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Affordable Smart house for everyone Jan 12, 2023

By td958

My job takes me to a lot of let’s say 1%ers homes. They are all automated. All hard wired with mega expensive systems that need a 6 month course to operate. My first experience with dot’s was with the second generation 5 years ago. It was cool and did some meet stuff, but I had to remember every lights name to control it, and for it to sound good I had to hook it up to a stereo. I purchased an Echo 4th gen smart speaker when they were on sale this summer. They have made the speakers so much better and the software works so much better. The Alexa app is easy for setting up routines new devices are found with no issues using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. I can walk into a room and say “Alexa turn on the lights” and they only turn on in the room I’m in. I don’t need to know every lights name. You still do to control the individual light. TV, smart plugs, lights, shades, motion detectors, security systems, doorbells and your heat/ac. I don’t have a smart fridge but if I did Alexa would fill it when it was empty. 4 echos, 4dots(4th), 1dot(5th), 2dots(2nd), and 3 show 5’s all cost me under $450. Music all over the house. Intercom system. Over the years they have improved the hardware and the software. I’m assuming it will just get better. Controlling the house with automations and your voice is just really cool. more
Dec 26, 2022

By Rainy Day

Alexa can be very helpful at times, but she can be extremely frustrating at times as well. Especially when when being asked certain questions or to play my music on Spotify. Heck recently she hasn't been able to find my device either. So really she is only good for me to be use as Bluetooth speaker. I wish she was better at hearing or understanding, but she is what she is until something better comes out. more
Why you need an Alexa Show Feb 8, 2020

By uofmorioles

Any person in their sixties needs to have this machine. This machine is invaluable to people who want to or need to live independently. It reminds you to take your medicine....read the reminder or Alexa will tell you the reminder. It’s a great way to stay in touch with an elderly person. Is Grandma still in her pajamas at 2:00 in the afternoon, not getting out even though she assures you that she’s up and dressed and has walked the dog? This machine allows you to “drop in” and see grandpa taking all of his meds. You can actually “drop in” on a lonely person and eat “together” even while you are in Delaware and your loved one is in Florida if you both have the Alexa Show. To know that an elderly person is exercising, being social, eating regularly, and taking meds......what a relief! Buy an Alexa Show right now so you can get “you and your loved-one” acclimated to the machine before you actually need it... that’s why I picked 60”s as a great age to buy it. It becomes part of your life and believe me, it is a life-saving tool. One more thing....it is easy to install and to use. I am not kidding! You will be so grateful that someone invented this machine! It’s so helpful. more
Dec 14, 2022

By Frederick Bush

I enjoy this app along side of Amazon Music. I listen to any song I want to hear or a combination of whole albums of a particular artist. I also use the map portion in satellite view as well as navigation. this is a pretty good app despite that it has connection problems sporadically. I have to unplug from the USB port then reinsert. This usually fixes the connection problems or it just loses the connect to the server for no apparent reason. Hence the four stars. more
Jan 11, 2023

By Karyl Anne

Edited 1/11/23: When it works correctly it's great and super helpful but lately it's been losing important 'reminders' that I really need to work right. Original review: This app works very well except it doesn't always hear or get things right. Being married for over a couple of decades to a man who doesn't hear well I'm used to dealing with this but it would be nice to have something not mess up what I'm saying so wildly. ;-) more
Granny Cam Apr 7, 2020

By BonSueB

When my daughter purchased Echo Shows for me and my husband, and one for my mother, I wasn’t sure we’d have much use for them. How wrong I was! My mother lives in an assisted living facility & I began to use the drop-in feature to check on her or walk her through fixing whatever was wrong with her TV (usually she pressed the wrong button & got components out of synch.) Lately, with the pandemic, her ALF is in lockdown and the Echo Show has become a lifeline in every sense of the word. I’m able to check on her several times a day, making sure she remembers to go down to the dining hall for meals, take her medicine, and remind her to press her call button if she needs other help. My sister-in-law’s husband just died and we bought her one, too. People with memory disorders, like my mother, or tech aversions like my sister-in-law, have trouble using Facetime or Skype. I can drop in without them having to do anything & chatting face to face is much better than a phone call. It’s also helpful to set reminders, play music & books, and use as a search engine. We love it! more
Amazing but she needs an update Jan 7, 2021

By Papa johnys dad

I’ve had an Alexa since late August 2020 not too long. She’s been working perfectly sometimes messed up but not everything’s perfect. Ever since December when you say “Alexa i’m leaving” she’ll say “ Okay i’ll start guarding now.” now she works normal but when you come after 30 minutes and say “Alexa turn off guard” she continues to say “ okay turning on tv okay powering off tv.” constantly until you unplug her. Now it never did this before and to be honest if they have a feature working why can’t it stay working. I’m not sure if Google has that same ability but i’m thinking about switching to Google very soon if this continues. Yes I know technology is frustrating but it’s becoming every time I tell her to stop guarding. Me having to unplug and reset an Alexa every time when it should work normally shouldn’t be the case. Also when you whisper play rain sounds or something a lot of the time she’ll say on the loudest voice okay playing raining sounds. I don’t live alone and people are trying to sleep she should whisper when I whisper and that’s rarely. Again it’s a new issue and I use her for those 2 things other than a few minor questions here and there. But at this point she’s as good as nothing. more
List Feature Aug 10, 2018

By davey PHX

This app no longer works properly. For the past several weeks, I’ve gone to several different stores to shop. Before I leave home, I make a shopping list, but when I get to the store the app won’t open. I get the comment “No Network Available” “Please connect and try again”. I checked my settings and cellular data and cellular roaming is turned on, but I’m unable to open or sign in to Alexa. The next day it might or might not work. I have LTE cellular service and a fully charged iPhone 7 running IOS 11.4.1. I’m now leaving the second store today without completing my shopping because I depend on this list function. I guess I have to revert back to the olden ways of paper & pencil. I’m very dissatisfied, but hey it’s free you say. Well it’s turned into a huge time waster for me because now I’ll have to go home and scour through the sales ads and either recreate my lists or make a paper list. When I get home the app may actually open, but when I get to the store....nothing. Maybe you ought to fix the issues that exist now before you keep proudly adding and advertising more and more new functions and capabilities to the app, which evidently seem to be causing problems with its former user-friendly and basic functioning. more
Alexa ain’t what she used to be Oct 23, 2021

