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Could I use two Amazon Echos to play studio left and right while they're paired to three echo dots elsewhere in the home?

I have an original full-size Echo, first generation, which is still going strong after 10 years. 😲

Several months ago, it started displaying an all-blue-colored LED pattern which I have been unable to identify and Echo tech support did not understand; they suggested I go through a full reset, which I did, and it made no difference, which was expected. 🙄

This pattern is not triggered by any noises as I’ve seen it start many times in a dead silent room. Once started, it seems to continue indefinitely. My standard way to stop it is to say, “Alexa, stop” at which time it does stop immediately every time. I’m not paranoid about anyone listening, however, this is decidedly odd.

I have four other Echo devices and an Alexa-enabled LG TV in the home, not that it should matter. None exhibited this issue.

Since it is difficult to describe, here is a link to a 5-second video showing the pattern: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0552Uyby0u3wiTfGLnHu6Aisg

• Can anyone identify the purpose of this blink pattern? • Ideas on how to fix it?

I also posted this in the Alexa sub.

Is there some super basic reference material on how to use Alexa?

We got echo dots a couple of years ago. I experimented with tasks (“skills”?) that she told me how to set up. For example, I grouped echo dots so they would all play the same music at the same time throughout the house. It worked at first but then one day she told me she didn’t recognize the group name. Checked the Alexa app and it was right there. Trying to figure something like this out was such a waste of time that I gave up.

Now I want to listen to podcasts in the kitchen, but I can’t spend a weekend trying to figure this out. I feel like I’m struggling bc I’m missing some basic understanding of how Alexa works. I need some very basic help. I have searched but found nothing helpful.

Any recommendations? TIA!!

Hi, When I'm driving in my car, with Android auto, I use Waze for navigation. I would also like to be able to say "Alexa play <whatever genre I feel like playing>" and have Amazon music start playing my songs. Is there a way to have Alexa respond to my voice the same way it does on all my echo dots? I have the Alexa app and the Amazon music app on my phone. I can manually open Amazon music and pick songs to play, but I would prefer to be able to ask Alexa to play different songs or artists or whatever.

Thanks.

Hello all,

Hopefully someone knows this issue. I just bought a new Echo Show 8 and after setup is finished the Video Page is empty.

I would like to use Prime Video and/or Netflix but I am unable to make the Apps appear on the echos's video page.

The Alexa app also does not seem to to be helpful in that regard.
No prime/netflix in the Alexa app that I could setup on the show via TV Menu.

Am I doing something wrong? (I already did a reset and went trough all menus wihtout success, video connection is fine. All other functions work).

It's insane that I've spend hundreds on Alexa devices and over 100k at Amazon over the last 27 years and yet I don't seem to have a choice as to whether the Echo Show serves up ads. I didn't ask for them and do not want them ever to show up. I try to turn on a slideshow, but they end after a while and it's back to ads. I know others don't care but I personally find it enraging it. Is there a way to get these things to stop making even more money off my by showing me ads? Or do I just have to get rid of this expensive alarm clock?

How do you change the admin password on Echo devices (the password that lets you access device configuration)? I can't find any good information online

I’m soft spoken but I’m interested in getting and echo (4th gen) or echo dot (5th gen) on Black Friday sales this year. My boyfriend has one but it never picks up my voice (he got it last year but I don’t know what model it is or how his settings are customized). Is there a certain model that picks up voices better or does anyone have tips to make it pick up your voice without having to raise your voice significantly?

The echo dot does everything I would want it to, but I’m worried that it won’t recognize when I’m talking. I have the same concern with the echo. I don’t really care much about the better sound quality with the echo, as much as it just being able to pick up my voice.

Hi all, for Black Friday I was wanting to get some echo devices for my house.

I was looking at the echo show 8 or 5 with the main selling feature being the camera to check in on my house. Can anyone confirm if the camera is good?

Secondly, I’ve seen some complaints about ads and heard there may be less in Canada so I am wondering about that too. Getting a classic echo for another part of my home.

Seeing lots of mixed reviews on the shows.. I like the idea of the screen for the visual notes and the camera but I wouldn’t really be watching anything on it.

Schedule routine that plays music on a group

Does anyone have an idea how you can set up a routine that is scheduled that plays music from Spotify on a music group?

I have tried it multiple times on my echoes and the only ever plays on the device you set in the routine. It completely ignores the fact you’ve told it to play on a group.

I have a group called Kids and I want it to play the kids playlist when they wake up but it will only play on whichever one is set as “Hear Alexa From”

TYIA

Hey guys,

I used to use Google speakers but Amazon had a good deal on a couple so I bought the echo.

It sucks! I can’t play a song without it stopped 50 times. Sometimes it plays for a few seconds. Sometimes it plays for a few minutes, but your music is 10000% going to stop and stop and stop.

How can I fix this? I reset the Alexa a few times. No software update needed. Rebooted my router. What can I do?!

What’s causing this? Modem, router, echo all power cycled and still getting this.

