How did you integrate your calendar and contacts with the echo? I am more interested in the calendar as that would be super handy. Kay Malmquist [email protected]
Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt - 1884-1962, Former First Lady of the United States ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kimber Gardner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 7:38 AM Subject: Re: Mark on Echo I have to say I bought my first Echo around Xmas when they were deeply discounted. Since then I have purchased three more and now have them all over my house. At first I found the iOS Alexa app a little spotty in its performance. Sometimes I would tap and nothing would happen. Things have gotten some better with the last update. Like Mark I mostly use Alexa for music playback though I have to say it was a breeze to integrate my calendar and contacts from my iPhone. Now I can tell Alexa to add events to my calendar and see them on my iPhone. Likewise, I can add items to various lists and see them on my phone. I also use Alexa to control lights and the thermostat in my house. Echo? Yes, totally worth it. On 2/20/18, Kathy Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: > With the Amazon echo work with Spotify premium? > >> On Feb 20, 2018, at 1:53 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> What is your reason for the Echo Plus? It is the same as the Echo but >> with >> built-in smart hub which is supposed to help connect to various smart >> home >> devices (if you have them). >> We also bought one but when I bought it during the introductory offer >> here >> in Canada it came with a Philipps Hue bulb so that was a bit of an >> incentive. So far I still have to figure out if that smart home hub is >> actually doing anything, I don't think it does in our case since we also >> have the 4th gen Apple TV which acts as a hub for our smart home devices. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. >> Taylor >> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 11:44 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Mark on Echo >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Well, today I went over to Best Buy and purchased an Amazon Echo Plus. >> Of >> course, I got the black-on-black-on-black, model. (smile). >> >> I must say that this device is a blast. >> >> The iOS Alexa app was a breeze to configure and I was up and running in a >> matter of minutes. >> >> Thanks to all of you who replied to my free music iOS app question. >> >> From the App Store, I downloaded and created both a free Pandora and >> iHeart Radio account. From within the iOS Alexa app, I linked these two >> accounts to my Echo and wow! They work marvelously well. I have exactly >> what I want with amazing voice control over both. Alexa is truly >> incredible. I love the fact that I can create custom radio stations with >> my voice, only, via my Echo as the iOS app is not needed. >> >> As I stated in my previous post, I have decided to use HomePod for >> personal contacts, tasks, reminders, etc. but, at this time, I'll be >> using >> Alexa for fun and random music playback, while using HomePod to play my >> own personal music collection. >> >> Would you believe it? After demonstrating my new Echo Plus to some >> friends who had never seen Alexa in action, we went to Best Buy and each >> of them purchased an Echo Dot. I setup three Dots, today. So that's 4 >> Echoes I worked with in one day. (big Smile). I'm definitely on my way >> to becoming an Echo guru!!! (Big Smile). >> >> How wonderful it is that we have such a marvelously accessible platform >> such as iOS from which to explore so many new and wonderful devices. >> Long >> live Apple Inc and its incredible developers. Also, kudos to the Amazon >> Alexa development team, as well. >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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