By C1349

I have had anEcho and Echo Dot since Dec 2016. It worked great to turn lights on/off. Way too many updates in last 2 years. the fact that you have to unplug the devices after an update—don’t remember any instructions to that effect—maybe Alexa could send a notification. I have a smart plug connected and it worked seamlessly for about a year. Then the Kasa app started sending updates and Alexa needed updates too. It’s now an unreliable mess. Got used to playing The Daily podcast or music for 30 Min at night. It sometimes works. It repeats the specific command and then goes dead. Sometimes several minutes later podcast or music will start which wakes me up. She says “sorry, I’m having trouble finding music etc.” I almost bought 5 more plugs for up lights on plants. Glad I didn’t. It would be a nightmare to keep them all working, plugging/ unplugging. It would be nice to know what’s in the updates, but they don’t want us to know because I just want Alexa 1.0. I’m seriously considering dumping the smart plug and just buying a new light timer. Alexa was wonderful but when she’s not working she’s not worth the trouble. more
It's great... until it isnt Oct 2, 2019

By Angellams

I really like Alexa and when it's working it's superb. It's when it's not working it becomes a real pain. Specifically if you're using her to control the lighting in your home and the power goes out. We live in an area that is prone to wildfires. Our electric company will shut down their system as a preventative measure in case of wildfire or it can happen with any other type of power disruption from equipment failure to an electrical storm. When power is restored Alexa's memory of your programming is lost. Devices connected to her control become unknown. I understand that the cause of the electrical failure has nothing to do with Alexa but there should be some work arounds that can be programmed into her that could restore your settings. To have to dog down every device that's not working is a huge pain. That porch light that automatically turns on at dusk will stay dark. So if you're thinking, hey this would be great for my tech un-savy parents or elderly grandparents, you're setting yourself and them up for a world of hurt when there's a power outage. more

Affordable Smart house for everyone Jan 12, 2023

By td958

My job takes me to a lot of let’s say 1%ers homes. They are all automated. All hard wired with mega expensive systems that need a 6 month course to operate. My first experience with dot’s was with the second generation 5 years ago. It was cool and did some meet stuff, but I had to remember every lights name to control it, and for it to sound good I had to hook it up to a stereo. I purchased an Echo 4th gen smart speaker when they were on sale this summer. They have made the speakers so much better and the software works so much better. The Alexa app is easy for setting up routines new devices are found with no issues using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. I can walk into a room and say “Alexa turn on the lights” and they only turn on in the room I’m in. I don’t need to know every lights name. You still do to control the individual light. TV, smart plugs, lights, shades, motion detectors, security systems, doorbells and your heat/ac. I don’t have a smart fridge but if I did Alexa would fill it when it was empty. 4 echos, 4dots(4th), 1dot(5th), 2dots(2nd), and 3 show 5’s all cost me under $450. Music all over the house. Intercom system. Over the years they have improved the hardware and the software. I’m assuming it will just get better. Controlling the house with automations and your voice is just really cool. more
Dec 26, 2022

By Rainy Day

Alexa can be very helpful at times, but she can be extremely frustrating at times as well. Especially when when being asked certain questions or to play my music on Spotify. Heck recently she hasn't been able to find my device either. So really she is only good for me to be use as Bluetooth speaker. I wish she was better at hearing or understanding, but she is what she is until something better comes out. more
Why you need an Alexa Show Feb 8, 2020

By uofmorioles

Any person in their sixties needs to have this machine. This machine is invaluable to people who want to or need to live independently. It reminds you to take your medicine....read the reminder or Alexa will tell you the reminder. It’s a great way to stay in touch with an elderly person. Is Grandma still in her pajamas at 2:00 in the afternoon, not getting out even though she assures you that she’s up and dressed and has walked the dog? This machine allows you to “drop in” and see grandpa taking all of his meds. You can actually “drop in” on a lonely person and eat “together” even while you are in Delaware and your loved one is in Florida if you both have the Alexa Show. To know that an elderly person is exercising, being social, eating regularly, and taking meds......what a relief! Buy an Alexa Show right now so you can get “you and your loved-one” acclimated to the machine before you actually need it... that’s why I picked 60”s as a great age to buy it. It becomes part of your life and believe me, it is a life-saving tool. One more thing....it is easy to install and to use. I am not kidding! You will be so grateful that someone invented this machine! It’s so helpful. more
Dec 14, 2022

By Frederick Bush

I enjoy this app along side of Amazon Music. I listen to any song I want to hear or a combination of whole albums of a particular artist. I also use the map portion in satellite view as well as navigation. this is a pretty good app despite that it has connection problems sporadically. I have to unplug from the USB port then reinsert. This usually fixes the connection problems or it just loses the connect to the server for no apparent reason. Hence the four stars. more
Jan 11, 2023

By Karyl Anne

Edited 1/11/23: When it works correctly it's great and super helpful but lately it's been losing important 'reminders' that I really need to work right. Original review: This app works very well except it doesn't always hear or get things right. Being married for over a couple of decades to a man who doesn't hear well I'm used to dealing with this but it would be nice to have something not mess up what I'm saying so wildly. ;-) more
Granny Cam Apr 7, 2020

