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Old 08-21-2020, 05:56 PM   #4171
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I've got a Harmony Hub too. But it's (knock on wood) worked flawlessly for several years with voice commands via an Echo Dot. I use the newer Harmony Alexa skill, though, and it's not available for use in routines. Only the older "Secondary Hub" skill works for Alexa routines (for me anyway). I use the newer skill because I prefer to not have to use the unwieldy, "Alexa, tell Harmony" syntax.


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Weird, I'm using the newer Harmony skill, and I can use it in routines.

I've been thinking of using the secondary skill (I currently have my second Harmony Hub on another Amazon account). So the red Harmony skill exports scenes that you can use in routines?
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Old 08-21-2020, 08:09 PM   #4172
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I've been thinking of using the secondary skill (I currently have my second Harmony Hub on another Amazon account). So the red Harmony skill exports scenes that you can use in routines?
I haven't taken it that far. I just know the secondary skill shows up in the list available for the action portion of routines. I don't know why the new one doesn't appear in the list when creating an action for a new routine, but it's (the hub) working great for me, so I'm hesitant to reinstall/re-link it to see if I can get it to show up.

My various Harmony Activities show up as controllable scenes under Smart Home. Not sure if that's the secondary skill that makes that happen or not.
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Old 08-24-2020, 05:46 PM   #4173
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My Echo Spot's screen has just started to flicker (except in night-time mode). Very annoying.

I have raised it with Amazon and they have said they will see what they can do, but it is a long time out of warranty so I'm not hopeful.
Update on this. I used the chat facility via the Amazon website and was told that they would request a replacement despite it being out of warranty and that I would hear back by the Friday of that week (which was last Friday).

This morning I realised that I hadn't heard so I contacted them again via the chat facility. I was told that the request for a replacement had been denied. I commented that they could have told me that without me needing to contact them again and was offered a full refund of the purchase cost of the Spot when I returned it using the return label they sent me.

I'm quite happy with that and I'm thinking I'll replace the Spot with a Dot with a clock (it's used as a bedside clock/alarm) which is quite a bit cheaper than a new Spot.
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Old 08-24-2020, 06:23 PM   #4174
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I stopped using my echo. it randomly talking was really annoying
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Old 08-25-2020, 09:42 AM   #4175
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Update on this. I used the chat facility via the Amazon website and was told that they would request a replacement despite it being out of warranty and that I would hear back by the Friday of that week (which was last Friday).

This morning I realised that I hadn't heard so I contacted them again via the chat facility. I was told that the request for a replacement had been denied. I commented that they could have told me that without me needing to contact them again and was offered a full refund of the purchase cost of the Spot when I returned it using the return label they sent me.

I'm quite happy with that and I'm thinking I'll replace the Spot with a Dot with a clock (it's used as a bedside clock/alarm) which is quite a bit cheaper than a new Spot.
That sounds like a much better settlement than getting someone else's returned, discontinued Spot as a replacement. Amazon is well known to replace items with returns, and even refurbs on occasion, even when the replaced item is still being offered. The Spot of course has been discontinued and replaced with the Show 5, and it too has issues, albeit mostly FW related, but it is rather deaf. I think you made a good choice to go with the Dot + Clock. It should be easy to read in a dark room without being too bright.
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Old 08-26-2020, 04:16 AM   #4176
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Recently I told Alexa to play Glenn Miller, but the fire tv cube picked it up and started playing music. I didn't want it to play on there, and I always keep the microphone of the cube turned off, but it must have turned itself on. So I said Alexa stop. Then I turned off the cube's microphone and asked Alexa (the gen 3 one) to play Glenn Miller. I had the AC on and could barely here her, but she said I would have to pay $14.99 a month for that, because music was already playing on another device. I couldn't make it understand that the other device shut it off. This is the 2nd time this has happened. I ended up unplugging the gen 3, replugged and asked it to play Glenn Miller and it was OK.
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Old 08-26-2020, 11:50 AM   #4177
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I've noticed a bunch of new "Alexa" glitches the past week or so. I guess the morons at Amazon FW land have been messing with the FW again. I know that the last FW update to my Show 5 and one of my Dot 3s changed some option settings and turned on stuff I had kept off. That really pisses me off when a company changes my settings without telling me. The FW turned on communication capability to both of those devices, but I keep it turned off on all my Echo devices. It also turned on the bleeping Show Tips option on my Show 5. Very aggravating.

Lately it is also messing up Scenes for devices that belong to Groups. If I tell it to turn off Lamp, which is in a Group called Restroom with a Scene called Bath Light, it will turn off both the Lamp and the Bath Light. "Restroom ON/OFF" is supposed to turn both lights ON/OFF, and still does. "Lamp ON/OFF" should only affect the Lamp, and "Bath Light ON/OFF" should only affect the Bath Light. Amazon has never gotten Scenes and Groups to work well.

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Old 08-27-2020, 12:15 PM   #4178
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Amazon announces Halo - Health & wellness band and membership

Amazon announced its new Amazon Halo today.

Unlike the Apple Watch or Fitbit watches, the Amazon Halo is geared more towards lifestyle and health monitoring. It isn't a watch at all, and it doesn't have a screen. It is basically a wrist band with monitoring capability. You must use an app on a smartphone to get its readouts and info. But it will only cost $99.99 plus they offer an optional monthly subscription for advanced options at $3.99/month (but free for the first 6 months). It will be introduced at $64.99 by invitation only. Whereas Apple Watch and Fitbits are more geared toward sports, this is geared more towards health. It does not have Alexa control.

I'm still reading up on it. I'm intrigued by the health emphasis rather than sports emphasis, which would be catered more for old guys like me who want to monitor their health and don't care about how many steps they take or any of the sport related tracking. I might check it out later on after enough people have purchased them and reviews become available.

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Old 08-30-2020, 02:16 PM   #4179
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My Alexa app gave me an interesting reminder today:

Turnips

I don't eat turnips, I don't buy turnips, I don't browse for turnips.

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Old 08-31-2020, 10:54 AM   #4180
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My Alexa app gave me an interesting reminder today:

Turnips

I don't eat turnips, I don't buy turnips, I don't browse for turnips.

Probably the only way Amazon Fresh can sell those bitter things.

I remember my elementary school cafeteria trying to pawn off mashed turnips for mashed potatoes. We were all exited that we got mashed potatoes, and then we took a bite and nearly threw up. They almost had a riot of angry 3rd graders on their hands!
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My Alexa app gave me an interesting reminder today:

Turnips

I don't eat turnips, I don't buy turnips, I don't browse for turnips.

There's a way to figure out why it did that. You just need to look into it a little and I'm sure something will turnip.


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Old 08-31-2020, 03:29 PM   #4182
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Could be a memory leek...
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Another good one!
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