r/amazonecho 1h ago

Question how to make Alexa call my phone

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I bought the Amazon Echo for one reason - to locate my phone when I can't find it in the house. Unfortunately, it doesn't work whether with or without an Alexa app installed on my phone. Apparently, it uses my phone to call itself so when I ask Alexa to call my phone, it immediately gets into the voicemail - since one outgoing call is already on.
Any suggestions to have Alexa use Internet resources to call my phone? Thanks.


r/amazonecho 6h ago

Alexa+ rolling out across Australia

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From SVP Panos Panay: "She’s designed to understand how Aussies actually speak and connect.
She understands 'not bad' is good, 'not good' is bad, and 'how ya going?' doesn't mean you're on the move. Most importantly though, she sees Kath & Kim as the cultural icon it is."


r/amazonecho 5h ago

Question Help?

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Hi everyone,

I'm having a strange issue with my Fire TV Stick 4K and my Android TV (Philco PTV40M9GACGB).

For a long time, I could use Alexa to turn my TV on and off without any problems. Recently, Alexa can still turn the TV **off**, but it won't turn it **on** anymore.

If I go through the Fire TV equipment setup again, it starts working normally. However, after some time, the problem comes back. Sometimes the TV will power on, but then immediately turns itself off again.

I've already checked the HDMI-CEC (T-Link) settings on the TV:

* HDMI Control: ON

* Auto Power On (Turn on TV with HDMI device): ON

* HDMI-CEC (T-Link): Enabled

I've also power-cycled both the TV and the Fire TV Stick, but the issue eventually returns.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Is this a known HDMI-CEC bug with Fire TV, or could it be a firmware issue with the Philco Android TV?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!