Hi Jackie, I find that once you are in something on the app it is almost
impossible to get out of it.
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From: Michael Cassidy
Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 10:47 AM
To: Access-UK
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Alexa questions
Hi Jackie,
I haven’t experienced the problems with Alexa that others have had, at least
not yet!
Mike
On 5 Oct 2016, at 07:50, Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Kevin
I was talking to my friend Shaun Preece last night about this as we are
planning a joint review for Tech Talk. But neither of us likes the app,
which seems to force us to close it right down and start again if we want to
access a tab.
I am very underwhelmed at the moment, though I do like the speaker itself.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Brown
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Kevin Cussick (Redacted sender "the.big.white.shepherd" for DMARC)
Sent: 04 October 2016 22:14
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Alexa questions
Hi, I feel the same way about the app and the product, I can't
believe that it was put out and you can't order things on Amazon! or am
I doing something wrong? I tried this using my voice and was told this
is not available yet!
On 04/10/2016 16:47, Jackie Brown wrote:
Thanks David.on/off?
Has anyone found the app to be a bit unresponsive at times? For
example, if I double-tap on one of the tabs, then go back to the Home
screen, I sometimes find it doesn't want to activate another tab, and
I have to quit the app in the App Switcher, go back in, and am then
able to select the relevant tab.
I would also like to clear the history of what I have asked Alexa to
do, but haven't found a way of doing this as yet.
It is early days yet, I know, but while the TTS voice and the speaker
itself is quite good, I'm not wowed by it at the moment.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Brown
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Russelll
Sent: 04 October 2016 16:13
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Alexa questions
Jackie
I can tell you about the buttons on the top. The one with a dot on it
turns on the Echo and turns it off when pressed once more. The other
button is on and off for the microphone.
David
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jackie Brown
Sent: 04 October 2016 15:20
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Alexa questions
I have now got my Echo up and running, though I did find the app to be
a bit unresponsive to start with. By that, I mean that I was able to
connect her to WiFi, but the app was extremely sluggish for a good while.
I have a few questions to ask about the unit in general, if someone
would be kind enough to give me a few pointers:
1. I have asked her some pretty basic questions so far, but how do
you clear the search history from the screen of the app?
2. Having had only a very short play this afternoon, what do the
buttons on top of the unit do? I am assuming the left button is for
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3. Does anyone know of an accessible Alexa UK user guide?
I apologise if these questions have been asked in one form or another
already.
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Jackie Brown
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