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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

That did the trick for me. I also got the beeps after saying that latter and assumed my Echo needed an update. She's very picky about the phrasing she'll accept. Thanks.

I'm glad it helped.

Originally Posted by Keslynn

Timer and alarm volumes are independent of Alexa's overall volume. Go to the "Alerts & Alarms" section of your Alexa app. The volume settings for timers and alarms are right at the top of their respective pages.

Thanks for reminding us about the volume setting in the Alexa app ("Reminders & Alarms"). I'm hoping that solves Jack's problem.

I've been experimenting with those volume settings but haven't yet found a timer level that's quite right for me. If I set it so the timer beeps are easily heard, then the "Your kitchen timer is done" message is way too loud. If I lower the volume, I can hardly hear the beeps. Oh, well. I still appreciate that we now have the option to name timers.

Originally Posted by Catlady

I give up. I used one of your example phrases--"Alexa, set kitchen timer for 1 minute"--and Alexa asked me if that was a.m. or p.m.

Sounds like it thought you were trying to set an alarm instead of a timer. <sigh>

I stuttered a command while experimenting this morning. I said, "Set kit-kitchen timer for one minute." When time was up, it beeped and repeated my stutter. I guess it thought I spoke two words. Weird that it picked that up but won't accept "Instant Pot."