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I do not want to set up this feature on my Alexa for precisely this reason and I am finding Amazon to be really aggressive about forcing me to enable this featu
by robotrout 8y ago
I do not want to set up this feature on my Alexa for precisely this reason and I am finding Amazon to be really aggressive about forcing me to enable this feature and harvest my contact information. The Alexa phone app is almost unusable for me, as it constantly goes into the telecom setup screen whenever I try to do something else in the app. I am forced to exit the app and come back into it, whenever this happens, to escape that screen.
- mirimir 8y agoWait! So you're saying that Alexa actually includes the capability to record voice, and send recordings to contacts? I suppose that some would love that. But, as this demonstrates, it's prone to fail spectacularly. You'd think that there'd be protection. Maybe a restricted set of contacts who could get such messages. And a confirmation step, such as "Do you want to send this recording to 'my mother'?" Or "... to '911'?" Edit: Damn, didn't see Clubber's comment.
- coatmatter 8y agoWhat do you actually use Alexa for?
- robotrout 8y agoI use Alexa for listening to music. I rarely go into the app, but occasionally attempt to use it to set up a new music service, control the volume or track (if I am unwilling to shout down the music to tell it by voice). When I open the app, I get immediately thrown into the setup screen for the voip feature they're pushing.