There is alexa for smartphones and other devices like tablets that work like an echo device. It is different then the smartphone app to manage preferences.
On Wed, 11 Nov 2020, Phil Halton wrote: > Hi Janet, I got the microwave today and it is set up and working. I > pre-positioned a lock dot on the number two with the help of be my eyes in > preparation for the set up, and it worked great. You can use the Alexa app to > operate the microwave without an Echo Dot or other echo device. Although, it > is probably a lot easier with the echo device and the Alexa button. I have an > Echo Dot coming in a week or so, but I can use the microwave just fine using > the Alexa app until then. > > > I???ve been using an old clunker of a microwave with only two rotary knobs > that I???ve had for 17 years now. I figured it???s going to give out some day > soon perhaps, actually will probably last another 10 or 20 years, but the > Amazon basics is definitely a good upgrade and I like the voice control. > thanks for your article, it made the decision process a lot easier. Sent from > my IPhone > > > > On Nov 10, 2020, at 8:32 PM, Janet Ingber <janet.ing...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > ???Hi Phil, > > > > To the best of my knowledge you will need the Dot. You will use the Alexa > > app to pair the microwave with the dot. > > > > Best, > > JanetSent from my iPhone > > > >> On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> ??? > >> > >> Sent from my IPhone > >> > >> -- > >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > >> Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark > >> at: mk...@ucla.edu and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > >> --- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "MacVisionaries" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/97B4DD82-9C61-44C1-B6C0-D112186EDCBC%40gmail.com. > > > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > > Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > > mk...@ucla.edu and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/B4D56CCD-CDF2-4194-832A-A99BFB492B95%40gmail.com. > > -- XR -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/alpine.OSX.2.23.453.2011121103580.15752%40dans-mac-mini.home.
