A family member died in April. It is so comforting to be able to go back and hear his voice. So glad this feature was on. Looking into saving these on anther device. Drop in is fantastic for my mom with dementia. All us adult kids can drop in on her throughout the day and see that she is okay. She doesn't need to remember how it works, which is awesome. She just hears our voice and excitedly comes running over to see who came in to visit! Love it!
This was so helpful. As a senior who lives alone I feel vulnerable and illiterate where my devices are concerned. This turorial gives me more control, and, therefore, more security and confidence. Thank you
Don't know if you know, you can use Alexa to call for help, should you fall or whatever. She won't call 911, but she will call a contact that you need to add to list. Very easy.
Totally agree with you on this. It's a real pain when people don't explain how to get to the option. Additionally many of the options like SIDEWALK for example, do NOT exist on UK devices. So showing the phone's settings screen makes it easy to see that they don't exist over here.
You are so awesome. I would never have figured that these things were on my device and defaulted to do or release all this information. And whoever gave you thumbs down.. welll they must be magicians for the techno world (oh yaay for those geniuses) because this information is EXTREMELY VITAL and so helpful. I'm passing it on to everyone I know. Thank you much.
Very helpful for a tech newbie like me. I was able to follow each step without a problem. Now to figure out how to get Alexa to stop blurting out random things! Thanks for these helpful tips!
The Drop In feature is one of the top reasons I bought the Echo Show. We want an intercom-like feature in our house so we could call each other for help in cases when either of us are unable to move about.
Definitely something that's useful in some situations. When the wife and I retire in a couple of years we're headed down to where the grandkids are. We may definitely do this so that we have instant communication with them in case something happens to us.
Thanks so much for the ideas. The echos are very helpful for someone like me with major memory loss due to a brain tumor. I can have it remind me to do everything. Instant subscriber !
All I needed to do was update my Alexa app on my phone and it installed Sidewalk! So I turned it off. Thanks so much for this very informative video. I appreciate people who share this kind of information with every body else who wouldn't have known about the risky vulnerabilities Amazon subjects us to. I really love my Echo and Alexa and so does the rest of my family, but privacy IS a big thing too.
I am brand new to Alexa and found your home address is in Alexa on your phone too! Not good if someone finds your lost phone at any time. You can remove this and put a home phone number on your phone somewhere instead.
I have this running joke with my friends where every time my echo goes off or I ask it something I always interrupt it and say “shut up” and one day it recommended brief mode to me lmao
The Alexa drop-in feature has stopped working for me and I have no idea why. We have 5 Alexas all over the house and this was a useful feature in our 3 story house. We unplugged each of them one at a time and plugged them back in and that solved the problem for one day but we are back to the same problem again. If I tell it to "drop-in everywhere" it tells me we are online with 4 other devices and if I then try and drop-in to one device it says I can't because there is a session already open but we can't make use of that session. Nothing I do, works. ****** When I use the Alexa app on my phone this feature works fine. I did NOTT need another unexplained problem to solve. WRZ 2023-03-02
I learned a lot today. Thank you very much. I enjoy your delivery. Straight to the point with step by step instructions. I watched a different guy today that took 6 minutes of blather before any of the tutorial part even started, which btw, included having to wait for his kid to finish eating a sandwich. Yours was great. I subscribed.
Thanks immensely for your video. The capabilities of the echo device are so immense that I can't keep up. I completed each step. We all need to keep our privacy PRIVATE. Thank you.
I’m getting an echo dot for my birthday next month so I wanted to be able to set it up without having to ask someone else(my son) to help me. Thanks for helping me to prepare for my device set up in advance😉 I have saved your videos and will keep the ones I need for future reference 😉👍Thanks again
Great informational video. Reminder though, it is possible that everytime Amazon does 'silent' updates, they may be resetting all of their configuration back to default settings, so in the case of Sidewalk, they may be turning it back on without you knowing it. I hate having to turn my "customizable" options back to my personal choices.
You can turn off "background app refresh" in iPhone Settings (sorry, don't know about Android.) Kind of a nuclear option but at least you'll be in control of when the app is updated.
