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General Category => Echo Technical Support => Topic started by: mdougc on July 13, 2017, 01:21:18 am

Title: Drop In for Alexa
Post by: mdougc on July 13, 2017, 01:21:18 am

I want to use Drop In for the 3 Echo devices in my house, as intercom type usage.
I do not want to call outside of my household.
I do not have a Smart Phone, so I use the PC Alexa App.

How do I set this up without a Smart Phone??
If a Smart Phone is necessary, why?
In fact, why is a Smart Phone necessary for setting up any Alexa-to-Alexa call?
Does it use my phone line?

Title: Re: Drop In for Alexa
Post by: jwlv on July 13, 2017, 03:04:35 am

Apparently the settings section is different between a smartphone and the web app. But it doesn't have to be a working phone. It could just be an unactivated phone or a tablet. This may just be a lag between the development teams at Amazon. Perhaps the web app team will catch up and add the menu option for Drop In.

(http://i.imgur.com/s2CtwN9.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/7N6IDcX.jpg)

Title: Re: Drop In for Alexa
Post by: mike27oct on July 13, 2017, 03:56:27 am

Actually, your iOS app image is the iPhone app image.  The iPad app looks like the Web app image.

Title: Re: Drop In for Alexa
Post by: jwlv on July 13, 2017, 07:30:31 pm

Quote from: mike27oct on July 13, 2017, 03:56:27 am

Actually, your iOS app image is the iPhone app image.  The iPad app looks like the Web app image.

I did not know that. Good info!