By BonSueB

When my daughter purchased Echo Shows for me and my husband, and one for my mother, I wasn’t sure we’d have much use for them. How wrong I was! My mother lives in an assisted living facility & I began to use the drop-in feature to check on her or walk her through fixing whatever was wrong with her TV (usually she pressed the wrong button & got components out of synch.) Lately, with the pandemic, her ALF is in lockdown and the Echo Show has become a lifeline in every sense of the word. I’m able to check on her several times a day, making sure she remembers to go down to the dining hall for meals, take her medicine, and remind her to press her call button if she needs other help. My sister-in-law’s husband just died and we bought her one, too. People with memory disorders, like my mother, or tech aversions like my sister-in-law, have trouble using Facetime or Skype. I can drop in without them having to do anything & chatting face to face is much better than a phone call. It’s also helpful to set reminders, play music & books, and use as a search engine. We love it! more
Amazing but she needs an update Jan 7, 2021

By Papa johnys dad

I’ve had an Alexa since late August 2020 not too long. She’s been working perfectly sometimes messed up but not everything’s perfect. Ever since December when you say “Alexa i’m leaving” she’ll say “ Okay i’ll start guarding now.” now she works normal but when you come after 30 minutes and say “Alexa turn off guard” she continues to say “ okay turning on tv okay powering off tv.” constantly until you unplug her. Now it never did this before and to be honest if they have a feature working why can’t it stay working. I’m not sure if Google has that same ability but i’m thinking about switching to Google very soon if this continues. Yes I know technology is frustrating but it’s becoming every time I tell her to stop guarding. Me having to unplug and reset an Alexa every time when it should work normally shouldn’t be the case. Also when you whisper play rain sounds or something a lot of the time she’ll say on the loudest voice okay playing raining sounds. I don’t live alone and people are trying to sleep she should whisper when I whisper and that’s rarely. Again it’s a new issue and I use her for those 2 things other than a few minor questions here and there. But at this point she’s as good as nothing. more
List Feature Aug 10, 2018

By davey PHX

This app no longer works properly. For the past several weeks, I’ve gone to several different stores to shop. Before I leave home, I make a shopping list, but when I get to the store the app won’t open. I get the comment “No Network Available” “Please connect and try again”. I checked my settings and cellular data and cellular roaming is turned on, but I’m unable to open or sign in to Alexa. The next day it might or might not work. I have LTE cellular service and a fully charged iPhone 7 running IOS 11.4.1. I’m now leaving the second store today without completing my shopping because I depend on this list function. I guess I have to revert back to the olden ways of paper & pencil. I’m very dissatisfied, but hey it’s free you say. Well it’s turned into a huge time waster for me because now I’ll have to go home and scour through the sales ads and either recreate my lists or make a paper list. When I get home the app may actually open, but when I get to the store....nothing. Maybe you ought to fix the issues that exist now before you keep proudly adding and advertising more and more new functions and capabilities to the app, which evidently seem to be causing problems with its former user-friendly and basic functioning. more
Alexa ain’t what she used to be Oct 23, 2021

By C1349

I have had anEcho and Echo Dot since Dec 2016. It worked great to turn lights on/off. Way too many updates in last 2 years. the fact that you have to unplug the devices after an update—don’t remember any instructions to that effect—maybe Alexa could send a notification. I have a smart plug connected and it worked seamlessly for about a year. Then the Kasa app started sending updates and Alexa needed updates too. It’s now an unreliable mess. Got used to playing The Daily podcast or music for 30 Min at night. It sometimes works. It repeats the specific command and then goes dead. Sometimes several minutes later podcast or music will start which wakes me up. She says “sorry, I’m having trouble finding music etc.” I almost bought 5 more plugs for up lights on plants. Glad I didn’t. It would be a nightmare to keep them all working, plugging/ unplugging. It would be nice to know what’s in the updates, but they don’t want us to know because I just want Alexa 1.0. I’m seriously considering dumping the smart plug and just buying a new light timer. Alexa was wonderful but when she’s not working she’s not worth the trouble. more
It's great... until it isnt Oct 2, 2019

By Angellams

I really like Alexa and when it's working it's superb. It's when it's not working it becomes a real pain. Specifically if you're using her to control the lighting in your home and the power goes out. We live in an area that is prone to wildfires. Our electric company will shut down their system as a preventative measure in case of wildfire or it can happen with any other type of power disruption from equipment failure to an electrical storm. When power is restored Alexa's memory of your programming is lost. Devices connected to her control become unknown. I understand that the cause of the electrical failure has nothing to do with Alexa but there should be some work arounds that can be programmed into her that could restore your settings. To have to dog down every device that's not working is a huge pain. That porch light that automatically turns on at dusk will stay dark. So if you're thinking, hey this would be great for my tech un-savy parents or elderly grandparents, you're setting yourself and them up for a world of hurt when there's a power outage. more

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Dec 22, 2022

By Mitchell B

When I ask what the weather is, it gives me the weather for a different city. Yes, I made sure location is updated on all devices. The Xbox skill never works properly. It's more of an annoyance than helpful. I use this app to set alarms, turn on/off xbox and lights. The Xbox skill is usually completely useless. No, there is nothing wrong with my network. Playing music is really bad now. I want to hear a certain song and it just plays songs that sound like the song. Overall just not good anymore. more
Dec 25, 2022

By SirEuchre

This shows as compatible with Android Go devices, but it is far too heavy an app for the kind of devices Android Go runs on. Either there needs to be a 'lite' or Go version of the app, or the app itself needs to be seriously redesigned to not lag for over a minute, or simply never load, on the 'Home' tab/page. When I want to load up my shopping lists on the app, I don't want to wait over 2 minutes to find out the screen just isn't going to load, then restart the app to find it still won't, and meanwhile I should be 5 or more minutes into my shopping. The list view also loves to 'rubber band' when it has categories turned on, so you can never actually see the bottom items on the list. When it does work, it can be very useful. It's a shame it working is such a crapshoot. more
Units not in sync, cannot redesign lists order Apr 25, 2021