The Alexa drop-in feature has stopped working for me and I have no idea why. We have 5 Alexas all over the house and this was a useful feature in our 3 story house. We unplugged each of them one at a time and plugged them back in and that solved the problem for one day but we are back to the same problem again. If I tell it to "drop-in everywhere" it tells me we are online with 4 other devices and if I then try and drop-in to one device it says I can't because there is a session already open but we can't make use of that session. Nothing I do, works. ****** When I use the Alexa app on my phone this feature works fine. I did NOTT need another unexplained problem to solve. WRZ 2023-03-02
I'm pretty forgetful so I am thinking of getting an echo. I decided to watch this video first and I'm glad I did because these things are the reason I didn't get an echo years ago. Now that I know how to control them I feel much better. I am going to watch ALL your videos. You're a great instructor. Thanks again.
thanks, I have learned more about my Echo 5 & 8 in the few minutes watching your video than than th months I have had them, you are doing a good job, keep up the good work!
I can't find the amazon sidewalk in the account settings feature for echo dot 3 in my app. It's only showing voice purchasing and workouts. Don't know if they deleted this feature.
Steve, you are incredible to share these tips. I am grateful thank you, this is your second video I have watched. I got 2 Echo dots 4th gen and a subwoofer and I was able to follow your instructions had to go back a few times and look again that's ok coz it doesn't matter how long it takes for me to get there just as long as I do, right. lol...
I honestly didn't know about all these features on Alexa. I never really bothered to investigate any. I'm glad I bumped into your video because it was so helpful Thank you Steve. I'll be watching future videos and even going back to other videos that I saw you have that should be very educational. 👍
I really appreciate you sharing this very important information. I just started using Amazon devices and was unaware of any of those security and privacy settings.
Wow, I'm so glad I stumbled upon your video. I just bought an Amazon Echo for my Mum for Christmas. I will be following your advice on what to turn off. Thanks for the information it is of great value Happy Christmas to you 😊
I always appreciate your helpful Alexa features videos. I have learned so much more about what my devices do and what I should look out for. Thanks Steve!
Excellent!! I know we're a bit late to the game, but we finally got our Alexa and your videos are so helpful and I can follow along and change the settings! Thanks a million! Liked & subscribed....
You are the only choice I clicked after asking how do I turn Alexa off. I need not go any farther! Thank you! I subscribed, hit thumbs up, and hit notifications all. You’re my go-to friend! Happy Dance!
Just came across a channel and subscribed after seeing the great content. This is one reason why I have so far resisted from using Amazon products inside my home. Ring home security is on the cards, but still looking for alternatives. They do seem to have a good integration among all their devices which is a big draw.
Thank you so very much for this presentation. You taught me things I would never have known about the Alexa app! I am VERY impressed by your entire presentation! I have watch 2 of your videos so far, and I will watch as many as I can in the future 🙂
Well done. I truly believe you organize, format and present info the best of anyone on RUclips and elsewhere for that matter! Since A LEx a listens randomly (in error of course 🤐) I recommend keeping “never” as a setting for keeping recording. Retired Gov’t employees think this best lol
Great information everyone can benefit from. These days, silicon Valley has invaded out lives to the point where we have to turn things off to have privacy. Even then it is questionable. Nevertheless, we need more videos like this to make people aware of who may have access, what is being recorded and who may be watching without our knowledge and most importantly, how to protect ourselves.
I was considering buying an echo dot. And was concerned about it snooping into my privacy. But thank you so much for all this information. Yes, our privacy is super important. So I'll save this till I purchase one. And then go through them. But I'm also going to share this video with friends.
Thank you! Very helpful. I'd somehow accidently turned on "Play music while cooking" or something. Anyway, each evening I'd hear noises in my kitchen or would return home from an event and music was playing, which creeped out! You helped me turn this off. Wonderful!
I enjoyed this video immensely as I have no one to instruct me on how to use the Alexa echo dot. It was a Christmas present and I was scared of it for a short time. I now have 2 as I find the echo dot very helpful with appt reminders, keeping a meditation schedule etc. Please, continue making the videos.
