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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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From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Steve Hoad
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 2:05 PM
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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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