Steve: could you be more specific? You say in settings. OK do you mean settings in the Alexa app? Do you mean settings on the phone! I’m not sure which settings you’re talking about! Forgive me for my ignorance, but I’m just not sure where you mean when you say it’s in settings! Tom Kaufman 

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> On Nov 29, 2022, at 5:24 PM, Steve Hoad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> In your settings there's an update option.
> 
>> On 11/29/22, Tom Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Okay...just how do we "turn updates on or off?"  Can we issue a command to
>> Lady A...or does one need to go into the A L E X A app?  Pardon my
>> ignorance, but I know nothing about updating the devices!
>> Tom Kaufman
>> 
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>> <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Steve Hoad
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 2:05 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] updating echos
>> 
>> Important note about updates:  Your Amazon device will only update
>> automatically if the setting is set to do so. If automatic updates are not
>> turned on, they won't happen.
>> 
>>> On 11/29/22, Delia Avina <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Thanks for the tip.
>>> I had that happen to me where it wouldn’t respond.
>>> Turns out it was updating
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPod
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 29, 2022, at 12:40 PM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>     Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> The other day, I asked Alexa to do something, and no response.
>>>> 
>>>> So, for the heck of it, I did a google search for
>>>> 
>>>> how long does it take Alexa to update?
>>>> 
>>>> It said 15 minutes. Today, she did another update, so, I waited 15
>>>> minutes, then, I gave a command, and it was working again, so if
>>>> yours is not responding, it might be doing an update, so wait 15
>>>> minutes, and try giving it a command, and it should be working again.
>>>> 
>>>> Harry
>>>> 
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