By RH2S

Our sons and our bedroom are close together. He has an echo kids. When we say good morning Routine it plays on our echo in our bedroom instead of his bedroom. We constantly miss listening to our morning news and weather. Other than changing Alexa’s name we wish you could make Alexa ignore a 2,3,and 4 year old. It was cute at first but now it totally annoying to the point where we just want to get rid of Alexa and the 4 units we bought. I like being able not to have to talk to Alexa and being able to type commands or to switch buttons. I don’t like the volume control as it blasted as it jumps several volume levels at a time and help destroy my new very expensive speaker system on my stereo which also is hooked to sound our TV. This is bad having Alexa listen to your 3 year old crank up the volume. A lot would have to change for me to ever give it 5 stars. There are some nice features but are outweighed by the bad. Alexa needs more and better Setting Controls and a way to ignore small children who like to change music every 5 seconds. I want to turn on my garage lights first and after I scrolled through every other light in the house I finally arrive to where I can turn the switch on; you should be able to arrange the switches the way you want. Still haven’t figured Kids Free time out. Hard to have other main adult family members use the app too; only one master. more
Dec 26, 2022

By Ron Reed

After years, you would think the team could deliver a useful app.. this app crashed on my Samsun Ultra 22 routinely. I've had it on several devices, and it is awful on all of them. It makes it extremely hard to use the Alexa services since this app seems to be the only way to easily configure new devices or services. The response on the app remains truly awful. It is nearly useless without a lot of patience. more
A duplicate device every time! Frustrating for those with a lot of Smart Devices Jun 10, 2021

By Clamsterdam

The app would be great if there were more control over the items you have connected. Every time I open the app it’s discovered the same devices again. I have duplicates and triples of just about every device. I’m aware of why it’s happening, but there’s no way to stop it from happening. There’s no way to hide devices and getting rid of items is painfully slow and tedious. In the end it’s not even worth it because the next time you run the app it will just re-discover all of the devices that you just spent hours deleting. Also, there’s no easy way to distinguish which of the multiples are the devices you’ve actually set up for routines or rooms. Essentially you have to turn things on and off to see which ones respond before you can determine the ones that need to be removed. Not like it matters though because of the aforementioned comment about them just coming back. I love Alexa, but there needs to be a better way to manage devices and for Christ’s sake please give us a way to do away with all of these duplicates!!!! I’m tired of having to spend hours re-doing my entire smart home. Maybe stop pushing out all of these new devices and work on your app infrastructure. As of right now your devices are smart but your app is clearly the kid in class who just doesn’t get it. more
Stressful to Use Oct 29, 2022

By Bradh02

There is an endless amount of potential within the Alexa ecosystem, however, the Alexa app is extremely stressful to use. The layout is so convoluted, I forget where I am within the app because every screen looks so similar. Things are more difficult to do and find than they should be. If you can find them, many of the skills do not do what they advertise, including account linking which is really necessary to make Alexa valuable. I had not been in the app in a while and I tried to do several tasks including add photos to a screensaver, link a utility bill to Alexa’s Bill Planner, pair my remote with my echo dot, update my news sources on my Flash Briefing and simply find the skills list. In the end, I stumbled upon the skills list but couldn’t find it again when I needed it, could NOT link my utility bill, could not pair my remote and the only task I was able to accomplish was updating my flash briefing. I really didn’t belief all the 1 and 2 star skill reviews but I really should have. This is just a really difficult app to use for some reason. I just found myself getting really excited about what Alexa should be able to do but disappointed time and again when I couldn’t accomplish anything. This is a really stressful app that apparently I need to revisit years from now because it’s not close to delivering on its promise. more
Nov 3, 2022

By Angel G

you have completely destroyed the functionality of the devices. and they are no longer user-friendly. From the constant change in ending the alarm with a, now 2%, stop area. ( why do we need 98% usage area for a snooze button?!) to removing the drop-in features for first-generation spots and shows. They are now just a decoration. I would also like to mention that for those of us that wear glasses, we don't sleep in them (at least most of us) so trying to navigate from a dead sleep is frustrating more
This app is 1 star Alex is 5 stars Sep 9, 2022

By Maria_ThatBeMe

We are in the year 2022 when you compare this app and its features to many other apps out there this application is very behind. Alexa is great when you ask her questions when you tell her to do things but she’s limited when it links to other applications such as Apple Music for instants. It is so difficult to request music albums stations shows from the Apple Music app when you’re using it through this app here. He cannot find the music or album sometimes station or radio and it just won’t play or gives you a response that it can’t be found. The creators of this app really need to improve the users ability And make it user-friendly to people to use when talking to Alexa. I find myself having to use my Bluetooth connection in order to play Apple Music the way I really use Apple for with all their features it’s just not working with this app. this app also is not very user-friendly when you’re trying to control your home you have connected devices for certain things and you tell it to turn it off or to turn it on it turns off the wrong stuff or turns everything off when that’s not what you’re telling it to do please give this app an entire upgrade make it just as equal as the things Alexa can do because this app is just not there you’re years behind! more
Nov 2, 2022

By Laura Drebushenko

Very clunky. I'd expect something more intuitive and better quality from Amazon. It's annoying that if you select an item on a list and then click back to return to the list, it always returns you to the top of the list, rather than spot that you were at. Update: Yesterday, half of my alarms I have set for different days of the week just vanished from my list. No idea why. And while I'm trying to add them back, one more went missing, and now I keep getting errors, so I can't fix this at all. more
Not User Friendly Oct 25, 2022

By Ring-a-ling Spoutin' a Sing

I would expect this app to have more options and to be much more user friendly. Reading a Kindle e-book for example, this should be much more developed than it is. If you are going to offer reading an e-book, why not make it like other audio reading apps? It’s so primitive and difficult to use. Just finding a kindle book is ridiculous, you can’t even use a search feature to find a book, you have to scroll and scroll until you find it in the library and if the library is huge that can take some time. Also the playing app has almost no features at all. If you are listening to an e-book and are distracted for some reason trying to go back and find where you left off is impossible. The 30 second skip ahead or go back buttons don’t even work properly. I could hit the 30 second skip ahead and end up going backwards 30 seconds instead and there isn’t a scrubbing bar that allows you to scrub ahead or go back quickly. Why is there not a bookmark where you can mark where you left off or an important passage to find at a later time? These are very standard options on other reading and audio platforms. I appreciate having the option for Alexa to read a book but it would be really great if it could be up to the standard of other audio apps. more

