A question for Alexa users.

[stephec]

I'm thinking of getting two Echos, one inthe living room along with one in my lad's bedroom.

If I tell it to do something, play some music, set a timer, etc, will it do it on both speakers, or is it clever enough that I can tell it to do it on only the one speaker that I ask it to?

 

[screenman]

I'm thinking of getting two Echos, one inthe living room along with one in my lad's bedroom.

If I tell it to do something, play some music, set a timer, etc, will it do it on both speakers, or is it clever enough that I can tell it to do it on only the one speaker that I ask it to?

Only one at a time here, we have 4

 

[Rusty Nails]

I'm thinking of getting two Echos, one inthe living room along with one in my lad's bedroom.

If I tell it to do something, play some music, set a timer, etc, will it do it on both speakers, or is it clever enough that I can tell it to do it on only the one speaker that I ask it to?

Go into a shop and ask Alexa.

 

[Milkfloat]

Simply name them appropriately, such as Kitchen, Lounge, Bedroom then you can ask to play on whichever device you like, if you don’t specify a device it plays it on the one you are talking to. You can also ‘drop in’ on other devices for a chat. This drop in function gets used a lot in my house as I can keep in touch with everyone else when I am in the garage.

 

[ColinJ]

"Alexa, did you and your human supervisors enjoy today's bedroom chat?"

Amazon has admitted that employees listen to customer voice recordings from Echo and other Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

The online retail giant said its staff “reviewed” a sample of Alexa voice assistant conversations in order to improve speech recognition.

“This information helps us train our speech recognition and natural language understanding systems, so Alexa can better understand your requests, and ensure the service works well for everyone,” Amazon said in a statement.

“We have strict technical and operational safeguards, and have a zero tolerance policy for the abuse of our system. Employees do not have direct access to information that can identify the person or account as part of this workflow.”

Amazon does not explicitly state in its terms and conditions that humans review customer recordings, though its Alexa privacy settings offer users the chance to opt out of helping the firm “develop new features”.

[LINK]

 

[cyberknight]

Simply name them appropriately, such as Kitchen, Lounge, Bedroom then you can ask to play on whichever device you like, if you don’t specify a device it plays it on the one you are talking to. You can also ‘drop in’ on other devices for a chat. This drop in function gets used a lot in my house as I can keep in touch with everyone else when I am in the garage.

We have an echo show linked to the FIL, makes it easy to drop in on him and check hes ok especially after MIL died .

 

[Dirk]

View: https://youtu.be/bScsFi6DaoM

 

[stephec]

Thanks everyone, two on order for delivery today.

 

[vickster]

Hope you don’t mind a certain Mr Trump and his cronies knowing about all your mundane activities as well as your deepest and darkest secrets

 

[Dirk]

I find all this voice recognition IT for the home very creepy.
Why would you want to have something listening to you all the time that's connected to Google?

 

[Drago]

Hope you don’t mind a certain Mr Trump and his cronies knowing about all your mundane activities as well as your deepest and darkest secrets

I like that - "Mr Trump". Showing due respect for the great man!

I'm quite comfortable with Mr Trump knowing what I'm up to. As a Republican and fervent anti communist I will be in a position of power and authority when the New World Order comes.

 

[Dirk]

I like that - "Mr Trump". Showing due respect for the great man!

I'm quite comfortable with Mr Trump knowing what I'm up to. As a Republican and fervent anti communist I will be in a position of power and authority when the New World Order comes.

I doubt many Google employees are Trump supporters.
Your personal info will probably end up Hilary's camp.......
Yer doomed mate.