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Originally Posted by Catlady
I'm totally confused, AGAIN. Am I following you that you aren't signed up for calling and messaging, but you do see Drop-In in the app and turned it off.
I am not signed up for calling and messaging either, but I don't see Drop-In at all, or anything remotely like drop in. If it's hidden someplace and on, I want it off, in an abundance of caution. I'm not interested in using the intercom feature.
My only Alexa app is on my Fire tablet--could that be why I don't see Drop-In; is it only on the smartphone app, where the device is capable of calling and messaging? Thanks.
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Well, you're not the only one who is confused!
Yes, it's only on the smartphone app. The Alexa app on my Fire 6" tablet doesn't have the Drop-In option, and I don't think it ever will. I suppose that's because the Fire tablet isn't a phone capable of calling/messaging.
As I mentioned earlier, I was able to change the Drop-In settings by installing the Alexa app on the cheap
non-activated phone I use only for music (the phone must have Android 5.0+ or iOS 9.0+). For now, Drop In (and therefore, the intercom feature) is turned off for all my Echo devices.
Edit: Drop-In settings are also available in the Alexa app installed on my Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet. How dumb that Drop-In settings can be accessed on phones/tablets without calling capability but not on Amazon's own Fire tablets!