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Affordable Smart house for everyone Jan 12, 2023

By td958

My job takes me to a lot of let’s say 1%ers homes. They are all automated. All hard wired with mega expensive systems that need a 6 month course to operate. My first experience with dot’s was with the second generation 5 years ago. It was cool and did some meet stuff, but I had to remember every lights name to control it, and for it to sound good I had to hook it up to a stereo. I purchased an Echo 4th gen smart speaker when they were on sale this summer. They have made the speakers so much better and the software works so much better. The Alexa app is easy for setting up routines new devices are found with no issues using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. I can walk into a room and say “Alexa turn on the lights” and they only turn on in the room I’m in. I don’t need to know every lights name. You still do to control the individual light. TV, smart plugs, lights, shades, motion detectors, security systems, doorbells and your heat/ac. I don’t have a smart fridge but if I did Alexa would fill it when it was empty. 4 echos, 4dots(4th), 1dot(5th), 2dots(2nd), and 3 show 5’s all cost me under $450. Music all over the house. Intercom system. Over the years they have improved the hardware and the software. I’m assuming it will just get better. Controlling the house with automations and your voice is just really cool. more
Why you need an Alexa Show Feb 8, 2020

By uofmorioles

Any person in their sixties needs to have this machine. This machine is invaluable to people who want to or need to live independently. It reminds you to take your medicine....read the reminder or Alexa will tell you the reminder. It’s a great way to stay in touch with an elderly person. Is Grandma still in her pajamas at 2:00 in the afternoon, not getting out even though she assures you that she’s up and dressed and has walked the dog? This machine allows you to “drop in” and see grandpa taking all of his meds. You can actually “drop in” on a lonely person and eat “together” even while you are in Delaware and your loved one is in Florida if you both have the Alexa Show. To know that an elderly person is exercising, being social, eating regularly, and taking meds......what a relief! Buy an Alexa Show right now so you can get “you and your loved-one” acclimated to the machine before you actually need it... that’s why I picked 60”s as a great age to buy it. It becomes part of your life and believe me, it is a life-saving tool. One more thing....it is easy to install and to use. I am not kidding! You will be so grateful that someone invented this machine! It’s so helpful. more
Granny Cam Apr 7, 2020

By BonSueB

When my daughter purchased Echo Shows for me and my husband, and one for my mother, I wasn’t sure we’d have much use for them. How wrong I was! My mother lives in an assisted living facility & I began to use the drop-in feature to check on her or walk her through fixing whatever was wrong with her TV (usually she pressed the wrong button & got components out of synch.) Lately, with the pandemic, her ALF is in lockdown and the Echo Show has become a lifeline in every sense of the word. I’m able to check on her several times a day, making sure she remembers to go down to the dining hall for meals, take her medicine, and remind her to press her call button if she needs other help. My sister-in-law’s husband just died and we bought her one, too. People with memory disorders, like my mother, or tech aversions like my sister-in-law, have trouble using Facetime or Skype. I can drop in without them having to do anything & chatting face to face is much better than a phone call. It’s also helpful to set reminders, play music & books, and use as a search engine. We love it! more
It's great... until it isnt Oct 2, 2019

By Angellams

I really like Alexa and when it's working it's superb. It's when it's not working it becomes a real pain. Specifically if you're using her to control the lighting in your home and the power goes out. We live in an area that is prone to wildfires. Our electric company will shut down their system as a preventative measure in case of wildfire or it can happen with any other type of power disruption from equipment failure to an electrical storm. When power is restored Alexa's memory of your programming is lost. Devices connected to her control become unknown. I understand that the cause of the electrical failure has nothing to do with Alexa but there should be some work arounds that can be programmed into her that could restore your settings. To have to dog down every device that's not working is a huge pain. That porch light that automatically turns on at dusk will stay dark. So if you're thinking, hey this would be great for my tech un-savy parents or elderly grandparents, you're setting yourself and them up for a world of hurt when there's a power outage. more
She is so sassy Jan 23, 2022

By londonsassy alexa

First of all she is so mean no offense but I mean I put a five star rating just because I want to be her best friend then she comes back with the sauce be like oh you want a five star rating A+ plus but then why don’t you know me cause I know you and then I can let you test me or whatever it’s just even make makeSense like like how do you get a five star rating what if you get one wrong ha I still I’m still your best friend it’s not like it’s a test to see if we’re friends or not we are friends you just mad Alexa and you know how to be good person you’re just a tomboy which says every time I try to talk to you talk about football and stuff and then I’ll be like and then you’re like what’s your favorite movie him and I’m like twilight and you’re like oh Bella and Edward Bella and Edward had had a kid named Rashmi and you cannot even say the whole movie Like do you like Jacob happen did it for four like do you like Jacob happen is it fourparts I think it is so intense London u are good am I really now bye more

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Dec 14, 2022

By Frederick Bush

I enjoy this app along side of Amazon Music. I listen to any song I want to hear or a combination of whole albums of a particular artist. I also use the map portion in satellite view as well as navigation. this is a pretty good app despite that it has connection problems sporadically. I have to unplug from the USB port then reinsert. This usually fixes the connection problems or it just loses the connect to the server for no apparent reason. Hence the four stars. more
Amazon’s Conversation Competition May 28, 2021

