Thread: Alexa Coming to Fire Tablets
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Old 11-21-2016, 11:39 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by jswinden View Post
Like TM said, the Alexa app won't do voice commands on the iOS devices or the Fire tablets. The app seems rather useful, though flaky. I have no clue about the Alexa voice feature as I don't have a Fire tablet that is eligible to install it. The voice command feature on the Echo, Tap, Dot, and FireTV is very well done though. I rarely have to repeat commands, and when I do it is usually because I phrased the command awkwardly. I do have my Dot next to my TV and here lately there have been a lot of Alexa ads on TV so she sometimes gets confused when a TV ad blurts out "Alex, do [such and such]". I have to then say "Alexa, stop"!
Change the wake word to "echo" and that should stop it. I've done that before when she starts responding to the ads too frequently.

Do me a favor and tell your Dot:

"Alexa, order a 6-pack of Echo Dots and send them to tubemonkey"
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