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Steve Hoad <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Hoad <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 30 Nov 2022 06:44:29 -0500
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Sorry Tom that last email got away from me, What I meant to say was in
your setting in the Alexa app.  Doesn't pay to hurry and sadly, your
question was the worst for my speed.

On 11/29/22, Tom Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>>> <[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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>>> --
>>> Steve Hoad
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 Steve Hoad


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