Amazon Echo - anyone have one?

NeilF · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:05

Oooh! And another useful thing. If you "Alexa, open radioplayer"... It'll open on your previous radio station automatically.

Not tried it with tunein, but it might work...

I think if you've closed Alexa, you can also just do a "Alexa start" to pick up where you left off possibly?

Scarecrow · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:20

Got the dot and enjoying it so far. I had Spotify and the music was great but changed over to amazon music unlimited to have everything under one account. When i ask it to play a song it says it can't find it in my library. does it work searching over the net or do i have to add everything to my library first.

Thanks

NeilF · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:23

Scarecrow said:
Got the dot and enjoying it so far. I had Spotify and the music was great but changed over to amazon music unlimited to have everything under one account. When i ask it to play a song it says it can't find it in my library. does it work searching over the net or do i have to add everything to my library first.

Thanks

Surely it should be seemless once you add Amazon music? ie: Ask for a track/artist and if it exists in Amazon music is should play it?

Basher · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:26

NeilFawcett said:
Surely it should be seemless once you add Amazon music? ie: Ask for a track/artist and if it exists in Amazon music is should play it?

It's seamless with Spotify so I would expect it to be at least as good with Amazon.

NeilF · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:31

Basher said:
It's seamless with Spotify so I would expect it to be at least as good with Amazon.

There must be another Echo user here with Amazon Music, so hopefully they can clear it up. Failing that I can ask someone I know next week who has it (& an Echo).

NeilF · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:44

Basher said:
It's seamless with Spotify so I would expect it to be at least as good with Amazon.

Just spoke to a work colleague who has an Echo and Amazon music. They imply it's seemless to browse/access the full library of music. Except when trying to find "Kraftwerk"

Which is couldn't find!

Scarecrow · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:54

Thanks i will give it a go tonight. In the alexa app under music you have my music library and amazon music. when i do the search it is always looking in my library.

Cro_Baron · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:06

I wouldn't **** on one if it was on fire, the bing search is useless so I heard

AndyCr15 · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:09

Nice contribution. Pointless comment, even then it's based on something you heard?

NeilF · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:36

AndyCr15 said:
Nice contribution. Pointless comment, even then it's based on something you heard?

TBH... Given what's demonstrated by that contribution, one has to wonder if maybe it's a good thing the poster doesn't actually want one given the hurlde plugging it in and setting it up might pose

NeoReloaded · 6 Jan 2017 at 19:58

"Trevor... play Oasis"

Kmodo · 7 Jan 2017 at 11:30

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NeilFawcett said:
True using "tunein" or "radioplay" in the command? (Note: radio play is a skill you need to add).

Woah. Yeah getting there just saying "play tunein" plays the podcasts in my favorites in tunein I think...at least it's actually playing spinnin sessions now haha

Edit ahh just doing most recent station. I'll give radio play a go

Edit2 sorted "Alexa, play spinnin sessions podcast on TuneIn"

beachBOYken · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:09

My Amazon dot has randomly said things twice since I've got it 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday Alexa said "um I didn't understand that question", but I had not asked her anything or said anything that remotely sounded like I was sending Alexa a command.

Anyone else had this?

tres · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:10

Check the app, it'll tell you what it think it heard

and you can even listen to what it heard

andrewohare · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:14

beachBOYken said:
My Amazon dot has randomly said things twice since I've got it 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday Alexa said "um I didn't understand that question", but I had not asked her anything or said anything that remotely sounded like I was sending Alexa a command.

Anyone else had this?

yes it picks up tv noise and randomly says the same thing and does everything except what I ask it too!! :mad:

Caged · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:18

Waiting for the first TV ad to start setting these things off as a joke.

AndyCr15 · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:27

beachBOYken said:
My Amazon dot has randomly said things twice since I've got it 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday Alexa said "um I didn't understand that question", but I had not asked her anything or said anything that remotely sounded like I was sending Alexa a command.

Anyone else had this?

Mine has done it a couple of times now, but then I realise I'm listening to a tech podcast and they just mentioned Alexa...

NeilF · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:31

tres said:
Check the app, it'll tell you what it think it heard

and you can even listen to what it heard

So Alexa is hearing voices no one else is? If the app says it heard "Alexa, kill everyone in the house," get out now!

Em3bbs · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:50

Scarecrow said:
Got the dot and enjoying it so far. I had Spotify and the music was great but changed over to amazon music unlimited to have everything under one account. When i ask it to play a song it says it can't find it in my library. does it work searching over the net or do i have to add everything to my library first.

Thanks

It should just play as it did with Spotify (I recently moved over after getting an Amazon Unlimited Family account). Have you changed the default music player in the Alexa app? It might still be looking at Spotify first.

Raymond Lin · 8 Jan 2017 at 12:50

beachBOYken said:
My Amazon dot has randomly said things twice since I've got it 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday Alexa said "um I didn't understand that question", but I had not asked her anything or said anything that remotely sounded like I was sending Alexa a command.

Anyone else had this?

The TV can set it off, and the people on the TV doesn't necessarily need to say Alexa, at least not that it sounds like Alexa to me.