1. I didn't even have this app on my phone. I had to first find out how to add it. 2. Great video. 3. Easy to follow along and pause. 4. He doesn't speak in what I call 'speed rap' like a lot of youtubers do so that was really nice. 4. I don't do things like shop or email on my phone - all I do is make a few calls or text now and then when I'm away from home. (I have a landline which is my primary phone) So knowing this stuff was very helpful. So, because of my limited usage of the phone, do I really even need this app? Are all of those things that I just turned off there whether or not I have the app? If not, then I'll just delete it and go back to the way it was.
Thank you, I have 4 Alexa devices. All the information you mentioned on this video I never knew that I was able to do those things. Thank you so much great information.
for anyone who got stuck like me you have to delete the playlist option or it'll just play the same song over and over, idk may have just been me but this fixed it, other than that great video thank you so much this help me so much.
Amazon admitted that turning the recordings OFF does not actually do anything. and that they have thousands of people working with access to those recordings.
What if you have a Alexa device and it hears you listening to this video and goes about internally changingitself so bad even after the making these changes nothing happened self learning
Omg sir, you are so awesome, thanks so much for this tutorial loaded with very useful info! My issue is that she no longer understands the resume command after I pause a song or playlist so i lose my spot & i must Stop it & start all over again from the beginning & i might have a playlist of 30, 50, or 100 songs. Sadly, live chat with Alexa"s kive help reps haven't helped any, they are useless! Anyhow, subscriber here!
Thank you for sharing .I’m in the Uk and I don’t think we have sidewalk...I could not find it . But most disappointing is we don’t have celebrity voices...I got excited hoping Sir Patrick Stewart was on there . 🖖🏻💫
Just set mine up today and sidewalk is there and on by default I'm in stockport UK I could not get the celebrity voices though but you can set a few seleb alarm voices
As far as drop in, you do not need to worry about it. Nobody can drop in unless you give them permission. If you turn this feature off,you will not be able to drop in in your devices if you wanted to either. And if you turn off this feature you can not use your devices as intercom system. It's nice to drop in if your out to check on pets.
I've had my Echo Dot 4 days and was still mooching around the settings (Not really knowing what I was supposed to look for! lol) so your vid was very instructive and quite easy to follow.......and a good little workout for being able to easily move around the 'menu" and check out & alter different settings...many thank sofr your help! Cheers, Doons
Thanks so much for this. I love the convenience and smart home features of Alexa but have always been concerned with the privacy issue. I've subscribed and look forward to your videos! Cheers!!
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A family member died in April. It is so comforting to be able to go back and hear his voice. So glad this feature was on. Looking into saving these on anther device. Drop in is fantastic for my mom with dementia. All us adult kids can drop in on her throughout the day and see that she is okay. She doesn't need to remember how it works, which is awesome. She just hears our voice and excitedly comes running over to see who came in to visit! Love it!
Thanks for sharing your story!
Great video! I purchased the pop so I can drop in on my mom. So far it has been very helpful
I had no idea you could do this. Just went back more than 2 years and heard my Mom who died in October 2022. So lovely
This was so helpful. As a senior who lives alone I feel vulnerable and illiterate where my devices are concerned. This turorial gives me more control, and, therefore, more security and confidence. Thank you
Don't know if you know, you can use Alexa to call for help, should you fall or whatever. She won't call 911, but she will call a contact that you need to add to list. Very easy.
@@noahway13how do you do that please I'm elderly and no family and have diabities
Best part was you walked us through each thing. Not just said turn this off. For us new users it was very very helpful. Thank you
Totally agree with you on this. It's a real pain when people don't explain how to get to the option. Additionally many of the options like SIDEWALK for example, do NOT exist on UK devices. So showing the phone's settings screen makes it easy to see that they don't exist over here.
I concur👏🏾
You are so awesome. I would never have figured that these things were on my device and defaulted to do or release all this information. And whoever gave you thumbs down.. welll they must be magicians for the techno world (oh yaay for those geniuses) because this information is EXTREMELY VITAL and so helpful. I'm passing it on to everyone I know. Thank you much.
Thanks for info it was very helping. more and more of our privacy is challenged every day.
Absolutely. I am new to Amazon devices and this vid was very thorough and helpful. Thanks!
