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Make video calls to anyone with Skype, the Alexa app, an Echo Spot, or Echo Show.
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Set up compatible Zigbee devices without the need for a separate hub. See your front door camera stream with 2-way audio and notifications.
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I will never buy another Echo Show. They were already annoying enough with "Things to Try" that not only appear on the home screen, but within other apps and skills. Having heard many complaints about "Things to Try", Amazon has doubled down and gone full screen with it as "Alexa for Your Day" with multiple "Things to Try" instead of what you have configured in your home screen preference. So now when I go to look at my Echo Show 8 for the clock and a family photo, I instead see an ad telling me to "Try xyz on Prime Video!", etc.
No, there is no way to turn either off. Turning off home screen rotation doesn't do it. There is a entry under settings for "Things to Try" but it doesn't actually have a setting there. It just shows you more "Things to Try". There is a "Discover" setting under Home Content which does not suppress either when turned off. Setting "Do Not Disturb" seems to make it go away for a day or two but it comes back. Restoring factory defaults makes it go away only until it does a firmware upgrade.
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I will never buy another Echo Show. They were already annoying enough with "Things to Try" that not only appear on the home screen, but within other apps and skills. Having heard many complaints about "Things to Try", Amazon has doubled down and gone full screen with it as "Alexa for Your Day" with multiple "Things to Try" instead of what you have configured in your home screen preference. So now when I go to look at my Echo Show 8 for the clock and a family photo, I instead see an ad telling me to "Try xyz on Prime Video!", etc.
No, there is no way to turn either off. Turning off home screen rotation doesn't do it. There is a entry under settings for "Things to Try" but it doesn't actually have a setting there. It just shows you more "Things to Try". There is a "Discover" setting under Home Content which does not suppress either when turned off. Setting "Do Not Disturb" seems to make it go away for a day or two but it comes back. Restoring factory defaults makes it go away only until it does a firmware upgrade.
I will never buy another Echo Show. They were already annoying enough with "Things to Try" that not only appear on the home screen, but within other apps and skills. Having heard many complaints about "Things to Try", Amazon has doubled down and gone full screen with it as "Alexa for Your Day" with multiple "Things to Try" instead of what you have configured in your home screen preference. So now when I go to look at my Echo Show 8 for the clock and a family photo, I instead see an ad telling me to "Try xyz on Prime Video!", etc.
No, there is no way to turn either off. Turning off home screen rotation doesn't do it. There is a entry under settings for "Things to Try" but it doesn't actually have a setting there. It just shows you more "Things to Try". There is a "Discover" setting under Home Content which does not suppress either when turned off. Setting "Do Not Disturb" seems to make it go away for a day or two but it comes back. Restoring factory defaults makes it go away only until it does a firmware upgrade.
Doesn't really bother me. The screen rotation has actually improved recently with hourly weather on a far right panel and my next sports teams schedule on the right panel, while the main section has current/previous score and current weather. My clock and weather are always on the screen regardless of what the main image is. I have have used Alexa since the beta Echo, and currently have 8 or so of the Alexa screen devices, and 8 of the Google home Hubs/Max. Both have their pros and cons, but the Alexa Show 10's sound the best for music. The 8's sound great as well. Google Home Max is beautiful for a digital photo frame.
I moved on to all screens except for the two Echo autos we have.
I will never buy another Echo Show. They were already annoying enough with "Things to Try" that not only appear on the home screen, but within other apps and skills. Having heard many complaints about "Things to Try", Amazon has doubled down and gone full screen with it as "Alexa for Your Day" with multiple "Things to Try" instead of what you have configured in your home screen preference. So now when I go to look at my Echo Show 8 for the clock and a family photo, I instead see an ad telling me to "Try xyz on Prime Video!", etc.
No, there is no way to turn either off. Turning off home screen rotation doesn't do it. There is a entry under settings for "Things to Try" but it doesn't actually have a setting there. It just shows you more "Things to Try". There is a "Discover" setting under Home Content which does not suppress either when turned off. Setting "Do Not Disturb" seems to make it go away for a day or two but it comes back. Restoring factory defaults makes it go away only until it does a firmware upgrade.
I also cannot speak for the Echo 10 necessarily. It sounds like from @dealhunter85 that it has a paneled home screen that the 8 does not have.
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I will never buy another Echo Show. They were already annoying enough with "Things to Try" that not only appear on the home screen, but within other apps and skills. Having heard many complaints about "Things to Try", Amazon has doubled down and gone full screen with it as "Alexa for Your Day" with multiple "Things to Try" instead of what you have configured in your home screen preference. So now when I go to look at my Echo Show 8 for the clock and a family photo, I instead see an ad telling me to "Try xyz on Prime Video!", etc.
No, there is no way to turn either off. Turning off home screen rotation doesn't do it. There is a entry under settings for "Things to Try" but it doesn't actually have a setting there. It just shows you more "Things to Try". There is a "Discover" setting under Home Content which does not suppress either when turned off. Setting "Do Not Disturb" seems to make it go away for a day or two but it comes back. Restoring factory defaults makes it go away only until it does a firmware upgrade.
Exactly this. It has this beautiful screen but the moment you try doing any customization wants to make it display something that you are actually interested in, you will be pulling your hair out. Slightly more than useless, but just slightly.
I will never buy another Echo Show. They were already annoying enough with "Things to Try" that not only appear on the home screen, but within other apps and skills. Having heard many complaints about "Things to Try", Amazon has doubled down and gone full screen with it as "Alexa for Your Day" with multiple "Things to Try" instead of what you have configured in your home screen preference. So now when I go to look at my Echo Show 8 for the clock and a family photo, I instead see an ad telling me to "Try xyz on Prime Video!", etc.
No, there is no way to turn either off. Turning off home screen rotation doesn't do it. There is a entry under settings for "Things to Try" but it doesn't actually have a setting there. It just shows you more "Things to Try". There is a "Discover" setting under Home Content which does not suppress either when turned off. Setting "Do Not Disturb" seems to make it go away for a day or two but it comes back. Restoring factory defaults makes it go away only until it does a firmware upgrade.
"Doesn't actually have a setting there".
I don't own an echo show, but Alexa app on my phone has this setting "Alexa Device Notifications" "Receive notifications on your Alexa device with new things to try" with a toggle off option. I'm guessing you tried this and no go?
In the Alexa app, go to More, then Settings, then Notifications and tap Things to Try. Turn both of those toggles off.
I don't own an echo show, but Alexa app on my phone has this setting "Alexa Device Notifications" "Receive notifications on your Alexa device with new things to try" with a toggle off option. I'm guessing you tried this and no go?
In the Alexa app, go to More, then Settings, then Notifications and tap Things to Try. Turn both of those toggles off.
Ah, sorry, I was hoping somehow this would work for you and you'd be forever in debt to me. No such luck I guess