My 3 echo dots have been great having them last 4 years, but 3 days ago they have started to stop playing Spotify music when it wants to? ,,,and it varies when it decides to shut off, sometimes is half way thru a song, sometimes it's after a song or it maybe an hour later. I have did the generic basic checks, internet signal, settings in Alexa, amazon echo account and spotify account blah blah( Obviously agitated) and nothing changes. Anyone else having this issue out of no where? submitted by /u/TWOOD71 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi All, There was a change to our internet name and password, in December, now we are unable to connect any of our smart bulbs or plugs. When we do a search for devices, it comes up with all of the previously connected devices, with no way to change the connection information. We have tried resetting and adding the devices, but have gotten a message to delete the device from the associated manufacturer app. But there is no devices in the app. I have only been able connect our bedroom lamp, but used a new bulb. Have tried countless times since Christmas to reconnect, but end up getting extreme ..read more

According to the support team, from July 2024 developers will no longer be able to earn rewards for their skills. It seems now the only way to make money with Alexa skills is in skill purchasing. submitted by /u/vmartne [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I recently bought one and it has a camera but I can't figure out how the video calls work on this thing submitted by /u/MiachealFaraday [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

A group of researchers at North Carolina State University are conducting an interview-based research study to improve smart voice assistants (like Amazon Alexa). Please consider signing up for this study if you match the eligibility criteria mentioned below. The participants will be paid via an Amazon e-gift card upon completion of the interview.The study details and sign up link are following:Join Our Interview Research Study On Usage of Smart Voice Assistants!Do you live in the US? Are you at least 18? Are you an active user of smart voice assistants (like Amazon Alexa etc)? If so, we would ..read more

Kindly provide me with the exact steps to enable ADB debugging on an Echo 15 device. submitted by /u/jstmih432 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi! I am working on a personal project that involves a device running on an ESP32 microcontroller. The device is meant to track medicine. The device has the following components- ESP32, a push button, a speaker, and an LED. Every time a user takes some meds, they press the button the a timestamp goes to AWS where it gets stored. Right now this is the process but i want to make it simpler. I'm setting up a soft access point on the ESP Going to 192.168.4.1, and entering my home's wifi name and password. I then send those details to the ESP through the access point and the device then connects t ..read more

hello please help me.. PLEASE HELP ME!!! It's been a few years since we bought alexa exho show first generation for my grandmother, and it's been 1 month since she can't connect to skype. As soon as someone calls, the camera does not open and after 4 seconds it closes. I did everything, factory reset, update skype, update alexa version, wifi changes, I opened another account and it doesn't open again. I don't know how to act as this is worrying us a lot, and how have you solved it, PLEASE submitted by /u/No-Challenge4087 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

How do I keep the volume at the highest level. I use it as my alarm clock I have bad hearing and it’s connected to a speaker which is plenty load enough when the dots volume is set to the max the problem is that it always decreases to a lower setting submitted by /u/AliveBit5738 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Everytime I ask to play a song or a piece, it would say, “choosing songs are only available for spotify premium subscribers.” It plays a recommended song and my phone gets notified that spotify is plating a song and its using my Echo as a speaker. So it is connected but why does Echo still says that? submitted by /u/LadyJoselynne [visit reddit] [comments ..read more