Very helpful for a tech newbie like me. I was able to follow each step without a problem. Now to figure out how to get Alexa to stop blurting out random things! Thanks for these helpful tips!
how? app version is different and lots feature is not even displayed / available in the ios app, eg "sidewalk"
The Drop In feature is one of the top reasons I bought the Echo Show. We want an intercom-like feature in our house so we could call each other for help in cases when either of us are unable to move about.
Definitely something that's useful in some situations. When the wife and I retire in a couple of years we're headed down to where the grandkids are. We may definitely do this so that we have instant communication with them in case something happens to us.
Good for when someone has something heavy fall on them and they can't move but can call out, "Anybody! I'm stuck!"
Excellent and very concise. So many people on these instruction videos get so wordy! Your “cut to the chase” format was so enjoyable!!
Thank you. Would have never known about the "sidewalk" feature.
Thanks so much for the ideas. The echos are very helpful for someone like me with major memory loss due to a brain tumor. I can have it remind me to do everything. Instant subscriber !
I too share memory issues since my brain surgery long ago is why I choose to refrain from any of these devices. I keep it simple old school. Lol
Thank you for this information. You’re presentation is perfect, a short explanation, then instructions. 😀
New subscriber here.
You speak very clearly, your demonstrations are good as well , and not too fast, Thanks.
Awesome, thank you!
All I needed to do was update my Alexa app on my phone and it installed Sidewalk! So I turned it off. Thanks so much for this very informative video. I appreciate people who share this kind of information with every body else who wouldn't have known about the risky vulnerabilities Amazon subjects us to. I really love my Echo and Alexa and so does the rest of my family, but privacy IS a big thing too.
I am brand new to Alexa and found your home address is in Alexa on your phone too! Not good if someone finds your lost phone at any time. You can remove this and put a home phone number on your phone somewhere instead.
@@CelticAngel555lol this is a ridiculous comment
Very helpful! The pace was just right.
I have this running joke with my friends where every time my echo goes off or I ask it something I always interrupt it and say “shut up” and one day it recommended brief mode to me lmao
🤣
🤣🤣🤣 same here
Drop in - they can drop in at any time.
Reminds me of Endora from Bewitched ! :)
Awesome video and super easy to follow. Great voice and the step by step visual was simple to follow. Thank you. You have another follower.
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!
Great video, however some of the features you mentioned were not in my device like sidewall. Is this perhaps because I am in Australia?
You deliver very concise and easy to follow instructions. Yours have been the most helpful to me thus far. Thank you so much.
Happy to hear that. Thank you.
0:00 Intro
0:53 Feature #1
- Sidewalk
4:08 Feature #2
- DropIn
5:43 Feature #3
- Hunches
6:22 Feature #4
- Use of Voice Recordings
8:27 Feature #5
- Skill Permissions
9:35 Feature #6
- Turn off Echo Device Cameras
10:09 Feature #7 - Brief Mode
Thank you.
Thank you Fly boy.
wow thank you!! actually it was rude from the uploader to put those timeline points without any title. You kindly did the job so thank you very much
@@enjoeymusic Yep. Makes me less likely to subscribe and/or like.
The Alexa drop-in feature has stopped working for me and I have no idea why.
We have 5 Alexas all over the house and this was a useful feature in our 3 story house.
We unplugged each of them one at a time and plugged them back in
and that solved the problem for one day but we are back to the same problem again.
If I tell it to "drop-in everywhere" it tells me we are online with 4 other devices
and if I then try and drop-in to one device it says I can't because there is a session
already open but we can't make use of that session. Nothing I do, works.
****** When I use the Alexa app on my phone this feature works fine.
I did NOTT need another unexplained problem to solve.
WRZ 2023-03-02
Being new to the Echo devices, this was very helpful and informative. Thanks so much.
I learned a lot today. Thank you very much. I enjoy your delivery. Straight to the point with step by step instructions. I watched a different guy today that took 6 minutes of blather before any of the tutorial part even started, which btw, included having to wait for his kid to finish eating a sandwich. Yours was great. I subscribed.
Liked how when you would say “Alexa” you lowered the volume on that word so no ones devices would activate.
Still activated mine every time.
