You might try the Reverb app that functions as a companion app to Alexa. I don't have an echo device, but I can do many things through the reverb app that normally would require an echo device. Asking questions, shopping, etc. I also don't have any home devices to run with an app.
Richard “The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.” - Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1 -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 9:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Same iOS App, Two Different Experiences on Two Different iPhones, the Alexa App Hello All, I have been contacted, off-list, by several VoiceOver users who claim that the Alexa for iOS app is somewhat sluggish on their devices, as a result, they prefer to use the web browser interface. They questioned why I stated that the iOS version of the app was easy to use. Well, I did some testing and found that the VoiceOver experience will vary depending on which iPhone one uses. I used the app on two iPhone 6 Plus units and two iPhone 6 S Plus units and the app functioned as expected. However, when I ran the app on either a 7 Plus or an 8 Plus, I did, indeed, find the experience somewhat less satisfying. In fact, there were some serious video display problems requiring me to restart the app several times. Now that I think about it, the only way I was able to consistently navigate through the various elements of the app was to use my vision. For example, sometimes tapping on a button resulted in no response from the app, at all. Depending upon the video display malfunction, VoiceOver focus can drift as one scrolls through the app, very disappointing. So, there you have it. I suggest that, for the most consistently accessible experience configuring Alexa, use a web browser and go to alexa.amazon.com. I apologize for any frustration I may have caused anyone because of my previous post on the Alexa for iOS app. 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: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C75439148e68b4574815508d57951075d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636548311273511280&sdata=P7DuDGTIBPHHr2pvUXdEJ2W28niKyb5F3l0WIE7%2FgSA%3D&reserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fviphone&data=02%7C01%7C%7C75439148e68b4574815508d57951075d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636548311273511280&sdata=1CMOrrVSMnBjKazT2F06eRsLE9R27LTLgV6FenBa95M%3D&reserved=0. For more options, visit https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7C75439148e68b4574815508d57951075d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636548311273511280&sdata=MFyrP9cr70p6r260IKgwJmMQcb9BzyORIQdpI5U9d%2Fg%3D&reserved=0. -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