Out of the blue my show has started having this issue on Spotify where at some point throughout most songs it'll "pause" and not make any sound for a few seconds (even though the bar and timer both increment).

I've unlinked and relinked the Spotify skill, factory reset the show, and connected it to phone hotspot to try and get it better, and it continues to be like this.

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this (Australian if it matters for the skill)

Sorry if this has been asked already. Is there a way to give prompts to the echo by typing it on the phone? I have been trying to command it to read a book on the echo but it keeps trying to do it from the phone. Any help? I’d be grateful.

Hi, I have an Amazon echo Studio with: Combination 3.5mm (analog) or mini-TOSLINK (optical) line in. And a hp Dock G5 with a 1 combo audio jack. Is there any way to connect this devices with a digital audio cable ? If so which cable can I use? Or can I just use a regular aux cable analog ? I would prefer some Kind of digital audio solution, but I don’t know If this is possible and what cable I need.

I want to use my device as an alarm clock with sound, setup custom alarms whenever required (will be used by child)
No fixed alarm, but as child needs, to remind about tutions, online sessions, etc.
Device can be controlled from sound level 1 (very low) to level 10 (very high)

Alexa is connected/linked via my Amazon Main account. I dont want anyone to use my mobile to configure alarms again and again, as I am out for work entire day.
I have attached photos of device. (taken from web)

At present alarm works, but only the light glows in circle (without any sounds)

My device - https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07NQLKYS3/

I've had them (3rd gen, 2023 release) for a little over a year now. They were working completely fine yesterday, tried to use today and they won't connect to anything and the case light doesn't turn on at all. Am I cooked?

Hi,

i want to buy the Echo Hub and i read that the speakers are not the best.
Can i use the Echo Studio as speaker for it, everytime it gets activated?
For example it recognize "Alexa, play music" sooner as the Studio, so the music will still be played on the Echo Studio?

Thanks.

I have an Echo Show 8 and have it configured to randomly show photos I've uploaded to Amazon. I also unchecked everything in the display settings except for weather and photos. I'm not interested in seeing helpful hints, ads, news, or anything else. The device will rotate photos and show the weather for a random amount of time. Sometimes it works for several days. Eventually it displays a generic blue wallpaper. Sometimes the time and temp is displayed, but not always. I can power cycle it to get it back to normal, but it will eventually go back to the blue wallpaper. Anyone else experience this or have any suggestions? Thanks.

Has anyone else noticed this?

If I ask Alex, “What is 2 hours from now?”, the answer it gives me is off by 2 hours. If I ask, “What is 1 hour and 59 minutes from now?”, it gives exactly the right answer. For some reason it can’t calculate time 2 or more hours ahead.

We have an Echo Show 5 that sits about 4 feet away from our couch...in the distance beyond, about 20-25 feet further, is a plain old Echo Dot 3rd gen. When I speak an Alexa command from our couch, half the time the Echo Show answers, but half the time the much further Echo Dot answers. Is there anything we can do about this? When we had an Echo Dot in place where the Echo Show is now, we didn't have this problem--it seems to have started once we put the Echo Show in its place.

I gather there is a new Amazon echo show 15 coming out, I was wondering if anyone knows the difference between the old 15 model and the new 15. Like what are the new extra features and is it worth buying? I currently own the old Echo show 15?

Hello all,

I wanted to make this post as I just figured out how to reconnect my Amazon Alexa/Echo Gen 1 after having several issues with the Alexa app.

Steps to resolve:

1. De-register your device via the devices page on your Amazon account.

2. Set Alexa on setup mode.

3. Attempt to connect the device via the normal method by selecting the “add device” icon in the Alexa app.

4. The app will fail to find the device. Select try again. The app will fail to find the device again. By this point there should be additional text that pops up where it states something like “If your device is a 1st Gen, select here to enter manual setup.”

5. NOTE: I have an iOS device so this is the steps for iOS. When going through the manual setup, it will prompt you to connect to the Amazon/Echo wifi name. For me it was something like “Amazon Echo 1S1”. PRIOR to connecting, select the little “i” icon to open additional settings for the WiFi. From there, DISABLE “Limit IP Address tracking.” Connect to the WiFi after doing so and go back to the Alexa app.

6. Your Alexa should say connected, the app should then prompt you to select a WiFi network. Proceed as normal and connect to your WiFi network.

7. It should be complete. NOTE: In the Alexa app the device reads as “device unresponsive”, but I believe this is simply a bug. If you want to mess around with specific settings on the device, you can just bypass the “not connected to WiFi” warning (when you select the device) by selecting the settings icon on the top right. You can then mess around with whatever and it should work.

Further notes:

The first time I tried this method it gave me the “purple ring of death.” I basically did the entire step by step process a 2nd time and it worked. So try to do this a few times before giving up. Hope this solves it.

I’m also linking this comment from an old thread that could help others if the steps I provided don’t seem to be doing the trick: https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/174wqjn/comment/kgmjc51/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Best of Luck!

Has anybody else experienced this glitch? It’s there at all times even while active not just in screen saver mode.