It seems today that Alexa cannot understand basic words like kitchen and living room. Im saying "kitchen on" but when i go to the voice command logs, it says "cadmium on" or something completely bogus. When i told it to turn on the living room lights, it translated it as "californium on" and turned on my Roborock vac. Wth. This is happening with all 5 alexa devices at my house.

Hi everyone, before I throw my tv out of the window, I’m trying to get your help.

I own an OLED EVO G3 55”. I used to use its integrated Alexa for basic things like changing channel, opening YouTube app etc. After installing the Alexa app on my iPhone, I am no longer able to use these basic functions on my tv. It keeps saying that it can’t find any skills or that I need to connect a video device before controlling it with my voice (?????).

I guess I made a mess with the app on my iPhone. I tried to remove all links, skills etc on my phone, I removed the app from my tv but no luck.

Can you please help me to fix this?

Today in particular, Alexa seems to be having a very hard time understanding "my bedroom". She's interpreted "battery", "gran gran" (3-4 times!), "spaghetti" (2-3 times), "gratiian", "trampoline" "gratia" (2-3 times), and "Granville". I've listened to each recorded activity and it sounds quite clearly and unambiguously like "my bedroom" (one time a nearby device even correctly interpreted/responded when I played back the voice clip that resulted in "spaghetti"!) and at this point Alexa is standing at about 10% accuracy today.

This has happened across three separate devices so I'm pretty sure it's backend f***ery. Any thoughts or ideas?

I have some Lepro colour changing bulbs that I bought together. I set one up a couple of years ago and it works fine. Today I added 3 more through the Smart Life app and they appear on the Alexa app automatically. I can turn them on and off by voice through Alexa no problem but they won't change colour. They show on the Alexa app as the new colour but remain white. I can change the colour manually through Smart Life so I know they work. Any ideas? I've updated the apps.

My Echoshow is connected with my Ring doorbell.

A builder came in to repair the driveway, but during his work whenever he passed by the bell, Alexa kept loading the doorbell into the echo show.

Despite snoozing the alerts in the Ring app, Alexa kept alerting me. and I don't want to switch off motion detection at the doorbell as I need to record what was going on. In the end I just pulled the plug of the echo show to silence it.

Is there a way I could have muted and prevented loading the doorbell live view into echo show during that builder's visit?

I really don't like bkw Alexa constantly adds unnecessary content when I ask for the time and the like, especially at night when I want to continue sleeping. I want to turn it off but all Google results talk about routines. Is there a way to make alexa only answer the question rather than adding these bits?

I have more than one echo dot around the house. I often use them to call my phone via "alexa, find my phone" which leads me to walk around the house to hear it ring/vibrate. The only problem is once you find it, you can only end the call from the echo dot that initiated the call. You can cancel timers and alarms from other echo dots, but why isn't there at least the option to end the call from another echo dot? Basically my wife and I often find ourselves screaming "alexa, hang up" and one of our echo devices says "sorry there is no active call" while it can probably hear the dial tone coming out of the other echo dot. Can it not recognize that there is only a single active call across all our devices?

Sometimes I get mixed up in what day it is, so Alexa telling me “There will be rain on Friday” doesn’t translate in my head as “There will be rain tomorrow” with it being Thursday and all.

I was just wondering if there was a way to change her wording in things like this, or if it’s hard programmed to be proper.

Alexa created an "Evening Music Radio" routine where it plays Iheart radio every night at a certain time. I definately didn't do it and I never listen to iheart. I also live alone and nobody has access to my phone. This went on for 3 days before I deleted it. I also don't recall any suggestions I might have absentmindedly said "yes" to a suggested routine. I am not sure Alexa even ever suggests routines anyway. Does she? I am a little freaked out I already upgraded my modem and changed all my passwords because Alexa was acting weird before this and I suspected I was hacked. This is not AS weird as before but anyway has this happened to anyone else? What could it be? An iheart radio promotion?

Relaxing in the engine room. Star trek warp core sounds. I'm genuinely gutted. I used this to fall asleep after work on the kitchen floor with the floor heater on. #depressing #gofundme #feelsorryforme #notreally

My Amazon Smart Plug immediately configured itself to Alexa. Good. But I like to control my devices from Smart Life App, with which it is supposed to be compatible. But try as I may, both Auto and Manually, Smart Life can not find the Amazon Smart Plug. I even split the WIFI and used just 2.4 and tried reconfiguring. No Joy. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. .

I used to get a notification Everytime I had a Amazon shipment notification, or weather alerts, etc on my phone. I can't seem to get it back. Can someone help please?

Edit: Using Android Pixel 9 Pro XL

Guys, I feel like this has come up before and I've seen it... But we pay for all the bells and whistles, yet Alexa can't stick to one artist no matter how I word it.

My mother even said "I don't want this NINCOMPOOP in my house anymore!" 😃

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Hello, I’m really new to Alexa, and I don’t fully understand the abilities/limitations. My goal is to be able to power my tv on/off and adjust the volume with my voice (without pressing a button on the remote). I’m planning on getting a TCL smart TV with fire tv built in, but my understanding is that I would NOT be able to connect it to my echo to control it with my voice. To get around that, I was planning on getting a Fire TV Stick 4k to plug into it, which would be a tad redundant but I believe I’d then be able to control the TV with my voice through my echo - is that correct? Or would I also need the Fire TV Blaster?

