so on. All timers are displayed on screen in a widget.