Thanks immensely for your video. The capabilities of the echo device are so immense that I can't keep up. I completed each step. We all need to keep our privacy PRIVATE.
Thank you.
Step by step with visual is so nice. Thank you
I’m getting an echo dot for my birthday next month so I wanted to be able to set it up without having to ask someone else(my son) to help me.
Thanks for helping me to prepare for my device set up in advance😉
I have saved your videos and will keep the ones I need for future reference 😉👍Thanks again
Thanks Steve for the information.
Good to know someone is on our side.
You are making so much sense! Thank you so very much.
Great informational video. Reminder though, it is possible that everytime Amazon does 'silent' updates, they may be resetting all of their configuration back to default settings, so in the case of Sidewalk, they may be turning it back on without you knowing it. I hate having to turn my "customizable" options back to my personal choices.
So, do they? There must be a way to know
Does this really happen ?
Do I just have to keep checking ?
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You can turn off "background app refresh" in iPhone Settings (sorry, don't know about Android.) Kind of a nuclear option but at least you'll be in control of when the app is updated.
The Alexa drop-in feature has stopped working for me and I have no idea why.
We have 5 Alexas all over the house and this was a useful feature in our 3 story house.
We unplugged each of them one at a time and plugged them back in
and that solved the problem for one day but we are back to the same problem again.
If I tell it to "drop-in everywhere" it tells me we are online with 4 other devices
and if I then try and drop-in to one device it says I can't because there is a session
already open but we can't make use of that session. Nothing I do, works.
****** When I use the Alexa app on my phone this feature works fine.
I did NOTT need another unexplained problem to solve.
WRZ 2023-03-02
I'm pretty forgetful so I am thinking of getting an echo. I decided to watch this video first and I'm glad I did because these things are the reason I didn't get an echo years ago. Now that I know how to control them I feel much better. I am going to watch ALL your videos. You're a great instructor. Thanks again.
Great video, clear and easy to follow. Thanks for highlighting some of the "Orwellish" stuff!
Very helpful, I had no idea about these items.
Direct and no filler thankyou
I did learn a lot from your explanation, it was done slow and clear for me to figure out things. This is new to me but you made it manageable.
Excellent , descriptive ,good use of the display screen on the left made it easy to pause as i went through it , good job :)
thanks, I have learned more about my Echo 5 & 8 in the few minutes watching your video than than th months I have had them, you are doing a good job, keep up the good work!
Thanks man. A new Alexa user here, so this is a really good help.
I can't find the amazon sidewalk in the account settings feature for echo dot 3 in my app. It's only showing voice purchasing and workouts. Don't know if they deleted this feature.
Another tip: when whisper mode is activated, try asking Alexa to tell you a joke... it makes her punchlines 100x funnier.
Right😂😂
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X pop
Yea... on one of her whispering jokes apparently she says Moo 🐮 loudly tho 😂
That's a great tip mate. I guess this device with mediatek support does not tell any non-veg jokes in whisper.
This guy is great we need more people like this in the world, Thanks Steve...
Steve, you are incredible to share these tips. I am grateful thank you, this is your second video I have watched. I got 2 Echo dots 4th gen and a subwoofer and I was able to follow your instructions had to go back a few times and look again that's ok coz it doesn't matter how long it takes for me to get there just as long as I do, right. lol...
Thank you Nina! I'm happy to hear that you like them. :)
I finally got an echo dot. This was extremely helpful because I know nothing about it. Thank you
Thank you so much for this video! My daughter gave me an Echo for Christmas and I've not had the chance to go through everything yet.
I received my Show 5 yesterday and followed your suggestions, this is great info and timing. You have a new Subscriber.
Great instruction. Very straightforward and informative. Thank you!
I honestly didn't know about all these features on Alexa. I never really bothered to investigate any. I'm glad I bumped into your video because it was so helpful Thank you Steve. I'll be watching future videos and even going back to other videos that I saw you have that should be very educational. 👍
Thanks for the information. I had no idea that some of these features needed to be disabled.
Thank you. Its nice that people share such informative things for people not so knowledgeable
I really appreciate you sharing this very important information. I just started using Amazon devices and was unaware of any of those security and privacy settings.
