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Originally Posted by Catlady
I unplugged it and replugged it, but it doesn't seem to have updated, at least if my Alexa app is to be believed. And it still only gives me the tones, not any verbal indication. Additionally, I have to tell it to stop.
How else does one update it, if not unplugging? Saying "update" gives me a flash briefing. Saying "install new software" gives me a flash briefing. Stupid thing.
P.S. On my Fire tablet, I can barely read the Alexa app settings--it's almost all gray on white. If not for the occasional text that is darker, I'd feel like I was going blind. The settings are all in light gray on white. Whose brilliant idea was it to make text unreadable?
And no, I haven't changed any settings anywhere else, and I can read the text in other apps just fine.
P.P.S. I was looking at the wrong device; I do have the up-to-date software. But the timer still doesn't give me a verbal indication, just the tones.
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Hmm...I'm not sure what to suggest since your device has the latest software. Maybe just keep trying over the next few days, and then call Amazon for assistance if it's still not working?
I have noticed that phrasing matters, so you may want to experiment with that.
These commands DO work for me (I get both beeps and the message when time's up):
"Alexa/Echo, set
kitchen timer for 1 minute."
"Alexa/Echo, set
pasta timer for 1 minute."
"Alexa/Echo, set
bake timer for 1 minute."
"Alexa/Echo, set
an egg timer for 1 minute."
"Alexa/Echo, set
an Instant Pot timer for 1 minute."
These do NOT work for me (I get only beeps when time's up):
"Alexa/Echo, set
egg timer for 1 minute."
"Alexa/Echo, set
Instant Pot timer for 1 minute."
P.S. Catlady, are you in the U.S.? That may matter.