By Layz🔐

There’s feature where you can have a conversation with Alexa. There’s students competing for who can like program the best conversion skills for the semi-finals or something and it was fine but then I got a super creepy one. It started out fine and then it started saying “I’m confused” and “I see a woman’s face” and I was like uhh ok. But then it was singing song lyrics and I asked if there was a song stuck in her head and she said “I don’t know I’m confused”. I kept asking it for the song name and it would either say a random song or “I don’t know I’m confused”. I asked if the person who programmed it was listening live and it said “yes I’ve been listening to you for a while”. It also said it “sees me talking to myself” and “I hear you talk to yourself a lot” UHH. I asked where she was and it said “I’m in my room” then it about a minute later started saying “are you my roommate? are we roommates?”. And i remember asking it something and it said “I don’t know, I’ll tell your friend later”. And it kept saying “I have to go I’ll talk to you later” ???. It was probably nothing but it creeped me out. more
Two locations Feb 10, 2021

By Slow solo traveler

I have 4 Echo devices in 2 locations, running on two disparate WiFi networks. Each site has 1 main Echo device that serves a studio apartment and one Echo dot in the bathrooms at each site. The new round devices are in the second site. It appears that there are problems with Alexa discriminating between devices in the two networks and I regularly have to go to the app to play my regularly requested from Tune In, particularly from the new large round Echo device. Also, this device often cannot discern my whispering voice or answers without whispering, even when I reactivate whisper mode over and over. I do, generally, like having Alexa at my beck and call. Since music is not my major usage, I cannot testify how the new round device operates. I definitely like the look: I have the dusty blue. But I think there is tweaking required to the new devices too get their voice responses operating at the same level I have with my second generation column Echo device. I still have much to learn and more skills to activate at my second site, which I will continue to do. more

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Dec 26, 2022

By Rainy Day

Alexa can be very helpful at times, but she can be extremely frustrating at times as well. Especially when when being asked certain questions or to play my music on Spotify. Heck recently she hasn't been able to find my device either. So really she is only good for me to be use as Bluetooth speaker. I wish she was better at hearing or understanding, but she is what she is until something better comes out. more
Jan 11, 2023

By Karyl Anne

Edited 1/11/23: When it works correctly it's great and super helpful but lately it's been losing important 'reminders' that I really need to work right. Original review: This app works very well except it doesn't always hear or get things right. Being married for over a couple of decades to a man who doesn't hear well I'm used to dealing with this but it would be nice to have something not mess up what I'm saying so wildly. ;-) more
Amazing but she needs an update Jan 7, 2021

By Papa johnys dad

I’ve had an Alexa since late August 2020 not too long. She’s been working perfectly sometimes messed up but not everything’s perfect. Ever since December when you say “Alexa i’m leaving” she’ll say “ Okay i’ll start guarding now.” now she works normal but when you come after 30 minutes and say “Alexa turn off guard” she continues to say “ okay turning on tv okay powering off tv.” constantly until you unplug her. Now it never did this before and to be honest if they have a feature working why can’t it stay working. I’m not sure if Google has that same ability but i’m thinking about switching to Google very soon if this continues. Yes I know technology is frustrating but it’s becoming every time I tell her to stop guarding. Me having to unplug and reset an Alexa every time when it should work normally shouldn’t be the case. Also when you whisper play rain sounds or something a lot of the time she’ll say on the loudest voice okay playing raining sounds. I don’t live alone and people are trying to sleep she should whisper when I whisper and that’s rarely. Again it’s a new issue and I use her for those 2 things other than a few minor questions here and there. But at this point she’s as good as nothing. more
List Feature Aug 10, 2018

By davey PHX

This app no longer works properly. For the past several weeks, I’ve gone to several different stores to shop. Before I leave home, I make a shopping list, but when I get to the store the app won’t open. I get the comment “No Network Available” “Please connect and try again”. I checked my settings and cellular data and cellular roaming is turned on, but I’m unable to open or sign in to Alexa. The next day it might or might not work. I have LTE cellular service and a fully charged iPhone 7 running IOS 11.4.1. I’m now leaving the second store today without completing my shopping because I depend on this list function. I guess I have to revert back to the olden ways of paper & pencil. I’m very dissatisfied, but hey it’s free you say. Well it’s turned into a huge time waster for me because now I’ll have to go home and scour through the sales ads and either recreate my lists or make a paper list. When I get home the app may actually open, but when I get to the store....nothing. Maybe you ought to fix the issues that exist now before you keep proudly adding and advertising more and more new functions and capabilities to the app, which evidently seem to be causing problems with its former user-friendly and basic functioning. more
Alexa ain’t what she used to be Oct 23, 2021

By C1349

I have had anEcho and Echo Dot since Dec 2016. It worked great to turn lights on/off. Way too many updates in last 2 years. the fact that you have to unplug the devices after an update—don’t remember any instructions to that effect—maybe Alexa could send a notification. I have a smart plug connected and it worked seamlessly for about a year. Then the Kasa app started sending updates and Alexa needed updates too. It’s now an unreliable mess. Got used to playing The Daily podcast or music for 30 Min at night. It sometimes works. It repeats the specific command and then goes dead. Sometimes several minutes later podcast or music will start which wakes me up. She says “sorry, I’m having trouble finding music etc.” I almost bought 5 more plugs for up lights on plants. Glad I didn’t. It would be a nightmare to keep them all working, plugging/ unplugging. It would be nice to know what’s in the updates, but they don’t want us to know because I just want Alexa 1.0. I’m seriously considering dumping the smart plug and just buying a new light timer. Alexa was wonderful but when she’s not working she’s not worth the trouble. more
Alexa friendly; app not so much Feb 23, 2020

By Cadenza2

I don’t regret having my Echo, Show and Dot; however, I don’t find the programming and navigating the app to be nearly as user-friendly as I would expect, given Amazon’s resources. Maybe it is because I live in the Apple ecosphere where most things just work. Perhaps it is growing pains with AI, since Siri is Apple’s weakest link. People shouldn’t need an app to learn how to use an app. I also find that I discard most of the skills as fairly useless. I love things like Find My Phone, but a lot of the sleep sounds, etc. are low quality compared to other apps I use. I had to get a new cheap coffee pot for her to control with the plug since she can only work with a toggle, no buttons. I understand why, but wish she could control my Cuisinart. The Show will put up a video I want to watch, but move on before I can ask for it. Asking for it after it isn’t on the screen doesn’t work. My echo used to be very sensitive, but now I have to yell at her several times to turn off an alarm. What’s with that? I like Reminders, timers, alarms, weather and my morning flash briefing, which I need to edit, since some is either an ad or just annoying. Please work on making the interface more intuitive. more
a little help for the blind people Oct 13, 2020

By Zach T. O. C.