Wow, I'm so glad I stumbled upon your video. I just bought an Amazon Echo for my Mum for Christmas. I will be following your advice on what to turn off. Thanks for the information it is of great value Happy Christmas to you 😊
We call our device Lexi when we want to talk about her but not activate her
Since we know Alexa is listening for it's name we know Alexa is always listening.
I call mine bitch but to each their own.
She always hears u
Haha - we call her Sally!!
@@ovarianbarbarian4186 yeah... I've stuck mine in the fridge, freezer, microwave because my wife bought it and I don't want it here. Haha
Thank you so much man !
I totally just subscribed , you keep it real but not "real simple" .
I always appreciate your helpful Alexa features videos. I have learned so much more about what my devices do and what I should look out for. Thanks Steve!
Happy to help!
Thank you Steve! I just received an Echo Dot. I truly appreciate knowing about the features that can compromise network security.
Thank you for going into detailed explanation on everything you talked about. Extremely helpful
Excellent!! I know we're a bit late to the game, but we finally got our Alexa and your videos are so helpful and I can follow along and change the settings! Thanks a million! Liked & subscribed....
Excellent presenter, thank you for keeping this so Non-technical
You are the only choice I clicked after asking how do I turn Alexa off. I need not go any farther! Thank you! I subscribed, hit thumbs up, and hit notifications all. You’re my go-to friend! Happy Dance!
The sidewalk feature is one that really concerned me so I'm glad you showed how to turn it off.
Thank you for walking us through these steps and making our homes and families even safer.
Just came across a channel and subscribed after seeing the great content. This is one reason why I have so far resisted from using Amazon products inside my home. Ring home security is on the cards, but still looking for alternatives. They do seem to have a good integration among all their devices which is a big draw.
Thank you so much, this was very helpful to me, I just got my Echo 3 generation 2 days ago. I’m learning how to use it day by day.
Thanks, dude. Really, really, helpful.
Thank you so very much for this presentation.
You taught me things I would never have known about the Alexa app!
I am VERY impressed by your entire presentation!
I have watch 2 of your videos so far, and I will watch as many as I can in the future 🙂
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You have smartphone, you have no privacy 🤗
Excellent. Great overview for new user
Thank you for sharing the Amazon Sidewalk feature. My wifi has gotten more laggish lately and I couldn't figure out the reason why
Finally a useful video about Alexa! I don't like whisper mode or brief mode but it's good that you covered them.
Well done. I truly believe you organize, format and present info the best of anyone on RUclips and elsewhere for that matter! Since A LEx a listens randomly (in error of course 🤐) I recommend keeping “never” as a setting for keeping recording. Retired Gov’t employees think this best lol
Wow your video is the clearest and easiest to follow and understand. Thank you.
Great information everyone can benefit from. These days, silicon Valley has invaded out lives to the point where we have to turn things off to have privacy. Even then it is questionable. Nevertheless, we need more videos like this to make people aware of who may have access, what is being recorded and who may be watching without our knowledge and most importantly, how to protect ourselves.
I was considering buying an echo dot.
And was concerned about it snooping into my privacy.
But thank you so much for all this information.
Yes, our privacy is super important.
So I'll save this till I purchase one. And then go through them.
But I'm also going to share this video with friends.
Thanks for the helpful info! Especially about sidewalk!
Any time! Glad to hear that it helped.
YES! I was shocked!
Thank you! Very helpful. I'd somehow accidently turned on "Play music while cooking" or something. Anyway, each evening I'd hear noises in my kitchen or would return home from an event and music was playing, which creeped out! You helped me turn this off. Wonderful!
I enjoyed this video immensely as I have no one to instruct me on how to use the Alexa echo dot. It was a Christmas present and I was scared of it for a short time. I now have 2 as I find the echo dot very helpful with appt reminders, keeping a meditation schedule etc. Please, continue making the videos.
1. I didn't even have this app on my phone. I had to first find out how to add it. 2. Great video. 3. Easy to follow along and pause. 4. He doesn't speak in what I call 'speed rap' like a lot of youtubers do so that was really nice. 4. I don't do things like shop or email on my phone - all I do is make a few calls or text now and then when I'm away from home. (I have a landline which is my primary phone) So knowing this stuff was very helpful. So, because of my limited usage of the phone, do I really even need this app? Are all of those things that I just turned off there whether or not I have the app? If not, then I'll just delete it and go back to the way it was.
