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Originally Posted by jswinden
I don't have a Google Calendar or anything else other than the GMail account, and I only have that because Android requires it. So whenever I got my first Android device I had to set up GMail. I have iOS and Mac OS devices, so no need, nor desire, for Google's junk. So I cannot set reminders or Calendar entries. What crap. Alexis should work with both of the major platforms. It is not like it was designed by the folks at Google.
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I didn't set up anything and I think the reminder probably existed if I'd asked for what was on my to-do list, but I'm simply not in the habit of checking a calendar daily--I don't have a complicated life and keep most stuff in my head.
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As far as Alexa and her hearing, well I'm old and getting deaf, but I think I hear better than she does. I set all my Alexa devices to answer to "Echo" in order to avoid accidental activation during TV/radio commercials. But she is still awakened a lot by words that are not even close to "Echo". My voice rarely thows her off, but if the TV or a radio is on she constantly gets awakened and sometimes even mutters something. I think she was doing much better until a recent update. As far as getting her to awaken, I sometimes have to raise my voice at her. Very frustrating. Awakens when not addressed, ignores me when I do ask her something. Just like family! 
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I have mine right next to the TV, but it doesn't seem to be alerted, even when there are Amazon ads. A couple of times the Dot has told me it didn't understand what I said, in response to absolutely nothing. The failure to hear is recent--just the last couple of days; it had been more sensitive when I first got it a few weeks ago.