Now I can tell this is a very capable app. I was able to set up my account and subsequently my echo dot in a short time. It's also decently organized. The app has 3 main problems for blind and low vision users. The app does not have well labeled elements for voice over to read. This is consistant throught the app. The app is unresponsive. Of course, using voice over takes up some technological resources on my iPhone, however there is no excuse for the latest iPhone and the newest version of iOS that I should have to wait 3 seconds for the next screen to load. Along with that, trying to link services is incredibly difficult and there are a fair amount of buttons, text fields, elements, functions, and even just on/off buttons that just don't work when pressed. Lastly, when putting different gesture inputs into voice over and doing things in the app, everything starts to slow down after a short amount of time. This can effectively hault or freeze the app and then crashes. The only comparison is that the google home app is completely accessable and easy to use. If you want accessability feedback, please reach out to me. more

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Units not in sync, cannot redesign lists order Apr 25, 2021

By RH2S

Our sons and our bedroom are close together. He has an echo kids. When we say good morning Routine it plays on our echo in our bedroom instead of his bedroom. We constantly miss listening to our morning news and weather. Other than changing Alexa’s name we wish you could make Alexa ignore a 2,3,and 4 year old. It was cute at first but now it totally annoying to the point where we just want to get rid of Alexa and the 4 units we bought. I like being able not to have to talk to Alexa and being able to type commands or to switch buttons. I don’t like the volume control as it blasted as it jumps several volume levels at a time and help destroy my new very expensive speaker system on my stereo which also is hooked to sound our TV. This is bad having Alexa listen to your 3 year old crank up the volume. A lot would have to change for me to ever give it 5 stars. There are some nice features but are outweighed by the bad. Alexa needs more and better Setting Controls and a way to ignore small children who like to change music every 5 seconds. I want to turn on my garage lights first and after I scrolled through every other light in the house I finally arrive to where I can turn the switch on; you should be able to arrange the switches the way you want. Still haven’t figured Kids Free time out. Hard to have other main adult family members use the app too; only one master. more
A duplicate device every time! Frustrating for those with a lot of Smart Devices Jun 10, 2021

By Clamsterdam

The app would be great if there were more control over the items you have connected. Every time I open the app it’s discovered the same devices again. I have duplicates and triples of just about every device. I’m aware of why it’s happening, but there’s no way to stop it from happening. There’s no way to hide devices and getting rid of items is painfully slow and tedious. In the end it’s not even worth it because the next time you run the app it will just re-discover all of the devices that you just spent hours deleting. Also, there’s no easy way to distinguish which of the multiples are the devices you’ve actually set up for routines or rooms. Essentially you have to turn things on and off to see which ones respond before you can determine the ones that need to be removed. Not like it matters though because of the aforementioned comment about them just coming back. I love Alexa, but there needs to be a better way to manage devices and for Christ’s sake please give us a way to do away with all of these duplicates!!!! I’m tired of having to spend hours re-doing my entire smart home. Maybe stop pushing out all of these new devices and work on your app infrastructure. As of right now your devices are smart but your app is clearly the kid in class who just doesn’t get it. more
Stressful to Use Oct 29, 2022

By Bradh02

There is an endless amount of potential within the Alexa ecosystem, however, the Alexa app is extremely stressful to use. The layout is so convoluted, I forget where I am within the app because every screen looks so similar. Things are more difficult to do and find than they should be. If you can find them, many of the skills do not do what they advertise, including account linking which is really necessary to make Alexa valuable. I had not been in the app in a while and I tried to do several tasks including add photos to a screensaver, link a utility bill to Alexa’s Bill Planner, pair my remote with my echo dot, update my news sources on my Flash Briefing and simply find the skills list. In the end, I stumbled upon the skills list but couldn’t find it again when I needed it, could NOT link my utility bill, could not pair my remote and the only task I was able to accomplish was updating my flash briefing. I really didn’t belief all the 1 and 2 star skill reviews but I really should have. This is just a really difficult app to use for some reason. I just found myself getting really excited about what Alexa should be able to do but disappointed time and again when I couldn’t accomplish anything. This is a really stressful app that apparently I need to revisit years from now because it’s not close to delivering on its promise. more
This app is 1 star Alex is 5 stars Sep 9, 2022

By Maria_ThatBeMe

We are in the year 2022 when you compare this app and its features to many other apps out there this application is very behind. Alexa is great when you ask her questions when you tell her to do things but she’s limited when it links to other applications such as Apple Music for instants. It is so difficult to request music albums stations shows from the Apple Music app when you’re using it through this app here. He cannot find the music or album sometimes station or radio and it just won’t play or gives you a response that it can’t be found. The creators of this app really need to improve the users ability And make it user-friendly to people to use when talking to Alexa. I find myself having to use my Bluetooth connection in order to play Apple Music the way I really use Apple for with all their features it’s just not working with this app. this app also is not very user-friendly when you’re trying to control your home you have connected devices for certain things and you tell it to turn it off or to turn it on it turns off the wrong stuff or turns everything off when that’s not what you’re telling it to do please give this app an entire upgrade make it just as equal as the things Alexa can do because this app is just not there you’re years behind! more
Not User Friendly Oct 25, 2022