Hi, I'm in the UK. I haven't go an 'Amazon Sidewalk' setting. Do I need to turn off something else?
No, because as always we haven't got the feature in the UK yet, just keep an eye on it
@@cer2299 so how have you made your first $million? 😳
Thank you, I have 4 Alexa devices. All the information you mentioned on this video I never knew that I was able to do those things. Thank you so much great information.
Thank you very valuable info. I turned off some of these features that I don't use it but were on.
Just ordered echo8. Thanks for your assistance
I had most of these done but I hadn’t looked at the privacy setting before. Thanks for sharing. 👍
for anyone who got stuck like me you have to delete the playlist option or it'll just play the same song over and over, idk may have just been me but this fixed it, other than that great video thank you so much this help me so much.
My concern is if these changes actually work. I trust no one. As we know anything is possible in today's world.
Amazon admitted that turning the recordings OFF does not actually do anything. and that they have thousands of people working with access to those recordings.
Since we know Alexa listens for its name we know Alexa is always listening
What if you have a Alexa device and it hears you listening to this video and goes about internally changingitself so bad even after the making these changes nothing happened self learning
Thank you for this video I did everything you told me to do
Ten thumbs up brother! Thank you
Much appreciated
Brief but explained well. Thank you.
Excellent info, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing job explaning everthing "WOW" Great Work Thank
Thanks so much for walking us through this and keeping us informed. This was so helpful.
Omg sir, you are so awesome, thanks so much for this tutorial loaded with very useful info! My issue is that she no longer understands the resume command after I pause a song or playlist so i lose my spot & i must Stop it & start all over again from the beginning & i might have a playlist of 30, 50, or 100 songs.
Sadly, live chat with Alexa"s kive help reps haven't helped any, they are useless! Anyhow, subscriber here!
I’m happy to hear it helped. :)
Dude! I love drop ins. It’s the only way I can get my wife to look at her phone
this was super helpful. not too much explanation. I love the step by step of how to turn things on or off. thanks
This was great! Thank you!
Wonderful. You just got a new subscriber! I had wondered just how much information is going to who knows where! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing .I’m in the Uk and I don’t think we have sidewalk...I could not find it . But most disappointing is we don’t have celebrity voices...I got excited hoping Sir Patrick Stewart was on there . 🖖🏻💫
Just set mine up today and sidewalk is there and on by default I'm in stockport UK I could not get the celebrity voices though but you can set a few seleb alarm voices
@@ipaddy thanks . I will take another look .
I’m in the UK too and can’t see SideWalk either... 🤔
Inconceivable... In the US, lift, chips, and boot, doesn’t necessarily mean what you think it means. Maybe in the UK it’s called something else.
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Also, you don’t celebrities in the UK, they are all in Hollywood now. Even Superman and Spider-Man are British...
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Very helpful.. sharing this with family as well.
As far as drop in, you do not need to worry about it. Nobody can drop in unless you give them permission.
If you turn this feature off,you will not be able to drop in in your devices if you wanted to either. And if you turn off this feature you can not use your devices as intercom system.
It's nice to drop in if your out to check on pets.
Exactly!
I've had my Echo Dot 4 days and was still mooching around the settings (Not really knowing what I was supposed to look for! lol) so your vid was very instructive and quite easy to follow.......and a good little workout for being able to easily move around the 'menu" and check out & alter different settings...many thank sofr your help! Cheers, Doons
I do not have drop-in in my App for my Echo Dot, or sidewalk, I'm in Oregon
Probably an earlier version
I don't have Sidewalk or Drop-in either or Hunches. I have an older Echo
Great video Steve
I just bought my Echo 8 and you have good tips
And I got a ring door bell as well
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I’ll let you know how it goes
Thanks so much for this. I love the convenience and smart home features of Alexa but have always been concerned with the privacy issue. I've subscribed and look forward to your videos! Cheers!!
uk calling ----one or two things different here but 10/10 great video great help.