There is no command ontology anymore. Consequently, discovering commands in-app is UX anathema.
"Use the internet, buddy. One of our customers probably documented how-to somewhere on it."
I recently had to contact windows help, and they were useless. The windows forum points to a third party software that I am convinced is malware.
And while I'm ranting, why can't the download folders in windows be set to group by "none" and sort by "name" by default? Why are both "most recently edited" by default? AND WHY CAN'T I CHANGE IT MICROSOFT?
[0]: https://github.com/LesFerch/WinSetView
[1]: https://github.com/LesFerch/WinSetView/blob/main/README-more...
Device > Settings > Sounds > Notification > none
Everything in my post was Alexa-specific. Someone who has the stated problem can follow that precise and non-obvious menu tree within the Alexa app, and it will solve their problem. It's a device-specific setting, so can be done on the kitchen Alexa without affecting other units.
Both "notification" [1] and "Do Not Disturb" [2] in my post were Alexa-specific terms that are unrelated to their mobile phone brethren.
[1] https://storables.com/home-appliances/home-automation-appliances/how-to-turn-off-notification-on-alexa/
[2] https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-alexa-do-not-disturb-mode-4788343> okay Google set a timer for 15 mins
Certainly, and did you know I can also set an alarm for 6 am in the kitchen?
> Fuck off Google
Setting a timer and have it remind you that you could have set an alarm instead is annoying, but there have been multiple examples where we set a timer and the Google home mini seems to forget it.
> okay Google, set a timer for 1 hour
>> Certainly, and did you know that I can also look up Wikipedia entries for you.
>> Timer for 1 hour has been set and is starting now
> okay Google, how much longer left on timer
>> You don't appear to have any timers set at this time.
I'm pretty sure that our robot overlords will either forget, get distracted with generating mis-information, or become artists painting portraits of furries.
EDIT: Yep its still there! https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...
Alexa recently started responding with "Good afternoon! <the normal response>" and it irks me more than it probably should. I've looked to see if I can turn it off and can't find the option.
I don't need pleasantries from a machine.
notice how young kids associate ok google with a way to install games and reach their YouTube videos.
all those feature are for that end. you're not the target market. Good night!
If you say "Alexa, stop by the way", it'll get the device to stop responding with follow-ups for ~24h. I ended up creating a routine that runs every night at 4am to lower the volume to zero, automatically say "stop by the way" to the device, and then raise the volume a minute later, and Alexa has stopped with the follow ups