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Amazon Echo Discussion / Re: Check your skills
« Last post by Joachim47 on November 07, 2024, 04:25:55 pm »
THX for the tip. I had similar adds showing up suddenly on my echo show when just scrolling my favorite photos on the home screen. I found 3 additional skills that I hadn't added myself. This is becoming really a nuisance and let me regret to even have bothered to add the show unit for my doorbell. (As I meanwhile discovered, the latency is so bad and my dog is my more effective announcer of people not even have gotten into the courtyard yet.)
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Amazon Echo Discussion / Re: Check your skills
« Last post by scottrods on November 02, 2024, 08:34:40 pm »
Quote from: renegade600 on November 01, 2024, 02:35:20 pm
I was going over the skills in the alexa app and found a skill that was added without permission.   It was called JHCP Prod and it is an ambient advertising app that shows ads on the homescreen. 

Might want to check your skill list to see if it's been added.

Thank you for that. It hadn;t crossed my mind that the ads were a Skill... This is why we have trust issues. I;ve been hunting the setting that was allowing the ads, this should take care of it. And now I have awareness that those Skills can be auto added somehow. I had no idea.

Again thanks.
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Amazon Echo Discussion / Check your skills
« Last post by renegade600 on November 01, 2024, 02:35:20 pm »
I was going over the skills in the alexa app and found a skill that was added without permission.   It was called JHCP Prod and it is an ambient advertising app that shows ads on the homescreen. 

Might want to check your skill list to see if it's been added. 

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Amazon Echo Discussion / AI delayed till 2025
« Last post by renegade600 on November 01, 2024, 04:34:49 am »
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The new Alexa, code-named ?Remarkable Alexa? internally, will reportedly cost $5 to $10 per month, offered alongside a less capable free plan. Some reports indicated that it would arrive in October, but it?s seemingly suffering delays.

Bloomberg reports the timeline has slipped into 2025.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/31/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-hints-at-an-agentic-alexa/

I wonder if they are having trouble integrating their ads into it.  What is scary is the comment about taking action on the users behalf.   Makes me wonder about what type of action it is talking about.   Maybe it means placing orders on your behalf  :-)

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday hinted at an improved, ?agentic? version of the company?s Alexa assistant ? one that could take actions on a user?s behalf.
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Amazon Echo Discussion / Re: Why Does Echo Device Demand a Reply
« Last post by renegade600 on October 31, 2024, 04:26:52 pm »
Quote from: BillW on October 30, 2024, 08:54:48 am
That kind of defeats the usefulness of Alexa in an Echo device!
Thanks for the reply.
BillW

I disagree.   If it stops without action, and you did not hear it, you would be on here complaining about not hearing it.    I do think amazon should copy google on stopping reminders, alarms and timers.   Forget the wake word, just say stop. 
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Amazon Echo Discussion / Re: Why Does Echo Device Demand a Reply
« Last post by tuicemen on October 30, 2024, 06:26:26 pm »
Quote from: BillW on October 30, 2024, 08:54:48 am
That kind of defeats the usefulness of Alexa in an Echo device!
Agreed, I don't use reminders but use routines for my reminder needs.
However I just looked at reminders and in the settings which I assume affects all reminders is a setting for announcement count you may have this set to persistant.
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Amazon Echo Discussion / Re: Why Does Echo Device Demand a Reply
« Last post by BillW on October 30, 2024, 08:54:48 am »
That kind of defeats the usefulness of Alexa in an Echo device!
Thanks for the reply.
BillW
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Amazon Echo Discussion / Re: Why Does Echo Device Demand a Reply
« Last post by renegade600 on October 30, 2024, 03:57:54 am »
some features require a response to stop it.   Nothing you can do about it.   
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Amazon Echo Discussion / Why Does Echo Device Demand a Reply
« Last post by BillW on October 29, 2024, 12:23:36 pm »
My biggest problem with my Echo Show device is that I cannot tell it to remind me at a certain time without having it require me to respond to the reminder.  If I don't happen to be available at that time the Echo Show sort of goes crazy and gets louder and louder until I respond.

I would like to use my Echo Show without having to respond.  Any way to do that?

Thanks,
BillW

billwilson@sent.com
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Amazon Echo Discussion / NFL logos on pops
« Last post by renegade600 on October 26, 2024, 12:36:02 am »
Look like you can now purchase echo pops with NFL logos.    No longer have to purchase decals.   

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-teams-up-with-amazon-to-release-licensed-echo-pop-speakers/ar-AA1sWiR4
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