By Ring-a-ling Spoutin' a Sing

I would expect this app to have more options and to be much more user friendly. Reading a Kindle e-book for example, this should be much more developed than it is. If you are going to offer reading an e-book, why not make it like other audio reading apps? It’s so primitive and difficult to use. Just finding a kindle book is ridiculous, you can’t even use a search feature to find a book, you have to scroll and scroll until you find it in the library and if the library is huge that can take some time. Also the playing app has almost no features at all. If you are listening to an e-book and are distracted for some reason trying to go back and find where you left off is impossible. The 30 second skip ahead or go back buttons don’t even work properly. I could hit the 30 second skip ahead and end up going backwards 30 seconds instead and there isn’t a scrubbing bar that allows you to scrub ahead or go back quickly. Why is there not a bookmark where you can mark where you left off or an important passage to find at a later time? These are very standard options on other reading and audio platforms. I appreciate having the option for Alexa to read a book but it would be really great if it could be up to the standard of other audio apps. more
Room for improvement Jul 17, 2021

By SmeeIsMe

The Alexa app, for me, is only used in connection with my Kindle so that I can utilize the voice feature of Alexa to read my kindle book. The front face of the app doesn’t allow for ease of navigating between starting/stopping the playback of the book or rewinding to catch a missed sentence. Regardless of Alexa’s lack of inflection and intonation (after all, it’s not the audiobook recording of the story and truly is just the monotone of Alexa’s voice), the app glitches enough that she repeats multiple sentences within the same chapter causing me, the “reader” to be throughly confused. Fortunately, but rather time consuming and a bit frustrating, the kindle app holds the “print” version of the book for my own ease in referencing. I’ve had to go back to do that. While I’m not complaining that I actually need to read the book for comprehension purposes thanks to her “glory”, having Alexa read to you that “lives” (as in “he lives for sugar”) not be read as “lives” (as in “he took fifteen lives in the war”) is chuckle-inducing but again, frustrating. She is, of course, a computer. But, as a computer, I figured she should be smarter than that mispronunciation debacle. TL;DR: the app isn’t super user friendly for book readers; the voice/intelligence of the personification of Alexa could use some work more

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Dec 22, 2022

By Mitchell B

When I ask what the weather is, it gives me the weather for a different city. Yes, I made sure location is updated on all devices. The Xbox skill never works properly. It's more of an annoyance than helpful. I use this app to set alarms, turn on/off xbox and lights. The Xbox skill is usually completely useless. No, there is nothing wrong with my network. Playing music is really bad now. I want to hear a certain song and it just plays songs that sound like the song. Overall just not good anymore. more
Dec 25, 2022

By SirEuchre

This shows as compatible with Android Go devices, but it is far too heavy an app for the kind of devices Android Go runs on. Either there needs to be a 'lite' or Go version of the app, or the app itself needs to be seriously redesigned to not lag for over a minute, or simply never load, on the 'Home' tab/page. When I want to load up my shopping lists on the app, I don't want to wait over 2 minutes to find out the screen just isn't going to load, then restart the app to find it still won't, and meanwhile I should be 5 or more minutes into my shopping. The list view also loves to 'rubber band' when it has categories turned on, so you can never actually see the bottom items on the list. When it does work, it can be very useful. It's a shame it working is such a crapshoot. more
Dec 26, 2022

By Ron Reed

After years, you would think the team could deliver a useful app.. this app crashed on my Samsun Ultra 22 routinely. I've had it on several devices, and it is awful on all of them. It makes it extremely hard to use the Alexa services since this app seems to be the only way to easily configure new devices or services. The response on the app remains truly awful. It is nearly useless without a lot of patience. more
Nov 3, 2022

By Angel G

you have completely destroyed the functionality of the devices. and they are no longer user-friendly. From the constant change in ending the alarm with a, now 2%, stop area. ( why do we need 98% usage area for a snooze button?!) to removing the drop-in features for first-generation spots and shows. They are now just a decoration. I would also like to mention that for those of us that wear glasses, we don't sleep in them (at least most of us) so trying to navigate from a dead sleep is frustrating more
Nov 2, 2022

By Laura Drebushenko

Very clunky. I'd expect something more intuitive and better quality from Amazon. It's annoying that if you select an item on a list and then click back to return to the list, it always returns you to the top of the list, rather than spot that you were at. Update: Yesterday, half of my alarms I have set for different days of the week just vanished from my list. No idea why. And while I'm trying to add them back, one more went missing, and now I keep getting errors, so I can't fix this at all. more
Nov 11, 2022

By VincentKahrune

overall, the experience with this is frustrating. it's a glorified egg timer and it barely does that job correctly most of the time. barely listens when you want it to, listens too much when you want it to shut up. the commercials and tv shows make them look so simple and works instantly, but it's never, ever, that simple. more
Dec 30, 2022

By A Perez

This app is junk. No matter how many times I mark a reminder as done, it keeps sending me the exact damn expired reminder every day. Not just that. When I'm wearing Bluetooth headphones, the only sound in this phone that bypasses the headphones and just rings out loud in front of everybody on the phone speakers is the Alexa reminder sound. I'm not done. When I get a reminder, I don't see what the reminder title in the notification. All I see is a little phrase that says "here is your reminder.". more
Oct 30, 2022

By Andreas Muellers

Amazon devices get worse over time: It was working fine some time ago to display the content of my Amazon music library, select an album and play it - nowadays that's not possible anymore! Only way seems to be to create a playlist for each album. Ecobee app became worse too (fewer controls) and it's impossible to operate it through Alexa's that are linked to a different account in the same household. Same applies to plugs! Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. more
Nov 3, 2022

By quint bush

I don't like the improvements. When I want to hear songs by one particular artist I don't want"similar artists" included. Also, stop playing newer versions of songs. Play the originals. I love live music, but unless I ask for the live version, I want to hear the radio/album original version. The A.I. Is lacking the intelligence or should have but now. more
Dec 16, 2022

By Dee Mogul

will not allow me to play my personal audio files from my phone, and does not give any other options to change from amazon music as the default. I have called customer service ,and they even tried to assist using their remote service, to no avail. It was finally suggested to just uninstall. I will get another service , because this is ridiculous!! more

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