I was reading the questions while considering buying an Echo Spot to use as a bedside alarm clock/Alexa hub for playing Amazon music. After reading all the comments about the "things to try" ads that can't be shut off, I am no longer considering the Echo Spot. Too bad. It looked like a good product at first glance.
Good question - so I said: "Alexa, turn off the display" - and it went COMPLETELY DARK! Not even an LED - no light emissions. Even better - it still plays the streaming audio I was listening to. Alexa, turn on the display got the display back on.
The device does have an ambient light sensor and can also automati…
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Good question - so I said: "Alexa, turn off the display" - and it went COMPLETELY DARK! Not even an LED - no light emissions. Even better - it still plays the streaming audio I was listening to. Alexa, turn on the display got the display back on.
The device does have an ambient light sensor and can also automatically dim the display (called Adaptive Brightness).
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Good question - so I said: "Alexa, turn off the display" - and it went COMPLETELY DARK! Not even an LED - no light emissions. Even better - it still plays the streaming audio I was listening to. Alexa, turn on the display got the display back on.
The device does have an ambient light sensor and can also automatically dim the display (called Adaptive Brightness).
I, too, would like to make the 2nd screen my home screen (time and weather). They show this screen on the sale page on Amazon, we should be able to lock this screen in. PLEASE add this capability, so I don't always have to wait for it to rotate, or swipe to find it.
If you lose internet the only thing you can do is check the time. The “Alarm” part of this clock does not work unless you have internet. I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to make it where you can only set alarms with an internet connect, but it was one of Amazon’s brilliant engineers. If you do set all t…
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If you lose internet the only thing you can do is check the time. The “Alarm” part of this clock does not work unless you have internet. I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to make it where you can only set alarms with an internet connect, but it was one of Amazon’s brilliant engineers. If you do set all the alarms you ever need while on an internet connection, then they WILL work no matter your WiFi connection, you just can’t create or change any alarms without WiFi.
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If you lose internet the only thing you can do is check the time. The “Alarm” part of this clock does not work unless you have internet. I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to make it where you can only set alarms with an internet connect, but it was one of Amazon’s brilliant engineers. If you do set all the alarms you ever need while on an internet connection, then they WILL work no matter your WiFi connection, you just can’t create or change any alarms without WiFi.
Alexa is the name of the operating system. She’s like Siri to your iPhone, iPad, etc. Alexa is the speaking system for these devices... dot, echo, etc.
Yes, you have to enable drop in in the app and then click drop in from the app or if you have another echo show or echo spot in your home you can tell it to drop in in your device at the parents home and you will be able to see them. Hope it works for you.