Also, I was considering getting the Govee Sync Box 2, which controls an LED backlighting strip with colors corresponding to what’s on the TV. So I would be plugging the fire stick into the sync box, and then the sync box into the TV. Would this added step between the fire stick and the TV interfere with my ability to use voice controls for the TV? Would the Fire TV Blaster help in this case? The sync box itself is compatible with Alexa, but I’m pretty sure that on its own doesn’t afford me TV power/volume voice controls.

Lastly, I was considering using two echos (and the echo sub) as a speaker system for the TV. I’m pretty sure the fire stick accommodates this. Will Alexa still be my personal assistant while acting as TV speakers? Can I ask the echos what the weather is, and they’ll quiet the TV while they answer the question, like how one does while streaming Spotify? Can I turn off the TV and immediately have the echos and sub start streaming music? Or is the transition between normal Alexa duties and TV speaker duties not so seamless?

I’m pretty sure they make a fire TV that has hands free voice controls built in, but 1.) I believe it was much more expensive than my TCL + fire stick combo 2.) I wasn’t sure how it would interact with the echos and 3.) I’d have to give up on the sync box, which requires external hdmi input.

Thanks so much for reading! I’m really excited for my new set-up, however it shapes out.

Seems this isn't possible at the moment, but wondering if there are any work arounds for this? I found an old skill called "Song Keeper" but it appears to be dead. Even if there is a functionality to favorite or save to a generic list that I can them move to specific playlists for my kids, that would be great.

When you wake an device it gets time stamped and that sort should have the latest on top. It’s how Alexa knows who needs the change in mic mode.

It’s easy to test, wake anything else but the top one or your phone and refresh.

Is there any skill available that'll trigger on loud events, like doors being slammed?

I live with a problematic roommate who insists he does not slam any doors, yet his door slamming (bathroom doors, front door, back door, cabinet doors) all come through my bedroom door audibly AND, with the exception of the cabinet and refrigerator slams, shake the windows.

Was looking on Amazon 5th gen Echo Dots were on sale for $30 plus you get 4 months of Amazon Music. Sweet I thought, because I wanted to upgrade the old hockey puck I had in the living room. As luck would have it I also had a $25 Amazon gift certificate coming tomorrow.

You see where this is going. Next day comes and it's no longer on sale. Not a tragedy because checking Camel Camel Camel this is literally on sale more than it's not. I just need to wait. It does remind me of years ago I was buying something on Amazon during Prime Day (I forget the item but it was a really good deal) when my wife called me to help her with something in another room. When I sat down back at my computer 5 minutes later it was sold out. First world problems.

Hello,

I have two main problems with Alexa since forever.

1. Alexa repeats almost every single command before doing instead of just doing it. I hate this to a degree I wanna punt the Alexa outta the window. Sadly "Brief Mode" which should be actually the fix only disables a very tiny of her responsess. I just want her to do what I say and done.

2. Wouldn't be as much as a problem if she'd just do what you say but in the evening when I turn her to the lowest possible volume for music while sleeping she still speaks in full volume. Is there a way to have the voice to adapt to the volume setting?

thx for any help!

Hello Sound Station users,

After much thought, I’ve decided to discontinue the Sound Station Alexa skill as of January 1, 2025. This decision comes in response to a recent change by Google, which now requires all apps accessing Google Drive to undergo an annual third-party certification. The certification costs up to $2000 per year — a cost that’s just not feasible for Sound Station, which currently generates less than $100 annually.

To all our loyal users, I’m truly grateful for your support and understanding. As an alternative, I encourage you to check out Sound Stream, another Alexa skill of mine that offers the same great features but is integrated with Dropbox. Sound Stream allows you to store and stream your music, podcasts, and other audio collections, just as you did with Sound Station.

Thank you again for being part of the Sound Station community, and I hope to see you over on Sound Stream soon.

Warm regards,
Paul

When I tell Alexa to call somebody, it tells me I need to link my Alexa app with a call provider, and then it sends a link to my phone. The link takes me to Alexa settings/communication, where there are 4 links: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Skype.

I don't understand what has changed. On my previous phones, when I told Alexa to make a phone call, it would confirm the person or place I wanted to call and then it would place the call.

I DO have my cell number added to the app under "communications".

I'm wondering if this is an Alexa app problem or a Google pixel problem. Anybody hear of this issue?

“Alexa, turn TV off” triggers “this device is not compatible”. “Turn fire Tv off” only takes me to the fire tv Home Screen, won’t turn off the device. Anybody knows how to fix this?

My dad’s aunt has a habit of calling his phone and leaving him a voicemail with a corny joke. It’s sort of a “joke of the day” running bit they have. For Christmas, I’d love to adjust my dad’s Alexa to create the following experience:

1. My dad says “Hey Alexa, tell me a bad joke”
2. Alexa responds with one of the recorded voicemails my great-aunt left my dad (preferably on shuffle, so the jokes are randomized)

Is there a way to do this? I’ve done the Custom Responses before, but I’m not sure if I could do it with voicemail files.

I've got an echo in my bedroom and before I turn out the lights I always tell it to turn off the screen.

Multiple times I've been woken up by the screen turning on in my dark room even though I've had it turned off.

Any one else experiencing this? It's annoying and is interrupting my sleep.