Right now timers are assigned to the individual device that took the request. You can’t use any other Alexa device to turn off that timer, which can indeed be annoying. I think you can turn it off from the app, but I don’t remember.
@kevin That’s interesting that it can’t do timers. That does sound like it’s probably a battery saving issue.
If that is often a concern, and that is common in a “living room” or office setting, you may consider an Echo remote and pair it to a “specific” device. This is recommended for rooms where there may be a lot of back ground noise, or a person has diminished voice projection. They are $30 from Amazon. They work VERY well for this use case.
I’ll just ass-u-me that you have not looked at the AmazonFresh prices. Frozen whole chicken " on sale" this week for $9/lb . Steaks are on special for $18-$23lb for Fathers Day BBQ. . $7lb for ground chicken , $6lb for 80% ground beef.
Wow, reviews for this device at Amazon are really mixed. This is the first Alexa device I’ve seen that didn’t have a four and a half star rating. This one is barely over two.
I think that’s mostly because the way you have to set up the wand keeps crashing the Amazon app, I had to try a three times before I got it to work. However, once setup, the wand works pretty well.
Got this and I find the scanner useless. I thought that I would be able to use it to add stuff to the shopping list but it adds it to the Amazon Shopping Cart at outrageous prices. Freaking $10.99 for some syrup!
Also thought I would be able to use it to scan something and it tell me what it is…
The voice works well though. Played around with it just walking around the house telling Alexa to turn this or that on/off and it never missed a beat.
I knew before I ordered that it would only be good for things we already order from Amazon. Just like the original Dash button, don’t need 20 buttons around the house. ( Not that we regularly order 20 things from Amazon. )
Telling Alexa to re-order dog treats can be a bit messy when there are 4 different ones we order semi-regularly. So now I can just scan UPC on bag.
Got my Amazon Wand today. So far so good. It’s good overall and not sure how much I’ll use it long term. I’ll probably keep it on the fridge for now and see where it ends up for my lifestyle. I already have a dots and a tap around the house.
I wasn’t sure how useful one would be then I was out on the patio and wanted to change the color of the Minispots. It now has a home on the patio. The magnet holds it nicely to the umbrella pole.
I wish they scanner could be turned off. I guess tape will suffice for now