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Steve Hoad <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:24:14 -0500
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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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